Buffalo Consciousness

 In 2024, the Galt Museum & Archives signed the Buffalo Treaty.  As part of honoring the goals of the treaty, we committed collectively to recognize the buffalo as a symbol of spirit, education, community solidarity, physical and emotional wellness, and to develop buffalo culture as a community mindset, accessible to everyone.  We began our journey of Buffalo Consciousness.

The Galt is honored to embrace the collective vision of Buffalo Consciousness, and the buffalo as a symbol of ecological conservation, as well as cultural preservation and resilience, reinforcing our commitment to intergenerational learning and story-sharing.

Look for symbols and images of the buffalo around your community, observe and embrace the significance of what the buffalo means as a pathway to reconciliation, and adopt Buffalo Consciousness as a lens in which you might see yourself, and your community.