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Tribes Cull Bison to Feed Members Amid SNAP Cuts

11/13/2025

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Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes leaders in Wolf Point, Montana, cull bison to feed members amid a shutdown.
Robert Magnan and his team have killed half of the 30 authorized bison, yielding about 12,000 pounds of meat.
Tribal officials distribute buffalo meat due to partial SNAP payments.
Other tribes including the Blackfeet and Cheyenne River Sioux are responding.

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Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes leaders in Wolf Point, Montana, cull bison to feed members amid a shutdown.
Robert Magnan and his team have killed half of the 30 authorized bison, yielding about 12,000 pounds of meat.
Tribal officials distribute buffalo meat due to partial SNAP payments.
Other tribes including the Blackfeet and Cheyenne River Sioux are responding.