| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 39.1

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| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 39.1 | The History Cooperative

*Buffalo Nation: American Indian Efforts to Restore the Bison*. By Ken Zontek. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2007. xvi + 249 pp. Illustrations, maps, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. $19.95.)
As Ken Zontek remarks, the "hundreds of articles and books already in print" concerning relationships between buffalo and American Indians "render any historic endeavor an exercise in historiography" (p. 1). His goal is, then, to provide a "reinterpretation of the material in reconciliation with Native perceptions" (p. 2).	1
Much of Zontek's narration does not present new material, but an overview of relevant historic events and, more importantly, non-events, tracing the history of bison and Native Americans from prehistory to the present. Most interesting to readers will be the chapters on the Intertribal Bison Cooperative, parallel efforts in Canada, and events at Yellowstone. Zontek provides a grand narrative of efforts by Native American communities and individuals to save the bison, emphasizing the cultural values that lead to such initiatives.	. . .

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