Bison Quotes

General Phil Sheridan... had urged the destruction of the bison herds, correctly predicting that when they disappeared the Indians would disappear along with them; by 1885 the bison were virtually extinct, and the Indians were starving to death on the plains. ...the Indian Wars finally ended; and with the enforced peace came an economic recession in the West, for the United States government had spent there about one million dollars for every Indian killed by 1870.

To use the power of the bison, I had to perform that part of my vision for the people to see.

Tell the president that the buffalo is my old friend, and it would make my heart glad to see a heard once more roaming around.

Major North and myself went out in advance of the command several miles and killed a number of buffaloes.

The Sioux would be much opposed to the passage of so large a body through their country, and would probably resist it on account of the emigrants destroying and frightening away the buffaloes, which were then diminishing in numbers.

I know now what this meant, that the bison were the gift of a good spirit and were our strength, but we should lose them, and from the same good spirit we must find another strength.

In an early version of the story, I thought Aang could shepherd a herd of twenty bison.

Americans are good at herding Bison. The end.

You know, buffalo are significantly bigger than elk. I grew up near Yellowstone so I've been near buffalo. Buffalo are huge.

I certainly don't eat raw bison liver on a regular basis.