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what problem initially prevented the fort peck tribes in montana from bring buffalo back to tribal lands? How was this problem resolved?

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Some U.S. government officials even promoted the destruction of the bison herds as a way to defeat their Native American enemies, who were resisting the takeover of their lands by white settlers. ... One general believed that buffalo hunters “did more to defeat the Indian nations in a few years than soldiers did in 50.”10-Nov-1998

James "Scotty" Philip
James "Scotty" Philip (30 April 1858 – 23 July 1911) was a Scottish-born American rancher and politician in South Dakota, remembered as the "Man who saved the Buffalo" due to his role in helping to preserve the American Bison from extinction
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here’s the link

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