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An indigenous writer, and ethnobotanist
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The American Buffalo

An indigenous writer,and ethnobotanist, and a Professor of Historyat the University of...

An indigenous writer,
and ethnobotanist, and a Professor of History
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; by Professor Emeritus
of Western History at the University of Montana, Dan Flores who
is the author of, "Wild New World: The Epic Story of
Animals and People in America" and by Jason Baldes, Tribal Buffalo
Program Manager for the National Wildlife Federation's
Tribal Partnerships Program

Full Transcript

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An indigenous writer, and ethnobotanist,
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and a Professor of History at the University of Illinois
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at Urbana-Champaign;
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by Professor Emeritus of Western History at
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the University of Montana,
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Dan Flores who is the author of,
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"Wild New World:
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The Epic Story of Animals and People in America"
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and by Jason Baldes,
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Tribal Buffalo Program Manager for the
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National Wildlife Federation's Tribal Partnerships Program.
Duration
33 seconds
Views
62
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:03
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
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 • E02 Why, then, seek to complete in a few decades - The American Buffalo 00:10
Why, then, seek to complete in a few decades
S01 • E01 Narrator: Less than a century later, in 1887, - The American Buffalo 00:09
Narrator: Less than a century later, in 1887,
S01 • E02 Why, in your hurry to subdue and utilize Nature, - The American Buffalo 00:09
Why, in your hurry to subdue and utilize Nature,
S01 • E01 They hoped to find some buffaloes to kill - The American Buffalo 00:11
They hoped to find some buffaloes to kill
S01 • E02 You have opportunities such as mankind has never had before, - The American Buffalo 00:10
You have opportunities such as mankind has never had before,
S01 • E01 They searched for three months without seeing a single one. - The American Buffalo 00:08
They searched for three months without seeing a single one.
S01 Let's begin with a look at a clip from this 4-hour film, - The American Buffalo 00:18
Let's begin with a look at a clip from this 4-hour film...
S01 • E01 ["Way of Life" by Lakota Thunder playing] - The American Buffalo 00:14
["Way of Life" by Lakota Thunder playing]
S01 • E01 "Their tepees were made of buffalo hide, - The American Buffalo 00:08
"Their tepees were made of buffalo hide,
S01 RINELLA: If you see one out grazing, it looks so, "slow." - The American Buffalo 00:09
RINELLA: If you see one out grazing, it looks so, "slow...
S01 • E01 "They ate buffalo meat. - The American Buffalo 00:05
"They ate buffalo meat.
S01 • E02 Because I really do think that they have seen - The American Buffalo 00:10
Because I really do think that they have seen
S01 • E01 "Most of all, the buffalo was part of the Kiowa religion. - The American Buffalo 00:07
"Most of all, the buffalo was part of the Kiowa religio...
S01 They can jump, - The American Buffalo 00:07
They can jump,
S01 • E01 "The priests used parts of the buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:11
"The priests used parts of the buffalo
S01 • E02 I think that one of the ways they survive, - The American Buffalo 00:15
I think that one of the ways they survive,
S01 They can hit a speed, - The American Buffalo 00:06
They can hit a speed,
S01 And you're talking about something that can get going - The American Buffalo 00:06
And you're talking about something that can get going
S01 • E01 The buffalo were the life of the Kiowas." - The American Buffalo 00:10
The buffalo were the life of the Kiowas."
S01 It's like a souped-up hotrod of an animal hiding - The American Buffalo 00:08
It's like a souped-up hotrod of an animal hiding