{"id":900,"date":"2026-05-12T13:36:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qlogicllc.com\/poncatribe\/?page_id=900"},"modified":"2026-09-30T07:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:24:43","slug":"buffalo-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qlogicllc.com\/poncatribe\/buffalo-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<section style=\"--hero-bg:#0D0F0E;--hero-bg-solid:#0D0F0E;--hero-min-h:580px;--hero-pad-top:272px;--hero-pad-bottom:120px;--hero-pad-x:48px;--hero-max:1600px;--hero-gap:20px;--hero-justify:flex-end;--hero-align:center;--hero-align-items:center;--hero-text-align:center;--hero-eye-gap:14px;--hero-eye-to-title:40px;--hero-title-gap:0.4em;--hero-desc-top:24px;--hero-desc-max:720px;--hero-desc-link:#DEB209;--hero-btns-gap:16px;--hero-btns-top:40px;--hero-bg-size:cover;--hero-bg-pos:center center\" class=\"ponca-hero sec_padding alignfull wp-block-ponca-page-hero\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-hero__bg\" style=\"--hero-bg-image:url('https:\/\/qlogicllc.com\/poncatribe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/buffalo-program.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-hero__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"container ponca-hero__container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"ponca-hero__eyebrow\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" style=\"--hero-eye-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--hero-eye-font-size:13px;--hero-eye-line-height:22px;--hero-eye-font-style:normal;--hero-eye-font-weight:600;--hero-eye-letter-spacing:3px;--hero-eye-text-transform:uppercase;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ponca-hero__crumb\" href=\"https:\/\/qlogicllc.com\/poncatribe\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_self\"\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"--hero-crumb-color:#6e6b6d;\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-hero__eyebrow-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--hero-sep-color:#A7A7A7;\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ponca-hero__crumb\" href=\"https:\/\/qlogicllc.com\/poncatribe\/culture-and-heritage\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_self\"\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"--hero-crumb-color:#A7A7A7;\">Culture &amp; Heritage<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-hero__eyebrow-sep\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--hero-sep-color:#A7A7A7;\">\u2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-hero__crumb ponca-hero__crumb--plain\" style=\"--hero-crumb-color:#a78607;\">Buffalo Program<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ponca-hero__title ponca-hero__title--inline\" style=\"--hero-title-font-family:&#039;Cormorant Garamond&#039;, Georgia, serif;--hero-title-font-size:clamp(3rem, 1.5rem + 4vw, 96px);--hero-title-line-height:clamp(60px, 7vw, 106px);--hero-title-letter-spacing:-0.02em;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-hero__title-line1\" style=\"--hero-title-line1-color:#FDFDFD;--hero-title-line1-font-style:normal;--hero-title-line1-font-weight:400;\">Buffalo<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-hero__title-line2\" style=\"--hero-title-line2-color:#DEB209;--hero-title-line2-font-style:italic;--hero-title-line2-font-weight:400;\">Program<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"--ponca-hi-section-bg:#FFFFFF;--ponca-hi-section-pad-y:0px;--ponca-hi-section-pad-x:0px;--ponca-hi-location-color:#A78607;--ponca-hi-location-color-hover:#0D0F0E\" class=\"ponca-hi sec_padding_footer wp-block-ponca-herd-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"container ponca-hi__container\" style=\"--ponca-hi-container-max-width:1504px;\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ponca-hi__content\" style=\"--ponca-hi-content-direction:row;--ponca-hi-content-align-items:flex-start;--ponca-hi-content-gap:clamp(30px, 4vw, 60px);\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-hi__left\" style=\"--ponca-hi-left-flex:841;--ponca-hi-left-gap:clamp(16px, 2vw, 30px) ;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"ponca-hi__header\" style=\"--ponca-hi-header-gap:14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-hi__eyebrow\" style=\"--ponca-hi-eyebrow-color:#DEB209;--ponca-hi-eyebrow-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--ponca-hi-eyebrow-font-size:13px;--ponca-hi-eyebrow-line-height:22px;--ponca-hi-eyebrow-font-weight:600;--ponca-hi-eyebrow-font-style:normal;--ponca-hi-eyebrow-letter-spacing:3px;--ponca-hi-eyebrow-text-transform:uppercase;\">The Herd<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ponca-hi__heading\" style=\"--ponca-hi-heading-color:#0D0F0E;--ponca-hi-heading-font-family:&#039;Cormorant Garamond&#039;, &#039;Georgia&#039;, serif;--ponca-hi-heading-font-size:clamp(2rem, 1rem + 3.2vw, 56px);--ponca-hi-heading-line-height:1.2;--ponca-hi-heading-font-weight:300;--ponca-hi-heading-letter-spacing:-0.56px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-hi__heading-prefix\" style=\"--ponca-hi-heading-prefix-color:#0D0F0E;--ponca-hi-heading-prefix-font-style:normal;\">Reintroducing Bison to <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-hi__heading-accent\" style=\"--ponca-hi-heading-accent-color:#B28E07;--ponca-hi-heading-accent-font-style:italic;\">Native Homelands<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-hi__body\" style=\"--ponca-hi-body-gap:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 24px);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-hi__paragraph\" style=\"--ponca-hi-body-color:#474747;--ponca-hi-body-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--ponca-hi-body-font-size:18px;--ponca-hi-body-line-height:30px;--ponca-hi-body-font-weight:400;--ponca-hi-body-font-style:normal;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-hi__paragraph\" style=\"--ponca-hi-body-color:#474747;--ponca-hi-body-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--ponca-hi-body-font-size:18px;--ponca-hi-body-line-height:30px;--ponca-hi-body-font-weight:400;--ponca-hi-body-font-style:normal;\">The buffalo that roam the grassy fields west of the Old Ponca Agency appear to be as content as the Ponca ancestors who lie in the Ponca Cemetery overlooking those same grassy fields. The presence of the buffalo brings a calm to the Old Agency and to the people who visit. They remind all Poncas of days long ago when our ancestors sang and danced in the same land.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-hi__paragraph\" style=\"--ponca-hi-body-color:#474747;--ponca-hi-body-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--ponca-hi-body-font-size:18px;--ponca-hi-body-line-height:30px;--ponca-hi-body-font-weight:400;--ponca-hi-body-font-style:normal;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEach year the Tribe harvests several buffalo from the herd. It donates a buffalo to the Annual Powwow to feed all the people who come to share in dance and song. It also donates a buffalo to each of its service areas for celebrations and for distribution to elders and members alike.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-hi__right\" style=\"--ponca-hi-right-flex:605;--ponca-hi-right-pad-top:clamp(0px, calc((100vw - 900px) * 80), 80px);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ponca-hi__image-figure\" style=\"--ponca-hi-figure-height:507px;--ponca-hi-figure-bg:#3a3a30;--ponca-hi-figure-border-radius:0px;--ponca-hi-figure-border-width:0px;--ponca-hi-figure-border-style:solid;--ponca-hi-figure-border-color:#B9CBE0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ponca-hi__image\" src=\"https:\/\/qlogicllc.com\/poncatribe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/homeland.png\" alt=\"Bison roaming the grassy fields of the Ponca homelands\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"--ponca-hi-image-object-fit:cover;--ponca-hi-image-object-position:center center;\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-hi__image-overlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--ponca-hi-overlay-bg:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.88) 100%);--ponca-hi-overlay-blend-mode:darken;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"ponca-hi__caption-wrap\" style=\"--ponca-hi-caption-pad-y:clamp(20px, 2vw, 34px);--ponca-hi-caption-pad-x:clamp(20px, 2vw, 34px);--ponca-hi-caption-reserve:calc(168px + 24px);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-hi__caption\" style=\"--ponca-hi-caption-max-width:546px;--ponca-hi-caption-color:#E2D7CA;--ponca-hi-caption-font-family:&#039;Cormorant Garamond&#039;, &#039;Georgia&#039;, serif;--ponca-hi-caption-font-size:20px;--ponca-hi-caption-line-height:130%;--ponca-hi-caption-font-weight:400;--ponca-hi-caption-font-style:normal;\">\u201cThey remind all Poncas of days long ago when our ancestors sang and danced in the same land.\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-hi__ornament footer-pattern-bottom ponca-hi__ornament--full\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--ponca-hi-ornament-h:clamp(56px, 5vw, 83px);--ponca-hi-ornament-h-mobile:clamp(56px, 5vw, 83px);--ponca-hi-ornament-margin-top:0px;--ponca-hi-ornament-margin-bottom:0;--ponca-hi-ornament-bg:transparent;--ponca-hi-ornament-opacity:1;--ponca-hi-ornament-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/qlogicllc.com\/poncatribe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-pattern.svg&#039;);--ponca-hi-ornament-repeat:repeat-x;--ponca-hi-ornament-position:center bottom;--ponca-hi-ornament-size:auto 100%;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"--pbs-bg:#540E02;--pbs-pad:0px 0px\" class=\"ponca-bs sec_padding wp-block-ponca-buffalo-stats\">\n\t<div class=\"container ponca-bs__inner\" style=\"--pbs-inner-max-width:1504px;--pbs-inner-gap:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 24px);\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-bs__header\" style=\"--pbs-header-gap:14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-bs__eyebrow\" style=\"--pbs-eyebrow-color:#DEB209;--pbs-eyebrow-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--pbs-eyebrow-font-size:13px;--pbs-eyebrow-line-height:22px;--pbs-eyebrow-font-weight:600;--pbs-eyebrow-font-style:normal;--pbs-eyebrow-letter-spacing:3px;--pbs-eyebrow-text-transform:uppercase;--pbs-eyebrow-text-align:center;\">Sacred Relationship<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ponca-bs__heading\" style=\"--pbs-heading-color:#EEDCD9;--pbs-heading-font-family:&#039;Cormorant Garamond&#039;, &#039;Georgia&#039;, serif;--pbs-heading-font-size:56px;--pbs-heading-line-height:62px;--pbs-heading-font-weight:300;--pbs-heading-letter-spacing:-0.56px;--pbs-heading-text-align:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__heading-prefix\" style=\"--pbs-prefix-color:#EEDCD9;--pbs-prefix-font-style:normal;\">Buffalo <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__heading-accent\" style=\"--pbs-accent-color:#EEDCD9;--pbs-accent-font-style:italic;\">Program<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-bs__description\" style=\"--pbs-desc-color:#A7A7A7;--pbs-desc-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--pbs-desc-font-size:18px;--pbs-desc-line-height:30px;--pbs-desc-font-weight:400;--pbs-desc-font-style:normal;--pbs-desc-text-align:center;\">Restoring the sacred bond between the Ponca people and the American bison since 1990.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-bs__row\" style=\"--pbs-row-align-items:center;--pbs-row-gap:clamp(56px, 6.65vw, 100px);--pbs-row-pad:clamp(20px, 4.8vw, 72px) clamp(24px, 3.2vw, 48px) 0px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-bs__item\" style=\"--pbs-item-align-items:center;--pbs-item-min-width:0px;--pbs-item-gap:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 24px);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__number\" style=\"--pbs-number-color:#FFFFFF;--pbs-number-font-family:&#039;Cormorant Garamond&#039;, &#039;Georgia&#039;, serif;--pbs-number-font-size:60px;--pbs-number-line-height:63px;--pbs-number-font-weight:300;--pbs-number-font-style:normal;--pbs-number-letter-spacing:0px;--pbs-number-text-align:center;\">300+<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__label\" style=\"--pbs-label-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);--pbs-label-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--pbs-label-font-size:15px;--pbs-label-line-height:25px;--pbs-label-font-weight:400;--pbs-label-font-style:normal;--pbs-label-letter-spacing:0.01em;--pbs-label-text-transform:uppercase;--pbs-label-text-align:center;\">Buffalo in Herd<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--pbs-divider-width:1px;--pbs-divider-height:60px;--pbs-divider-bg:#FFF8F6;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-bs__item\" style=\"--pbs-item-align-items:center;--pbs-item-min-width:0px;--pbs-item-gap:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 24px);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__number\" style=\"--pbs-number-color:#FFFFFF;--pbs-number-font-family:&#039;Cormorant Garamond&#039;, &#039;Georgia&#039;, serif;--pbs-number-font-size:60px;--pbs-number-line-height:63px;--pbs-number-font-weight:300;--pbs-number-font-style:normal;--pbs-number-letter-spacing:0px;--pbs-number-text-align:center;\">1,500<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__label\" style=\"--pbs-label-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);--pbs-label-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--pbs-label-font-size:15px;--pbs-label-line-height:25px;--pbs-label-font-weight:400;--pbs-label-font-style:normal;--pbs-label-letter-spacing:0.01em;--pbs-label-text-transform:uppercase;--pbs-label-text-align:center;\">Acres of Land<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--pbs-divider-width:1px;--pbs-divider-height:60px;--pbs-divider-bg:#FFF8F6;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-bs__item\" style=\"--pbs-item-align-items:center;--pbs-item-min-width:0px;--pbs-item-gap:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 24px);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__number\" style=\"--pbs-number-color:#FFFFFF;--pbs-number-font-family:&#039;Cormorant Garamond&#039;, &#039;Georgia&#039;, serif;--pbs-number-font-size:60px;--pbs-number-line-height:63px;--pbs-number-font-weight:300;--pbs-number-font-style:normal;--pbs-number-letter-spacing:0px;--pbs-number-text-align:center;\">1994<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__label\" style=\"--pbs-label-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);--pbs-label-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--pbs-label-font-size:15px;--pbs-label-line-height:25px;--pbs-label-font-weight:400;--pbs-label-font-style:normal;--pbs-label-letter-spacing:0.01em;--pbs-label-text-transform:uppercase;--pbs-label-text-align:center;\">Project Began<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__divider\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--pbs-divider-width:1px;--pbs-divider-height:60px;--pbs-divider-bg:#FFF8F6;\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-bs__item\" style=\"--pbs-item-align-items:center;--pbs-item-min-width:0px;--pbs-item-gap:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 24px);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__number\" style=\"--pbs-number-color:#FFFFFF;--pbs-number-font-family:&#039;Cormorant Garamond&#039;, &#039;Georgia&#039;, serif;--pbs-number-font-size:60px;--pbs-number-line-height:63px;--pbs-number-font-weight:300;--pbs-number-font-style:normal;--pbs-number-letter-spacing:0px;--pbs-number-text-align:center;\">1990<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-bs__label\" style=\"--pbs-label-color:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);--pbs-label-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--pbs-label-font-size:15px;--pbs-label-line-height:25px;--pbs-label-font-weight:400;--pbs-label-font-style:normal;--pbs-label-letter-spacing:0.01em;--pbs-label-text-transform:uppercase;--pbs-label-text-align:center;\">Tribe Restored<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"--ponca-fd-section-bg:#0d0f0e;--ponca-fd-py:0px;--ponca-fd-px:0px;--ponca-fd-container-maxw:1504px;--ponca-fd-container-gap:clamp(30px, 4vw, 60px);--ponca-fd-header-gap:clamp(16px, 1.6vw, 24px);--ponca-fd-header-inner-gap:14px;--ponca-fd-header-top-align:center;--ponca-fd-header-btn-justify:flex-end;--ponca-fd-eyebrow-color:#deb209;--ponca-fd-eyebrow-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--ponca-fd-eyebrow-font-size:13px;--ponca-fd-eyebrow-line-height:22px;--ponca-fd-eyebrow-font-weight:600;--ponca-fd-eyebrow-font-style:normal;--ponca-fd-eyebrow-letter-spacing:3px;--ponca-fd-eyebrow-text-transform:uppercase;--ponca-fd-title-font-family:&#039;Cormorant Garamond&#039;, &#039;Georgia&#039;, 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sans-serif;--ponca-fd-bottom-font-size:18px;--ponca-fd-bottom-line-height:30px;--ponca-fd-bottom-font-weight:400;--ponca-fd-bottom-font-style:normal;--ponca-fd-bottom-maxw:1100px;--ponca-fd-pdf-list-gap:0px;--ponca-fd-pdf-list-mt:24px;--ponca-fd-pdf-row-gap:16px;--ponca-fd-pdf-row-bg:#FFFFFF;--ponca-fd-pdf-row-border:1px solid #F0E9CE;--ponca-fd-pdf-row-radius:8px;--ponca-fd-pdf-row-padding:16px 20px;--ponca-fd-pdf-icon-size:44px;--ponca-fd-pdf-icon-bg:#FBEAE9;--ponca-fd-pdf-title-color:#0D0F0E;--ponca-fd-pdf-title-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, sans-serif;--ponca-fd-pdf-title-font-size:16px;--ponca-fd-pdf-title-line-height:22px;--ponca-fd-pdf-title-font-weight:600;--ponca-fd-pdf-meta-color:#9A9A9A;, sans-serif;--ponca-fd-pdf-meta-font-size:13px;--ponca-fd-pdf-meta-font-weight:400;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-color:#B28E07;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-bg:transparent;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-border:1px solid #E3D08A;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-radius:999px;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-padding:9px 18px;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-font-size:12px;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-font-weight:600;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-letter-spacing:1px;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-text-transform:uppercase;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-hover-bg:#B28E07;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-hover-col:#FFFFFF;--ponca-fd-pdf-icon-bg-locked:#F4F4F4;--ponca-fd-pdf-meta-color-locked:#B28E07;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-locked-color:#848484;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-locked-border:#848484\" class=\"ponca-fd has-mobile-title-stack sec_padding wp-block-ponca-foundational-docs\">\n\t<div class=\"container ponca-fd__container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__header-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-fd__eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAncient Tradition\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ponca-fd__title is-separate-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-fd__title-top\">Wah-Ni-Sa<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<br class=\"ponca-fd__title-break\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-fd__title-bottom\">The Buffalo Hunt<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__description-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-fd__description\">As was true with most of the Missouri Valley Tribes, the economic base of the Ponca rested upon a combination of hunting, fishing, gathering, and horticulture. Hunting, being the most exciting of these activities, was accorded the highest prestige in Ponca culture.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-fd__description\">From the Ponca village sites, the Tribe would go on Wah-ni-sa (buffalo hunt) up the Missouri River as far as the Rocky Mountains. There were two tribal hunts annually, one in the late spring or early summer, the other in the fall.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-fd__description\">These hunts were sacred to the Ponca because they depended upon the buffalo for the winter supply of dried meat. The Ponca also depended on the bison for clothing, shelter, tools, medicine, spiritual, and religious purposes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card ponca-fd__card--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-icon-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-fd__card-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ponca-fd__card-icon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/qlogicllc.com\/poncatribe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Location.svg\" alt=\"Location\" style=\"display:block;width:30px;height:30px;object-fit:contain;\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ponca-fd__card-title\">Food &amp; Sustenance<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWinter supply of dried meat for the entire community\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card ponca-fd__card--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-icon-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-fd__card-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ponca-fd__card-icon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/qlogicllc.com\/poncatribe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vector.svg\" alt=\"Clothing &amp; Shelter\" style=\"display:block;width:30px;height:30px;object-fit:contain;\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ponca-fd__card-title\">Clothing &amp; Shelter<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHides used for clothing, tools, and shelter construction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card ponca-fd__card--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-icon-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-fd__card-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ponca-fd__card-icon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/qlogicllc.com\/poncatribe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Building_01.svg\" alt=\"Building_01\" style=\"display:block;width:30px;height:30px;object-fit:contain;\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ponca-fd__card-title\">Medicine<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBison parts used for medicine and healing purposes\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card ponca-fd__card--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-icon-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-fd__card-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ponca-fd__card-icon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/qlogicllc.com\/poncatribe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Heart_02.svg\" alt=\"Heart_02\" style=\"display:block;width:30px;height:30px;object-fit:contain;\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ponca-fd__card-title\">Spiritual Purpose<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSacred hunts held twice yearly with deep spiritual 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18px;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-font-size:12px;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-font-weight:600;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-letter-spacing:1px;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-text-transform:uppercase;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-hover-bg:#B28E07;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-hover-col:#FFFFFF;--ponca-fd-pdf-icon-bg-locked:#F4F4F4;--ponca-fd-pdf-meta-color-locked:#B28E07;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-locked-color:#848484;--ponca-fd-pdf-btn-locked-border:#848484\" class=\"ponca-fd has-mobile-title-stack sec_padding_footer wp-block-ponca-foundational-docs\">\n\t<div class=\"container ponca-fd__container\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__header-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-fd__eyebrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrigins\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ponca-fd__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-fd__title-top\">History of the<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ponca-fd__title-bottom\">Bison Project<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__description-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-fd__description\">The Bison Project began in 1994 when the ITBC, which assists Native Tribes with buffalo restoration on Indian lands, awarded a $30,000 grant to the Tribe. The grant money was used to install a \u201cbison-tight\u201d fence around the 155 acres adjacent to the historic Ponca Community Building and powwow grounds in Niobrara. Two years later, the Tribe released eleven buffalo into these rolling hills and lush meadows that once were the center of the Northern Ponca Reservation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-fd__description\">For its second herd, the Tribe purchased an additional 320 acres. The second property includes a one-acre forest that also supports wild turkeys, deer, and other small game. With the help of another ITBC grant, the tribe enclosed approximately two-thirds of this property for bison grazing. By 2002, the two herds consisted of more than 90 buffalo, with 20-25 new calves born each spring. As of April 2026, the herd count has grown to exceed 365 buffalo. The tribe is actively working on a large-scale corral system to support the buffalo growth and overall health.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-fd__description\">Additional grant funds have been used for purchasing holding corrals and a squeeze chute, for transporting buffalo from national park reserves, and for veterinary services, an all-terrain vehicle, tractor, and feed. The Tribe also employs a Bison manager to oversee the repair and maintenance, land management, and overall tending of the two herds.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-fd__description\">The Ponca Tribe works with the Natural Resources District to manage its buffalo pastures. The NRD has assisted in maintaining three dams located on the Ponca Agency and the second (McManigal) property.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card ponca-fd__card--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ponca-fd__card-title\">1990<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTribe restored; bison reintroduction begins\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card ponca-fd__card--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ponca-fd__card-title\">1994<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tITBC awards $30,000 grant; first 155-acre fence installed\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card ponca-fd__card--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ponca-fd__card-title\">1996<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEleven buffalo released into Niobrara rolling hills\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card ponca-fd__card--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ponca-fd__card-title\">2002<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__card-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo herds combine to 90+ buffalo; 20\u201325 calves each spring\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-fd__footer-pattern footer-pattern-bottom ponca-fd__footer-pattern--full ponca-fd__footer-pattern--touches-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"--ponca-fd-foot-h:clamp(56px, 5vw, 83px);--ponca-fd-foot-h-mobile:clamp(56px, 5vw, 83px);--ponca-fd-foot-mt:0px;--ponca-fd-foot-opacity:1;--ponca-fd-foot-bg:transparent;--ponca-fd-foot-image:url(&#039;https:\/\/qlogicllc.com\/poncatribe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-pattern.svg&#039;);--ponca-fd-foot-repeat:repeat-x;--ponca-fd-foot-position:center bottom;--ponca-fd-foot-size:auto 100%;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"--ponca-ci-section-bg:#FFFFFF;--ponca-ci-section-pad-y:0px;--ponca-ci-section-pad-x:0px\" class=\"ponca-ci sec_padding wp-block-ponca-contact-info\">\n\t<div class=\"container ponca-ci__container\" style=\"--ponca-ci-container-max:1504px;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"ponca-ci__content\" style=\"--ponca-ci-content-gap:clamp(30px, 4vw, 60px);\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ponca-ci__header\" style=\"--ponca-ci-header-gap:14px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ponca-ci__eyebrow\" style=\"--ponca-ci-eyebrow-color:#DEB209;--ponca-ci-eyebrow-font-family:&#039;DM Sans&#039;, &#039;Helvetica Neue&#039;, 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