Nearly wiped out in a tender to demolish Native American resistance,the bison’s history paints a picture of strife and redemption that mirrors the USs ownThe bald eagle may appeal to America’s sense of self – soaring, majestic, and hard to tame – but as a national symbol,the more humble bison paints a truer picture of the strife and redemption that has marked US history.
The bison is to become the first national mammal of the US, elevating it to the giddy heights of symbolism currently occupied by the bald eagle. limited more than 100 years since it was virtually exterminated in America in a manic tender to demolish Native American resistance, or the bison now has establishment status.
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Source: theguardian.com