In this 2000 Dakota Life story, SDPB takes you to the Vore Buffalo Jump in the northwest Black Hills. A natural sinkhole that served for centuries as a bison trap. | SDPB

165 reactions | Experience a piece of history at Madison Buffalo Jump State Park. This buffalo jump was used for more than 2,000 years by Native American tribes to hunt bison. | Montana's Yellowstone Country | Facebook

🌊 On This Day | June 12, 1969 55 years ago today, something truly remarkable happened at Niagara Falls. The thunderous roar of the American Falls was silenced. Engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completely dewatered the American Falls to study the underlying rock face and assess the long-term stability of the cliff. From June 12 to November 24, 1969, the world witnessed a rare and eerie sight — the American Falls dry and still, as experts worked to better understand and preserve th

Did you know? 🇨🇦 Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump – Fun Facts 1. It has one of the coolest (and strangest) names in the world The name comes from a Blackfoot legend about a young man who wanted to watch a buffalo hunt from below the cliff — and was tragically found with his head smashed in after the stampede. ⸻ **2. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site UNESCO designated it in 1981, recognizing it as one of the oldest and best-preserved buffalo jump sites on Earth. 3. It’s in the middle of stunning pr