"In Lakota all our prayers end with a statement of a complete worldview. We end every prayer with Mitakuye Oyasin–which means everything (plants, animals, soil, rocks, grasslands, buffalo, and humans) is related. We need each other. Our fates are intertwined."
Heather Dawn Thompson of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) emphasizes the importance of Indigenous perspectives in the conversation around buffalo food systems. Thompson urges embracing the symbiotic relationship between us and our food systems to ensure their conservation.