Buffalo and Bison are a part of the American west. Being from Bozeman, Montana we are close to Yellowstone, and see the magnificent buffalo every time we enter the park. The rugged spirit of the buffalo has become a symbol of the American West, but has always deeply been tied to indigenous cultures here in the United States. The buffalo provided food, warmth, shelter, tools, medicine and more for the Native American tribes. I have always loved the buffalo, and my husband and I also went to University of Colorado, and have a fondness for the the buffalo mascot, the CU Buffaloes.