Tanka Fund Storytelling

Ross partnered with Tanka Fund, a Native led non-profit on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Tanka Fund’s mission is to return buffalo to Native land, lives, and economies across North America. Ross provided support to the Tanka Fund through the creation of a promotional storytelling campaign that highlights Indigenous buffalo caretakers and the importance of their work to ecosystems and local communities. The photo, video, and writing produced by the project will expand Tanka Fund’s donor pool, exemplify the positive social and conservation benefits of regenerative buffalo grazing, and build collaborative partnerships with tribal governments, federal agencies, NGOs, and researchers to restore bison on the Great Plains. Additionally, Ross will assist buffalo ranchers with conservation plans for their herds and help grow the Tanka Regenerative Agriculture Co-op which develops sustainable finance models for buffalo ranching.