This is a legislative commemoration that honors the historical significance of buffalo and recognizes their importance to tribal nations in South Dakota, particularly the Oceti Sakowin. The resolution acknowledges the near-extinction of buffalo in the 1800s as a tragedy for Native communities and celebrates ongoing efforts to restore buffalo to tribal lands as a way to revitalize cultural traditions, strengthen food sovereignty, and support ecological restoration. While the bill makes technical amendments to various sections of state law, it is primarily a symbolic recognition rather than a substantive change to how the state governs or operates.
This bill does not directly amend codified state law.
The enrolled version added four senators (Duhamel, Rohl, Zikmund, and Perry) and five representatives (Pourier, Aylward, Emery, Moore, and Reisch) as co-introducers.
No history recorded for this bill.
Prime sponsor · Rep.
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Prime sponsor · Sen.
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