What it is: A figurine of a bison licking its flank Where it is from: Abri de la Madeleine (Magdalene Shelter) in St Remèze, France When it was made: Approximately 14,000 years ago Related ...

Catlin wrote that he wanted to show individual Native American men riding their horses “at full speed” hunting hundreds of bison. This depiction of man versus beast stands out against the ...

The animals were taken near Yellowstone in hunts that express tribe members' spiritual connection to the animal and affirm long-standing treaty rights. Bison loom large as sacred animals in ...