1st bison calves born at Batoche in nearly 150 years get Michif names

Muzammil Hussain June 24, 2026

A woman in a ribbon skirt stands in a pasture and watches a bison herd in the background.

Groos tet (Big Head) and Chiraan (Northern Light) are some of the Michif names that students helped choose for 16 bison calves born at Batoche this spring.

Groos tet (Big Head) and Chiraan (Northern Light) are some of the Michif names that students helped choose for 16 bison calves born at Batoche this spring. A woman in a ribbon skirt stands in a pasture and watches a bison herd in the background.

Groos tet (Big Head) and Chiraan (Northern Light) are some of the Michif names that students helped choose for 16 bison calves born at Batoche this spring.