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[-] cddlhssy@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 weeks ago

Settlers killed buffalo to force indigenous people into the reservation system. It was a big part of the genocide here, worth looking into if you get the chance.

[-] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net -2 points 3 weeks ago

This is a buffalo:

They are not the same animal as American bison, which are also not European bison for that matter.

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Isn't that a water buffalo? Not the same animal as the American Bison (commonly known as the American Buffalo.) I think once they have a 200 year old city named for them, you just have to accept that that's what they're called.

[-] _stranger_@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

All the icons are American Buffalo though.

[-] F_State@midwest.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

No but the American Buffalo is also called a buffalo which is also a correct term.

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