During August 19-23, 2019, Yellowstone National Park moved 55 bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in northeastern Montana. The Fort Peck Tribes transfer some bison to the InterTribal Buffalo Council who distribute them to member Tribes throughout North America. The Fort Peck Tribes started their Yellowstone herd by accepting bison that completed the 2005-2012 pilot study. Sixty-three animals were transferred in 2012 and 138 in 2014. Today the Fort Peck Tribes conserve 300-400 bison across more than 18,000 acres on their lands.

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"I longed for that time when Tatanka Sicun, Buffalo Spirit as ancestor, mingled with mine...then yesterday it came...it came in the form of trucks and trailers carrying sacred beings into the realm of our higher plains..." — Lois Red Elk, member, Fort Peck Sioux