COLT Introduces the COLT Tribal Transmission Committee

May 12, 2026 The Coalition of Large Tribes is pleased to announce our establishment of our newest committee: The COLT Tribal Transmission Committee (CTTC). COLT is the national advocacy group for issues facing American Indian Tribes with land bases exceeding 100,000 acres. In forming the CTTC, COLT is recognizing that large land-base tribes have the potential to make a major …

Is Trump admin evicting bison from federal land? Unpacking government proposal (Media Share)

Media share from Snopes.com from Emery Winter on May 8, 2026 A proposal to revoke permits allowing a conservation group’s bison herd to graze on federal land argued the animals are wildlife, not livestock. Key Points In May 2026, various social media posts spread a rumor that the Trump administration was evicting wild bison herds from federal grasslands. A post …

COLT Heartened by BLM’s Express Commitment to the United States’ Treaty, Trust, and Consultation Obligations Relative to Bison, Disappointed BLM Doubles-Down on ‘DEI for Cows’ 

 May 8, 2026  Agency Village, South Dakota – The Coalition of Large Tribes (COLT)—an intertribal organization representing the interests of the more than 50 tribes with reservations of 100,000 acres or more, encompassing more than 95% of the Indian Country lands and more than half the Native American population—was heartened to see important sovereignty language in today’s press release and …

Trump Administration Targets Bison on Federal Grazing Lands (Media Share)

Media Share from Inside Climate News on April 6, 2026 Trump Administration Targets Bison on Federal Grazing Lands An Interior Department proposal would cancel BLM grazing leases for American Prairie’s buffalo in Montana, but it could affect tribal and private herds across the West. By Blaine Harden April 5, 2026 This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, …

Where the buffalo roam (media share)

Media Share from the Durango Telegraph on March 26, 2027  by Tyson Running Wolf and Tom France / Writers on the Range   In 1886, the last wild buffalo on the Great Plains was killed among the steep bluffs and badlands of central Montana, the final remnant of the tens of millions of bison that once roamed the nation’s vast …

NSF AGTECH ENGINE IN NORTH DAKOTA RECEIVES CONTINUED FUNDING FROM U.S. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (MEDIA SHARE)

Media share from NSF AGTECH ENGINE on March 23, 2026  FARGO, N.D. — The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced continued funding for the North Dakota-based NSF AgTech Engine, reinforcing its commitment to investing in agricultural technology innovation and workforce development. Now in its third year of operation, the Engine will build upon its existing efforts with an additional …

An alternative approach to managing bison (media share)

Media Share from the Montana Free Press on March 9th, 2026STORY BY EMILY SENKOSKY // PHOTOS, VIDEO BY JOHN STEMBER The Fort Peck buffalo program offers a solution for managing the animal’s expanding population. Read the full article on Montana Free Press