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The American Buffalo

A journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent's most iconic landscapes, tracing the mammal's evolution.

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So, they became these really
great areas, not only for, um, - The American Buffalo

So, they became these really great areas, not only for, um,

The early history of the modern
conservation movement - The American Buffalo

The early history of the modern conservation movement

Many of the people who
wanted to save the bison - The American Buffalo

Many of the people who wanted to save the bison

WHITE: When the buffalo
are here, the land is good. - The American Buffalo

WHITE: When the buffalo are here, the land is good.

Man: If you see one out grazing,
it looks so slow. - The American Buffalo

Man: If you see one out grazing, it looks so slow.

When the land is good,
the buffalo are healthy. - The American Buffalo

When the land is good, the buffalo are healthy.

We have lived here
for 600 generations. - The American Buffalo

We have lived here for 600 generations.

They can jump
a horizontal jump of seven feet. - The American Buffalo

They can jump a horizontal jump of seven feet.

We have been here,
conservatively, 12,000 years. - The American Buffalo

We have been here, conservatively, 12,000 years.

And then there were people who
genuinely loved these species - The American Buffalo

And then there were people who genuinely loved these species

So, if you think about
that 12,000 years, - The American Buffalo

So, if you think about that 12,000 years,

They can hit a speed,
hit a speed of 35 miles an hour. - The American Buffalo

They can hit a speed, hit a speed of 35 miles an hour.

And you're talking about
something that can get going - The American Buffalo

And you're talking about something that can get going

And then, take that 12,000
years and wrap that timeline - The American Buffalo

And then, take that 12,000 years and wrap that timeline

Man: There were
a lot of things contributing - The American Buffalo

Man: There were a lot of things contributing

It's like a souped-up hot rod - The American Buffalo

It's like a souped-up hot rod

What that means is that
Columbus arrived at about - The American Buffalo

What that means is that Columbus arrived at about

But what that also means
is that many things - The American Buffalo

But what that also means is that many things

Narrator: Fully grown,
an American buffalo can weigh - The American Buffalo

Narrator: Fully grown, an American buffalo can weigh

We can say that were it not
for these people, - The American Buffalo

We can say that were it not for these people,

WOODRUFF: Just a
remarkable clip from the film. - The American Buffalo

WOODRUFF: Just a remarkable clip from the film.

Huge as they are, they are small - The American Buffalo

Huge as they are, they are small

And we should add, - The American Buffalo

And we should add,

And what we heard you
speaking about and the others - The American Buffalo

And what we heard you speaking about and the others

Even at the same time, - The American Buffalo

Even at the same time,

After humans arrived
in North America - The American Buffalo

After humans arrived in North America

A former hide hunter
would switch from - The American Buffalo

A former hide hunter would switch from

LaPIER: Well, one of the
things we know about bison, - The American Buffalo

LaPIER: Well, one of the things we know about bison,

And so Indigenous people
and the bison sort of lived - The American Buffalo

And so Indigenous people and the bison sort of lived

In their place, the modern
buffalo evolved and multiplied, - The American Buffalo

In their place, the modern buffalo evolved and multiplied,

The wife of a Texas cattleman
and former Indian fighter - The American Buffalo

The wife of a Texas cattleman and former Indian fighter

And because the Indigenous
People hunted bison, - The American Buffalo

And because the Indigenous People hunted bison,

Bison and humans,
in a real sense, - The American Buffalo

Bison and humans, in a real sense,

It would eventually lead him
to reconsider his relationship - The American Buffalo

It would eventually lead him to reconsider his relationship

Sometimes the animals
would ebb and flow, - The American Buffalo

Sometimes the animals would ebb and flow,

On two different
Indian reservations-- - The American Buffalo

On two different Indian reservations--

And, so,
there was this wonderful - The American Buffalo

And, so, there was this wonderful

You know, bison became
very much enmeshed in - The American Buffalo

You know, bison became very much enmeshed in

Rosalyn Lapier: They have always
lived with humans. - The American Buffalo

Rosalyn Lapier: They have always lived with humans.

A patrician New York
magazine publisher, - The American Buffalo

A patrician New York magazine publisher,

They've always
been hunted by humans; - The American Buffalo

They've always been hunted by humans;

And their primary defense
mechanism is to run away. - The American Buffalo

And their primary defense mechanism is to run away.

And a Comanche leader,
who had once waged war - The American Buffalo

And a Comanche leader, who had once waged war

WOODRUFF: And Dan Flores, - The American Buffalo

WOODRUFF: And Dan Flores,

And they have
that skill at a very young age. - The American Buffalo

And they have that skill at a very young age.

And that is, as we
just heard from Roslyn, - The American Buffalo

And that is, as we just heard from Roslyn,

A newborn buffalo calf tries
to stand for the first time - The American Buffalo

A newborn buffalo calf tries to stand for the first time

Man: I know there is such - The American Buffalo

Man: I know there is such

And, at seven minutes, they're
able to run with the herd. - The American Buffalo

And, at seven minutes, they're able to run with the her...

Give us a sense of-of
how that length of time - The American Buffalo

Give us a sense of-of how that length of time

Narrator: Over the centuries,
their grazing habits - The American Buffalo

Narrator: Over the centuries, their grazing habits

FLORES: Well, if you think of
those 10,000 years that Roslyn - The American Buffalo

FLORES: Well, if you think of those 10,000 years that Roslyn

Even when they stopped - The American Buffalo

Even when they stopped

United States has been here
a little more than 300 years. - The American Buffalo

United States has been here a little more than 300 years.

So, we're talking about
a depth of time that's - The American Buffalo

So, we're talking about a depth of time that's

We're talking about
millions of bison, - The American Buffalo

We're talking about millions of bison,

So, he hurried west on
the Northern Pacific Railroad - The American Buffalo

So, he hurried west on the Northern Pacific Railroad

Woman: Those wallows could do
a couple of things. - The American Buffalo

Woman: Those wallows could do a couple of things.

So, it's a very
old relationship. - The American Buffalo

So, it's a very old relationship.

At its most simple and basic,
it's a "dirt bath." - The American Buffalo

At its most simple and basic, it's a "dirt bath.&q...

Bison and humans
not only co-evolved, - The American Buffalo

Bison and humans not only co-evolved,

[Train whistle blows] - The American Buffalo

[Train whistle blows]

If it rained, these become
shallow little ponds and pools. - The American Buffalo

If it rained, these become shallow little ponds and pools.

And that, in turn, affected
the landscape as well. - The American Buffalo

And that, in turn, affected the landscape as well.

Lapier: Because it's
also a disturbed area, - The American Buffalo

Lapier: Because it's also a disturbed area,

Jenkinson: He hires a local
guide, Joe Ferris, - The American Buffalo

Jenkinson: He hires a local guide, Joe Ferris,

I mean, they became smaller, - The American Buffalo

I mean, they became smaller,

And he keeps saying
to Roosevelt, - The American Buffalo

And he keeps saying to Roosevelt,

So they became
these really great areas, - The American Buffalo

So they became these really great areas,

Roosevelt falls off his horse
into a patch of - The American Buffalo

Roosevelt falls off his horse into a patch of

It's the oldest
economic life way, - The American Buffalo

It's the oldest economic life way,

Woman: When the buffalo
are here, the land is good. - The American Buffalo

Woman: When the buffalo are here, the land is good.

When the land is good,
the buffalo are healthy. - The American Buffalo

When the land is good, the buffalo are healthy.

Duncan: He wounded a buffalo,
after he finally found some, - The American Buffalo

Duncan: He wounded a buffalo, after he finally found some,

We have lived
here for 600 generations. - The American Buffalo

We have lived here for 600 generations.

We have been here,
conservatively, 12,000 years. - The American Buffalo

We have been here, conservatively, 12,000 years.

The next day, he sees one
and he had a clean miss, - The American Buffalo

The next day, he sees one and he had a clean miss,

We don't have anything else
that compares to an 8,000 or - The American Buffalo

We don't have anything else that compares to an 8,000 o...

So, if you think about that
12,000 years-- - The American Buffalo

So, if you think about that 12,000 years--

Their horses get stampeded
by wolves. - The American Buffalo

Their horses get stampeded by wolves.

WOODRUFF: And Jason, we don't
we don't think of this as a, - The American Buffalo

WOODRUFF: And Jason, we don't we don't think of th...

He woke up,
one of those mornings, uh, - The American Buffalo

He woke up, one of those mornings, uh,

But that's it's very
much what it was. - The American Buffalo

But that's it's very much what it was.

What that means is
that Columbus arrived - The American Buffalo

What that means is that Columbus arrived

BALDES: That's exactly right
for the Eastern Shoshone people. - The American Buffalo

BALDES: That's exactly right for the Eastern Shoshone p...

We were even went so far as
distinguishing ourselves by the - The American Buffalo

We were even went so far as distinguishing ourselves by the

Narrator: Native Americans
seamlessly wove the animals - The American Buffalo

Narrator: Native Americans seamlessly wove the animals

[Gunshot] - The American Buffalo

And even though this
animal's been missing or was - The American Buffalo

And even though this animal's been missing or was

N. Scott Momaday: The buffalo
was iconic and sacred, - The American Buffalo

N. Scott Momaday: The buffalo was iconic and sacred,

The American Buffalo poster

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A journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent's most iconic landscapes, tracing the mammal's evolution.

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Director: N/A

Writer: Ken Burns

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Genre: documentary, history

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.4

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Released: 16 Oct 2023

Awards: 1 win

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