Can rewilding bison provide a benefit for Indigenous people and investors?
There was once a time when 60 million bison shaped the heart of North America.
The Buffalo Nations Fund (BNF) is building a replicable & self-sustaining framework.
Global demand for nature-backed credits is growing rapidly (carbon, biodiversity, water)
Indigenous nations hold 80% of earth’s remaining biodiversity – and receive <1% of climate finance
United Nations is calling for “Indigenous-Led financial mechanisms” in global environmental frameworks
BNF Goals
Rematriation: Restore buffalo to Indigenous lands by quantifying additional ecosystem services (i.e carbon). Ecological Restoration & Cultural Revitalization: Enhance ecosystem health and biodiversity (i.e water) through buffalo reintroduction and support Indigenous cultural practices by strengthening connections between people and nature. Economic Development: Generate DFI revenue for tribal nations by monetizing the ecosystem services provided by buffalo and land restoration (i.e sovereign carbon securities). Capacity Building: Develop training programs and support systems. Sovereignty: Promote Indigenous sovereignty and decision-making in conservation through recognizing tribal sovereignty.
BNF Activation
Location: Blackfeet Nation, Montana
Scope: 30,000 acres restored
First of 100,000 acre wildlife corridor into First Nations in Canada
400 buffalo reintroduced
Soil carbon and biodiversity baselined and monitored
Internal capacity building with tribal trainings
Timeline: 2 years
Outcome: First Sovereign Carbon Security minted in 2026
Catalyzing a Regenerative Future
The Buffalo Nations Fund seeks visionary partners to launch a catalytic new model for tribal adoption, buffalo rematriation, and climate stewardship.
We Are Currently Raising $5m In Catalytic Capital To:
Establish a revolving fund structure that provides seed capital to tribal nations
Institute indigenous-led legal governance frameworks
Mint the sovereign carbon security offering—a first-of-its-kind mechanism for tribal carbon sovereignty
Activate the pilot project in partnership with the blackfeet nation
This is an opportunity to help restore a living system—economic, ecological, and cultural—centered on the return of Buffalo to their ancestral lands.
What You Help Facilitate
By investing in the Buffalo Nations Fund, you:
Enable the first sovereign carbon security offering by Indigenous peoples anywhere on the planet
Help codify a replicable sovereign framework
Shape the market rules for a new class of natural capital
Empower Tribes to lead climate solutions rooted in traditional knowledge and sovereignty
Facilitate long-term socio-economic growth and well-being
Develop and implement the first pilot project on 30,000+ acres of land in Blackfeet Nation
