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V'" y - NM-(AI- ' 9 milk-chocola- te this cultural icon won’t be such an unusual sigfat in the future rHcurisiis just one of several tribes in New 1 i ‘'i'JSjVVV ' f r y ' ' ' " ' 46 Tlw Herald Journal Logan Utah Frtday March 28 2003 — C3 f'b! ll - ? : A B BB 'v’ i Mexico that hopestp pennanently reintroduce buffalo into their timamuArm and diets-y a great hmor for us" laid Red Eagle Reel a Rimer govemor of Picuria Puetdo “It giyesiu a aense of pride we’re bringing foe buffalo back thev’re apiritnal for ua” According to the Intertribal Bison Coopen- tive New Mexico jribes are not alone in their desire to bring back the bufEria There are 8000 bufEalo divided among 42 tribes nation- wide according to the TTBC Web siteThe was established in 1990 : : ' ' £rt rWVfTO r ' v ' : A sptfutility?‘ vehicle driving miicHydowri a curvy road on Vr Ficoria Puddo slowa suddenly when the vehi- de’i driver non a herd of buffalo that hai f ' gadiend under a large tree A man and a mV woman quickly hop out of the SUV and begin mapping photoa of the unfamiliar riritt Wmle the cbtored nerd of 23 y POJOAQUE i'ii’sX" i Mi I 1 BB I ’ ' : - U "f ?rf yJ ' i VV “Vv“ VV i' : - mm I I r :t ’ V '' - " - i- - A v "HOBS v'‘ f ' to he tribes dnoumit the United States reestablish bufEalo herds In New Me&ico seven tribes maintain buffalo herds according the ITBG The tribes include: Nambd Pkuris Pojoaque San Juan Sandia Tkm and Tbsuque pueblos “lb healthy bufEalo populations on tribal lands is to hope for Indian peo(de” the site states But to establish a healthy buffalo population also takes plenty of work and money Ralph Viaxrial Sc directs Pojoaque Pueblos buffalo project Viaxrial and three pueblo e to care for 22 buffaemployees work lo In a day’s work the men might feed the buffalo strengthen the fences that border the 680-acranch or vaccinate die animals to protect them from health risks such as worms and a disease called brucellosis The animals weigh up to 1900 pounds and eat about eight to 10 bails of hay each day which can cost of up to $10000 a year But at this point Vianial said die tribe maintains the herd as a cultural practice not as a moneymaking venture However Vianial takes great pride in caring for die animals and while they’ve attacked him and other employees Vianial approaches the big dusty beasts as though they were puppies In the summer he’s beoi known to camp out on the lonely ranch that borders the Barranca hillside While Vianial might seem attached to the animals he must also decide which are killed when it’s time for harvesting animals are killed The more g every few years to prevent inbreeding Tribal members benefit from this practice in several full-tim- xr shabby-lookin- ways: AP photo Uno the largest bison in the herd drinks water earlier this year in Pojoaque NM Bison weigh about 1900 pounds and eat eight to 10 bales of hay a day so keeping them is not cheap Final snow machine plan They get a share of buffalo meat and also use die skins and horns during ceremonial dances to honor the animal Vianial said the herd has also provided a steady source of employment since it was established in 1994 “Every young tribal member has worked for me at one time or another’’ Viarrial said AP photo Ralph Viarrial Sr director of the buffalo project at Pojoaque Pueblo checks the voltage on the electric fence suriounding a herd of buffalo earlier this year in Pojoaque NM Rael said buffalo are also expected to help tribal members healthy eating habits “We eat too much beef and pork Those animals are exotic but the bison have always been here” Rael said According to information Picuris Pueblo provides to its members bison meat is lower in fat calories and cholesterol than beef pork and chicken Danny Sam manager of the Picuris bison program and his wife Jonette assistant manager spend countless hours caring for the herd IHHBHHHHHHHBBBHHHHHHHHHEI nothing new BILLINGS Mont (AP) — The National Park Service on Tuesday released its final “record of decision’’ for managing snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks making rally minor changes to its proposal released last month The decision signed by Park Service intermountain region director Karra Wade requires reservations for snowmobiles entering the parks beginning next winter and 80 percent of those would have to be accompanied by commercial guides Training for guides — those fra example who want to bring friends and family members t into the parks — will not be ! available until the winter of 2004-0- 5 Yellowstone fir BOZEMAN Mont (AP) spokeswoman Cheryl Matthews said Y V— H number of people The final decision also V driving snowmobiles into : closed Yellowof expands by 40 the number of potions snowmobiles allowed at any stone National Park is ris- given time but officials said ing despite increased that is to allow for up to 40 patrolsofficials say snowmobiles to go on to The fines can be large f rad 12 Jackson Lake in Grand violators alleged Teton fra fishing only if were briefly jailed in West The plan calls fra daily Yellowstone for riding ille-- ’ limits on snowmobiles all of in in the recent gaily park which must meet standards face now wepts They 1 as cleaner and quieter than mandatory appearances the current two-strobefore a federal magistrate machines by the winter of have Rangers stepped up 2004-0- 5 A new line of cleaner-operenforcement of motor vehisnowcoaches ating cle bans along the park's in to the long-ranalso western boundary because figure program of an increreing pattern of The Park Service intends to illegal use in recent years monitor emissions and noise the National Park Service in the parks and change the say plan fra the 2005-0- 6 winter Rangers logged 4000 season if necessary miles of snowmobile patrol : Environmental groups that since the boundary along ' Jan 1 want the government to keep snowmobiles out of the parks One group recently was said the monitoring with S 12 entirely charged riding will cost $13 million more miles into the park where per year than the ban first snowmobiling is allowed on proposed during the Clinton only Illegal if March 28 29 ° Cache Valley Mall jumps & r ke ge V" administration “The public is losing twice as a result of this decision” said Kristen B range! of the Natural Trails and Waters Coalition The Park Service reopened the planning process to settle a lawsuit brought by snowmobile makers The Bush administration outlined die current proposal which officials call a compromise in November and released details of theplan in February The plan has been recei ved tepidly by snowmobile groups that are glad to keep access to the parks but think the U mils will hurtbusinessdearby of bowEnvironmentalists and others accuse the Park ing to the snowmobile industry and of failing to adequately protect the park from the noise and air pollution that prompted snowmobile use to be reviewed in the first place One coalition of environmental groups is suing the Interior Department in US District Court in Washington to diallenge how die rules were drafted said Sere a as New Homes Cleaning Products Wood Burning Stove Lawn Equipment MortgagesFinance Siding Pianos Satellite Home Security Paint Decorating Windows Lighting Outdoor Design Spas Marble Outdoor Ponds an an as a as as as as as as as nan as as a a a a a ¥ a 3yi PrmiM by Cache Valley Radio ml MMIMMMMNMMMNIIIMNMMMMMIMMMIMMMIMIMMMIINIM an a£ ll ¥ a a |