We invite you to join us at the 12th Anniversary of the Buffalo Treaty in the Ȟe Sápa (Black Hills, SD).
This gathering is hosted by the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Great Sioux Nation and co-hosted with the International Buffalo Relations Institute (IBRI), NDN Collective, and @tankafund.
This gathering is hosted by the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Great Sioux Nation and co-hosted with the International Buffalo Relations Institute (IBRI), NDN Collective, and @tankafund.
October 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
We invite you to join us at the 12th Anniversary of the Buffalo Treaty in the Ȟe Sápa (Black Hills, SD).
This gathering is hosted by the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Great Sioux Nation and co-hosted with the International Buffalo Relations Institute (IBRI), NDN Collective, and @tankafund.
This gathering is hosted by the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Great Sioux Nation and co-hosted with the International Buffalo Relations Institute (IBRI), NDN Collective, and @tankafund.
We invite you to join us at the 12th Anniversary of the Buffalo Treaty in the Ȟe Sápa (Black Hills, SD).
This gathering is hosted by the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Great Sioux Nation and co-hosted with the International Buffalo Relations Institute (IBRI), NDN Collective, and @tankafund.
This gathering is hosted by the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Great Sioux Nation and co-hosted with the International Buffalo Relations Institute (IBRI), NDN Collective, and @tankafund.
October 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
We invite you to join us at the 12th Anniversary of the Buffalo Treaty in the Ȟe Sápa (Black Hills, SD).
This gathering is hosted by the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Great Sioux Nation and co-hosted with the International Buffalo Relations Institute (IBRI), NDN Collective, and @tankafund.
This gathering is hosted by the Oglala Lakota Nation of the Great Sioux Nation and co-hosted with the International Buffalo Relations Institute (IBRI), NDN Collective, and @tankafund.
As United States marks its 250th year, National Bison Month gives us a meaningful opportunity to reflect on a much longer story — one rooted in Native lands, survival, and restoration.
We are still here: www.tankafund.org/weare
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #Native #Indigenous
We are still here: www.tankafund.org/weare
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #Native #Indigenous
July 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
As United States marks its 250th year, National Bison Month gives us a meaningful opportunity to reflect on a much longer story — one rooted in Native lands, survival, and restoration.
We are still here: www.tankafund.org/weare
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #Native #Indigenous
We are still here: www.tankafund.org/weare
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #Native #Indigenous
All month, we've highlighted how David and Patra Wise are strengthening Native economies through Buffalo. Marcie Rendon's upcoming children's book, inspired by their bull Renegade, shows how Indigenous storytelling also carries that mission forward for the next generation. #TankaFund #Native
June 26, 2026 at 11:03 PM
All month, we've highlighted how David and Patra Wise are strengthening Native economies through Buffalo. Marcie Rendon's upcoming children's book, inspired by their bull Renegade, shows how Indigenous storytelling also carries that mission forward for the next generation. #TankaFund #Native
#ThrowBackThursday to 2 aunties laughing it up at our booth at last year's Black Hills Powwow! That's Jana Schmieding of "Reservation Dogs" w/our Executive Director, Dawn Sherman.
This event is where we launched Tanka Fund 12 years ago this October!
#TankaFund #Native #Aunties #Indigenous
This event is where we launched Tanka Fund 12 years ago this October!
#TankaFund #Native #Aunties #Indigenous
June 19, 2026 at 12:05 AM
#ThrowBackThursday to 2 aunties laughing it up at our booth at last year's Black Hills Powwow! That's Jana Schmieding of "Reservation Dogs" w/our Executive Director, Dawn Sherman.
This event is where we launched Tanka Fund 12 years ago this October!
#TankaFund #Native #Aunties #Indigenous
This event is where we launched Tanka Fund 12 years ago this October!
#TankaFund #Native #Aunties #Indigenous
June carries the energy of renewal and new beginnings. One sign of the season? Buffalo calves. They may look independent, their mamas are never far away. #Buffalo cows are attentive, protective mothers, teaching calves how to move, graze, and thrive with the herd. #TankaFund #SummerSolstice
June 17, 2026 at 4:26 PM
June carries the energy of renewal and new beginnings. One sign of the season? Buffalo calves. They may look independent, their mamas are never far away. #Buffalo cows are attentive, protective mothers, teaching calves how to move, graze, and thrive with the herd. #TankaFund #SummerSolstice
Many Native ranchers prove a thriving business can grow right where they are. David & Patra Wise of Native Wise LLC on the Fond du Lac Reservation are building exactly that — centered on Buffalo. 🦬 Support Tanka Fund, support Native economies. #TankaFund #Native #Buffalo #Bison tankafund.org/donate
June 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Many Native ranchers prove a thriving business can grow right where they are. David & Patra Wise of Native Wise LLC on the Fond du Lac Reservation are building exactly that — centered on Buffalo. 🦬 Support Tanka Fund, support Native economies. #TankaFund #Native #Buffalo #Bison tankafund.org/donate
#ThrowbackThursday to our rancher partner and Tanka Fund board member Wayne Frederick using a skid-steer loader to move manure on his property. The Tanka Fund Equipment Services Program helps support Buffalo ranchers by providing essential equipment and services.
#TankaFund #Buffalo #NativeRancher
#TankaFund #Buffalo #NativeRancher
June 11, 2026 at 6:54 PM
#ThrowbackThursday to our rancher partner and Tanka Fund board member Wayne Frederick using a skid-steer loader to move manure on his property. The Tanka Fund Equipment Services Program helps support Buffalo ranchers by providing essential equipment and services.
#TankaFund #Buffalo #NativeRancher
#TankaFund #Buffalo #NativeRancher
A group of Buffalo is called an obstinacy. Fitting for an animal that refused to disappear. Stubborn? Maybe. Resilient? Absolutely.
tankafund.org/donate
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #Native #Indigenous
tankafund.org/donate
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #Native #Indigenous
June 11, 2026 at 2:05 AM
A group of Buffalo is called an obstinacy. Fitting for an animal that refused to disappear. Stubborn? Maybe. Resilient? Absolutely.
tankafund.org/donate
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #Native #Indigenous
tankafund.org/donate
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #Native #Indigenous
#ThrowbackThursday to a visit with incredible donors Ches and Yolanda! They were greeted by Rachel Hunter (Business Manager) and Zintkala Rivera (Range Ecologist) and gifted our 2nd Edition Blanket. We are grateful for every donor!
tankafund.org/donate.
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #DonateToday
tankafund.org/donate.
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #DonateToday
June 4, 2026 at 6:48 PM
#ThrowbackThursday to a visit with incredible donors Ches and Yolanda! They were greeted by Rachel Hunter (Business Manager) and Zintkala Rivera (Range Ecologist) and gifted our 2nd Edition Blanket. We are grateful for every donor!
tankafund.org/donate.
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #DonateToday
tankafund.org/donate.
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #DonateToday
This Pride Month, we celebrate inclusion and
the enduring strength of community. 🌈
At Tanka Fund, all of our people means all of our
people. Visibility and belonging are the roots of
resilient communities.
#TankaFund #Indigenous #PrideMonth #Native
the enduring strength of community. 🌈
At Tanka Fund, all of our people means all of our
people. Visibility and belonging are the roots of
resilient communities.
#TankaFund #Indigenous #PrideMonth #Native
June 2, 2026 at 1:08 AM
This Pride Month, we celebrate inclusion and
the enduring strength of community. 🌈
At Tanka Fund, all of our people means all of our
people. Visibility and belonging are the roots of
resilient communities.
#TankaFund #Indigenous #PrideMonth #Native
the enduring strength of community. 🌈
At Tanka Fund, all of our people means all of our
people. Visibility and belonging are the roots of
resilient communities.
#TankaFund #Indigenous #PrideMonth #Native
We’re hiring at Tanka Fund! We support the return of Buffalo to Native lands and help rebuild the systems that sustain them — across food systems, economic development, and community-led solutions.
Apply here: tankafund.org/apply-today
#TankaFund #Careers #Buffalo #Bison #BuffaloRestoration
Apply here: tankafund.org/apply-today
#TankaFund #Careers #Buffalo #Bison #BuffaloRestoration
March 31, 2026 at 3:21 PM
We’re hiring at Tanka Fund! We support the return of Buffalo to Native lands and help rebuild the systems that sustain them — across food systems, economic development, and community-led solutions.
Apply here: tankafund.org/apply-today
#TankaFund #Careers #Buffalo #Bison #BuffaloRestoration
Apply here: tankafund.org/apply-today
#TankaFund #Careers #Buffalo #Bison #BuffaloRestoration
Jeff Caskey (Cherokee Nation), a southern Oklahoma cow-calf rancher, is transitioning part of his operation to Buffalo after nearly 15 years in cattle. Read more:
www.tankafund.org/our-stories/...
#TankaFund #Bison #Buffalo #Native #Indigenous #RancherLife
www.tankafund.org/our-stories/...
#TankaFund #Bison #Buffalo #Native #Indigenous #RancherLife
Our Rancher Partners: Jeff Caskey — TANKA FUND
Jeff Caskey (Cherokee Nation), a southern Oklahoma cow-calf rancher near Tishomingo, is strategically transitioning part of his operation to Buffalo after nearly 15 years in cattle. Taking an infrastr...
www.tankafund.org
March 18, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Jeff Caskey (Cherokee Nation), a southern Oklahoma cow-calf rancher, is transitioning part of his operation to Buffalo after nearly 15 years in cattle. Read more:
www.tankafund.org/our-stories/...
#TankaFund #Bison #Buffalo #Native #Indigenous #RancherLife
www.tankafund.org/our-stories/...
#TankaFund #Bison #Buffalo #Native #Indigenous #RancherLife
#TradishTuesday falling on St. Patrick’s Day is a good time to talk wiwíla man. They are tricksters in Lakota stories. You start missing things like those favorite earrings! It's a lesson to pay attention and move with awareness.
#TankaFund #NativeStorytelling #Indigenous
#TankaFund #NativeStorytelling #Indigenous
March 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
#TradishTuesday falling on St. Patrick’s Day is a good time to talk wiwíla man. They are tricksters in Lakota stories. You start missing things like those favorite earrings! It's a lesson to pay attention and move with awareness.
#TankaFund #NativeStorytelling #Indigenous
#TankaFund #NativeStorytelling #Indigenous
#TradishTuesday: Buffalo's low grazing style fits perfectly with short grasses. They take only what’s needed & move on, letting the land renew itself. A reminder of how balance & respect keep everything thriving. tankafund.org/donate
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #NativeAmerican #Biodiversity
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #NativeAmerican #Biodiversity
October 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
#TradishTuesday: Buffalo's low grazing style fits perfectly with short grasses. They take only what’s needed & move on, letting the land renew itself. A reminder of how balance & respect keep everything thriving. tankafund.org/donate
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #NativeAmerican #Biodiversity
#TankaFund #Buffalo #Bison #NativeAmerican #Biodiversity
Tanka Fund launched at the Black Hills Powwow 11 years ago — and we were proud to return this year. “Powwow” comes from pau wau, meaning a sacred gathering. Once misused, now reclaimed — a celebration of resilience, song, and community. 🪶💃🏽 #TradishTuesday #TankaFund
October 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Tanka Fund launched at the Black Hills Powwow 11 years ago — and we were proud to return this year. “Powwow” comes from pau wau, meaning a sacred gathering. Once misused, now reclaimed — a celebration of resilience, song, and community. 🪶💃🏽 #TradishTuesday #TankaFund
Our range ecologist intern, Nicole Cournoyer, shares insights with a student. Tanka Fund’s mission has always been about creating opportunities for the next generation to reconnect w/traditional food systems & continue the work of restoration. For the land, people, & the Buffalo. #TankaFund #Native
October 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Our range ecologist intern, Nicole Cournoyer, shares insights with a student. Tanka Fund’s mission has always been about creating opportunities for the next generation to reconnect w/traditional food systems & continue the work of restoration. For the land, people, & the Buffalo. #TankaFund #Native
If you’re in Rapid City this week, come see us at the Black Hills Powwow!
📍 Stop by our booth, grab our brand new calendar, and don’t forget to snap a photo with our giant Buffalo!
Can't wait to see you tomorrow!
#TankaFund #CulturalRevitalization #Native #Powwow
📍 Stop by our booth, grab our brand new calendar, and don’t forget to snap a photo with our giant Buffalo!
Can't wait to see you tomorrow!
#TankaFund #CulturalRevitalization #Native #Powwow
October 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If you’re in Rapid City this week, come see us at the Black Hills Powwow!
📍 Stop by our booth, grab our brand new calendar, and don’t forget to snap a photo with our giant Buffalo!
Can't wait to see you tomorrow!
#TankaFund #CulturalRevitalization #Native #Powwow
📍 Stop by our booth, grab our brand new calendar, and don’t forget to snap a photo with our giant Buffalo!
Can't wait to see you tomorrow!
#TankaFund #CulturalRevitalization #Native #Powwow
We recently had the opportunity to visit Tanka Fund rancher partners David Wise (Ojibwe) and his wife, Patra, of Native Wise LLC and Dancing Crane Ranch on the Fond du Lac Reservation in Sawyer, MN.
You can support our ranchers at tankafund.org/donate.
#TankaFund #Biodiversity #Bison #Buffalo
You can support our ranchers at tankafund.org/donate.
#TankaFund #Biodiversity #Bison #Buffalo
October 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We recently had the opportunity to visit Tanka Fund rancher partners David Wise (Ojibwe) and his wife, Patra, of Native Wise LLC and Dancing Crane Ranch on the Fond du Lac Reservation in Sawyer, MN.
You can support our ranchers at tankafund.org/donate.
#TankaFund #Biodiversity #Bison #Buffalo
You can support our ranchers at tankafund.org/donate.
#TankaFund #Biodiversity #Bison #Buffalo
It’s Monday and a full moon… but at least we’re here for your afternoon funny.
This Buffalo’s just out here chewing through it all — grounded, calm, and unbothered.
What’s on your lunch plate today? 👀
#TankaFund #BuffaloConservation #Bison #BuffaloRanching#Biodiversity #FoodSovereignty #Buffalo
This Buffalo’s just out here chewing through it all — grounded, calm, and unbothered.
What’s on your lunch plate today? 👀
#TankaFund #BuffaloConservation #Bison #BuffaloRanching#Biodiversity #FoodSovereignty #Buffalo
October 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It’s Monday and a full moon… but at least we’re here for your afternoon funny.
This Buffalo’s just out here chewing through it all — grounded, calm, and unbothered.
What’s on your lunch plate today? 👀
#TankaFund #BuffaloConservation #Bison #BuffaloRanching#Biodiversity #FoodSovereignty #Buffalo
This Buffalo’s just out here chewing through it all — grounded, calm, and unbothered.
What’s on your lunch plate today? 👀
#TankaFund #BuffaloConservation #Bison #BuffaloRanching#Biodiversity #FoodSovereignty #Buffalo
For Native producers & Buffalo ranchers, the #GovernmentShutdown comes at a moment when consistency & reliability are most needed to sustain herds & livelihoods. Read: www.tankafund.org/read-our-new... #TankaFund #NativeRanchers
What the Shutdown Means for Native Buffalo Ranchers — TANKA FUND
Relatives and Supporters, The federal government shutdown is already disrupting critical services. For Native producers and Buffalo ranchers, this pause in support comes at a moment when consistency...
www.tankafund.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
For Native producers & Buffalo ranchers, the #GovernmentShutdown comes at a moment when consistency & reliability are most needed to sustain herds & livelihoods. Read: www.tankafund.org/read-our-new... #TankaFund #NativeRanchers
#TankaFund is a Native–led nonprofit supporting #Buffalo ranchers. Since 2014, we’ve provided animals, grants & guidance to Native-run herds across the U.S.
Our partners — often veterans & tribal members — care for Buffalo, feed their communities & keep traditions alive.
tankafund.org/donate
Our partners — often veterans & tribal members — care for Buffalo, feed their communities & keep traditions alive.
tankafund.org/donate
October 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
#TankaFund is a Native–led nonprofit supporting #Buffalo ranchers. Since 2014, we’ve provided animals, grants & guidance to Native-run herds across the U.S.
Our partners — often veterans & tribal members — care for Buffalo, feed their communities & keep traditions alive.
tankafund.org/donate
Our partners — often veterans & tribal members — care for Buffalo, feed their communities & keep traditions alive.
tankafund.org/donate
Most recently, our range ecologist team visited Chuck Jacobs of Tatanka Badlands Enterprise, based on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
tankafund.org/technical-assistance-and-training
#TankaFund #SupportNativeRanchers #SustainableRanching #Biodiversity
tankafund.org/technical-assistance-and-training
#TankaFund #SupportNativeRanchers #SustainableRanching #Biodiversity
October 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Most recently, our range ecologist team visited Chuck Jacobs of Tatanka Badlands Enterprise, based on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
tankafund.org/technical-assistance-and-training
#TankaFund #SupportNativeRanchers #SustainableRanching #Biodiversity
tankafund.org/technical-assistance-and-training
#TankaFund #SupportNativeRanchers #SustainableRanching #Biodiversity
#TradishTuesday: Prairie dogs aren’t pests — they’ve always lived alongside the Buffalo. From keeping grass fresh to creating homes for burrowing owls, they’re still vital partners on the prairie today. #Buffalo #Bison #TankaFund #Biodiversity
September 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
#TradishTuesday: Prairie dogs aren’t pests — they’ve always lived alongside the Buffalo. From keeping grass fresh to creating homes for burrowing owls, they’re still vital partners on the prairie today. #Buffalo #Bison #TankaFund #Biodiversity