The Stoney Nakoda First Nation in Cascade Meadows showing Banff Indian Days about 1920 (Byron Harmon, WMCR-NA-71-3228), and tipis, participants, and visitors at the Stoney/Nakoda signing of the Northern Tribes Buffalo Treaty on August 13, 2015 (CW Rephoto). The treaty will ensure First Nations’ participation and the guidance of traditional knowledge in the restoration of wild bison to many natural areas, parks and wilderness areas across Canada and United States. Conservation of buffalo and their habitat is just a sliver of what understanding and valuing Indigenous people’s ecological and cultural legacy could contribute to reducing wildfire risk in the Bow Valley and Banff National Park.
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