'They are amazing': Japanese man travels 8,000 km to fulfil dream of seeing buffalo in person

A love of buffalo inspired a Japanese traveller to hitchhike from Alaska to a Saskatchewan reserve, all to learn more about them. Seeing a bison — or buffalo, as they are traditionally known by Indigenous people — was a dream for Masaya Ogata. Growing up, he thought they were extinct. Then he read an article about buffalo returning to Peepeekisis Cree Nation.

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