The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is seeing success with its bison ranching program.

Pte Hca Ka Inc. slaughtered, processed and sold $1 million worth of buffalo and beef last year. Sales could increase from $2 million to $5 million a year as the tribe expands the program.

The tribe's herd peaked at 3,000 two years ago. The tribe slaughtered about 440 buffalo and sold about 300 more, putting the current population at about 1,700.

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Tribe finds profit in buffalo business (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 4/13)

Relevant Links:
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe - http://www.sioux.org
Intertribal Bison Cooperative - http://www.intertribalbison.org