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need to attract more visitors to the range. The current en-
trance and the small, 40-year-old visitor's center is on the
north side of the range in Moiese, making it off the beaten
path. Under consideration is a proposal to move the main
entrance with a new visitor's center to the top of Ravalli Hill
on Highway 93, which borders the south side of the range.
This would better position the entrance to attract visitors from
the increased tourist traffic coming through the reservation
between Yellowstone and Glacier Parks, as well as providing
space for a gift store.
The other area they are focusing on is how best to convey to
the visiting public the cultural significance of bison (and the
other animals) to Native peoples in general, and to the Salish,
Pend d'Orielle and Kootenai people in particular. This will be
done with signage at strategic places within the range (already
ongoing) in English, Salish and Kootenai, as well as providing
educational experiences at the visitor's center —not only for
out-of-area visitors, but also as a resource for local schools.
Atatiće's vision is now being realized (again). Through
tragedy and irony, it is a homecoming 113 years in the making
and the tribe can finally say "Welcome Home!"
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THE OTHER AREA THEY ARE FOCUSING ON
IS HOW BEST TO CONVEY TO THE VISITING PUBLIC THE CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BISON
(AND THE OTHER ANIMALS) TO NATIVE PEOPLES IN GENERAL,
AND TO THE SALISH, PEND D'ORIELLE AND KOOTENAI PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR.
The Bison Range also maintains a healthy elk population
