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The American Buffalo

A buffalo's bladderbecame a water container; its shoulder bladea digging tool; its horn a...

A buffalo's bladder
became a water container; its shoulder blade
a digging tool; its horn a spoon or a cup

Full Transcript

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A buffalo's bladder became a water container;
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its shoulder blade a digging tool;
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its horn a spoon or a cup.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:56
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

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.
S01 And we also have to begin to see that our relationship - The American Buffalo 00:08
And we also have to begin to see that our relationship
S01 • E01 Buffalo teeth became ornaments. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Buffalo teeth became ornaments.
S01 And when I say our I mean the European and-and-and - The American Buffalo 00:08
And when I say our I mean the European and-and-and
S01 • E01 Some women painted their faces with buffalo grease - The American Buffalo 00:14
Some women painted their faces with buffalo grease
S01 WOODRUFF: And when, as you say, when it comes to the buffalo, - The American Buffalo 00:11
WOODRUFF: And when, as you say, when it comes to the buffalo...
S01 • E01 Tendons were turned into bow strings, - The American Buffalo 00:10
Tendons were turned into bow strings,
S01 And that's what we are confronted with in this film. - The American Buffalo 00:06
And that's what we are confronted with in this film.
S01 In this next clip from the film, where we see the extent of - The American Buffalo 00:11
In this next clip from the film, where we see the extent of
S01 • E01 Dried buffalo droppings made fuel for fires, - The American Buffalo 00:11
Dried buffalo droppings made fuel for fires,
S01 It was 1881, - The American Buffalo 00:16
It was 1881,
S01 • E02 William T. Hornaday quickly reported back - The American Buffalo 00:10
William T. Hornaday quickly reported back
S01 • E01 Even the waste wasn't wasted. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Even the waste wasn't wasted.
S01 • E01 And, even then, they were used in some of the ceremonies, - The American Buffalo 00:07
And, even then, they were used in some of the ceremonies,
S01 • E02 At age 32, Hornaday had already gained a reputation - The American Buffalo 00:25
At age 32, Hornaday had already gained a reputation
S01 NARRATOR: That same year, - The American Buffalo 00:08
NARRATOR: That same year,
S01 • E01 Momaday: It gives itself to the people as a sacrifice. - The American Buffalo 00:06
Momaday: It gives itself to the people as a sacrifice.
S01 • E01 "Here I am; you can make use of me. - The American Buffalo 00:05
"Here I am; you can make use of me.
S01 Soon, 5,000 hide hunters and skinners were spilling - The American Buffalo 00:16
Soon, 5,000 hide hunters and skinners were spilling
S01 • E01 We can be related on a spiritual plane." - The American Buffalo 00:14
We can be related on a spiritual plane."
S01 Blocking the great ranges and rendering it impossible - The American Buffalo 00:14
Blocking the great ranges and rendering it impossible