Help return Buffalo to their homelands and Native American caretakers
Thank you!
2024 Tanka Fund Campaign raises $256,794 in direct donations
We want to say THANK YOU to all of our direct donors who helped us raise $256,794 in 2024!
Because of your partnership in our cause,, Tanka Fund’s Native rancher partners now represent more than 2,500 head of Buffalo over 100,000 acres of land.
Pilamaye. We could not do this work without you.
10 Years of Returning Buffalo to Native lands, lives, economies
We are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our launch In 2014 the best way we know how with our new video, “THE BUFFALO RETURN: A Decade of Healing and Renewal.” Who better to tell our story than the Buffalo and their caretakers? The video outlines where we’ve been and where we’re going as we work to bring more animals home and to empower our Native rancher partners.
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INTRODUCING OUR NEW PODCAST
Tanka Impact, our NEW official podcast has launched!
Hosted by Phillip Gaudon, the podcast will explore the connection between Buffalo restoration, Native food sovereignty, and sustainable agriculture. Hear stories from Native leaders, agricultural experts, and community members working to heal the land and restore the Buffalo. Each episode shares insights on cultural heritage, environmental stewardship, and economic empowerment. If you’re passionate about Indigenous culture, food systems, or sustainability, Tanka Impact brings you conversations that inspire change.
You can find Tanka Impact here: Apple Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio and on YouTube. And be sure to subscribe so you can be alerted when new episodes are released!
A Buffalo Legacy
Tanka Fund rancher partner Virgil Two-Eagle, Sr., shares his family legacy and how Tanka Fund helped make his dreams become a reality. With his determination, teachings, and the Buffalo, Virgil has changed his family, his future, and the lands forever. Wopila, Virgil, for everything you've done thus far and we are privileged to be a small part in it.
“Today is my last day without Buffalo.”
Alex and Wayne Frederick as they welcomed their first Buffalo
“I just wanted to do something for the next generation.”
Buffalo caretaker Charles “Bamm” Brewer shares his inspiration
Tanka Fund helps Buffalo ranches be sustainable and regenerative
Dawn Sherman, Tanka Fund’s executive director, on the costs of returning Buffalo to their homelands and what is needed to help Native caretakers expand their herds and improve the health of their lands.
