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Montana Tribe Slaughters Bison to Make Up for Shutdown SNAP Cuts - The New York Times

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SKIP TO CONTENT SKIP TO SITE INDEX Section Navigation SEARCH Account When Food Cuts Loomed, This Tribe Turned to Bison Visuals by Tailyr Irvine Text by Jack Healy and Tailyr Irvine Nov. 11, 2025 Share full article The carcasses of freshly killed bison lay on the wind-scoured plains of the Blackfeet Nation in western Montana, waiting to be sawed apart and trucked to a butcher. They had died so that tribal members on the brink of losing their food stamps might eat. The Blackfeet and other tribes were disproportionately vulnerable to cuts in food-assistance programs because of the government shutdown, so they decided to bridge the gap by slaughtering some of their buffalo and giving away the meat. “It’s what the herd is for,” said Slew Costel, who helps manage the Blackfeet Nation’s herd. “In times of need, we need to feed the people.” Even as the shutdown nears the end, the uncertainty and need it generated are certain to linger in low-income communities like the Blackfeet Nation. Last

Montana Tribe Slaughters Bison to Make Up for Shutdown SNAP Cuts - The New York Times When Food Cuts Loomed, This Tribe Turned to Bison Visuals by Tailyr Irvine Text by Jack Healy and Tailyr Irvine Nov. 11, 2025 Share full article The carcasses of freshly killed bison lay on the wind-scoured plains of the Blackfeet Nation in western Montana, waiting to be sawed apart and trucked to a butcher. They had died so that tribal members on the brink of losing their food stamps might eat. The Blackfeet and other tribes were disproportionately vulnerable to cuts in food-assistance programs because of th

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