From The Food Encyclopedia by Jacques Rolland and Carol Sherman
Also buffalo. The American bison, of the genus Bison, once existed in enormous numbers on the plains of western North America. Near extinction by the 1890s, it's now protected from hunting. While it still flourished, however, it provided almost complete sustenance to the Plains Indians. Bison are now being farmed, either on their own or bred with beef. Bison meat is much like beef, but surprisingly tender and extremely lean.
