Buffalo

For years, Native peoples have honored buffalo with special ______.

• dances

• holidays

• meals

• statues

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Why did the U.S. Army set out to destroy the buffalo?

• Buffalo had killed many soldiers.

• There were too many buffalo for the area's ecosystem.

• The buffalo had a dangerous disease.

• The Native peoples needed the buffalo to survive.

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3. In what year did the first buffalo return to Fort Peck land?

• 2007

• 2012

• 2020

• 2022

In which section of the article can you learn about how many buffalo the Fort Peck program saves each year?

• "Living Side by Side"

• "Deadly Hunters"

• "Back Home"

• "Joy, Hope, and Pride"

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Which statement is NOT true based on the article?

• There are now no buffalo at Yellowstone.

• A buffalo can weigh up to 2,200 pounds.

• There used to be millions of buffalo in North America.

• There are cattle ranches in Montana.

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Which word best describes the tone of the article’s final sentence?

• peaceful

• shocked

• sorrowful

• threatening

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Restate and respond. You can answer both of these questions in one sentence. Who is Jonny BearCub Stiffarm? Why is she important to the story?

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