Tribal nations and tribal programs managing land, water, and grassland resources across the Temperate Prairies region, including conservation and agricultural stewardship initiatives on tribal lands.
Tribal Land & Resource Stewardship
Tribal Nations & Programs
Osage Nation (OK) - Practices bison restoration, prescribed fire, and conservation grazing on tribal lands through its Department of Natural Resources and tribal ranch.
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (KS) - Manages wetland restoration, a bison/rotational grazing program, and natural resource stewardship on tribal land near Mayetta, KS.
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska (KS/NE)- Runs a conservation partnership program supporting regenerative agriculture, soil health, and grassland practices on tribal land.
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska (NE) - Manages tribal land, water, and air quality, and co-manages tribal bison pastures with the local NRD and InterTribal Buffalo Council.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (ND/SD) - Conducts conservation and rangeland planning across tribal prairie lands through its Reservation Resources Department, including a community bison herd and co-stewardship of adjacent national grasslands.
White Earth Nation (MN) - Manages land across three reservation biomes through its Natural Resources Division, including native prairie/grassland restoration and wildlife habitat.
Educational Institutions
Haskell Indian Nations University (KS) - Restores the Haskell Wetlands and adjacent tallgrass prairie through its Environmental Science program, integrating Indigenous knowledge with ecological research.
