This presentation will introduce the International Buffalo Relations Institute (IBRI) and how they promote the implementation of The Buffalo: A Treaty of Cooperation, Renewal and Restoration. The Institute contributes to transformative change towards Buffalo Consciousness, Buffalo Rematriation and ecological and cultural renewal in the great plains of North America. Participants will learn about the creation of the Buffalo Treaty and The Buffalo Treaty's intent to encourage signatories and supporters to create systemic change, specifically in the areas of conservation, food sovereignty, and climate change.
Katira Crow Shoe is a member of the Kainai Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy and is part of
the Akai’pookaiksi (Many Children) Clan. Katira grew up on the Blood Reserve in Southern
Alberta with the Rocky Mountains in her front yard and the prairie ocean at her doorstep.
Because of Katira’s rural upbringing, she is tethered to the land and is passionate about
advocating for the land, plants, animals, and Blackfoot culture and helping others understand
how they are part of our holistic well-being. Currently Katira’s family, siblings, and parents are all working to heal the land by creating an intergenerational Buffalo ranch. Katira is proud to know her children, nieces, and nephews will be the generation who grow up with Buffalo, normalizing their presence.