217 Today: How more tribes are working to bring bison back to their land

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The InterTribal Buffalo Council, which helps many tribes and tribal nations reestablish bison on their land, hosted a training event in the fall with the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma last fall. The two tribes are now home to hundreds of bison.
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

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Today’s headlines:

  • Despite the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza, local Palestinians say they’re afraid President Trump will push to permanently displace the people living there.
  • Illinois schools could be required to keep track of when students are referred to law enforcement agencies.
  • Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago.

In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn how more tribes are working to bring bison back to their land.

217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Mae Antar, Isabel Nieto, Araceli Gomez-Aldana and Anna Pope.

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Stephanie Mosqueda

Stephanie Mosqueda is a senior majoring in journalism at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with minors in Spanish and public relations. She is the 217 Today producer and a reporter for the Illinois Student Newsroom.