The Buffalo Treaty

St. Louis - 2024 Event Series on Contemporary Indigenous Knowledge and Environmental Sustainability 

Humans, Nature and the Buffalo Treaty

A dialogue with Leroy Little Bear, Roxann Smith, and Chance Weston 

Hosted by the Native American Studies Program, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 

Date: October 11th, 2024 
Time: 12:30-2:30 pm CDT 
Location: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Center for Spirituality & Sustainability the Fuller Dome
Cost: Free of charge; All attendees must register online and check in at the registration table. There is a 50 person limit.

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For more information, contact Prof. Greg Fields, gfields@siue.edu, 618.650-2461.

Itinerary

  • Noon:  Doors Open 

  • 12:30 pm: Welcome by Julie Zimmermann, Professor and Chair of Anthropology, SIUE 

  • 12:35 pm: Introduction of presenters by Dr. Ed Spevak, Saint Louis Zoo 

  • 12:45 pm: Presentations and dialogue with specialists on bison and the Bison Treaty: 

    • Leroy Little Bear, JD (Kainai Nation, Blackfoot Confederacy) Alberta

    • Roxann Smith, M.Ed. (Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian

    • Reservation) MT 

    • Chance Weston (Oglala Lakota) Porcupine, SD 

  • 1:15 pm: Dialogue 

  • 2:00 pm: Dialogue concludes  

  • 2:00 pm: Refreshments  

  • 2:30 pm: Event concludes