Presentation by Sean Chandler: The Buffalo Treaty and the Return of the Buffalo
When: Thursday, April 9, 2026 // Reception at 5 PM; Talk at 5:30 PM
The Buffalo Treaty is a contemporary, intertribal agreement first signed in 2014 by Indigenous Nations in what is now the United States and Canada. It affirms a shared commitment to the protection, restoration, and free movement of buffalo across Indigenous territories and international borders. Grounded in longstanding cultural, spiritual, and political relationships with the buffalo, the Treaty asserts Indigenous sovereignty, cross-border cooperation, and Indigenous-led stewardship as essential to ecological and cultural renewal.













