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The American Buffalo

And they settlemore than anything else upon these two images, these two characters the...

And they settle
more than anything else upon these two images, these two characters
of the Far West: the American Indian and the American bison,
the American buffalo

Full Transcript

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And they settle more than anything else
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upon these two images,
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these two characters of the Far West:
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the American Indian
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and the American bison, the American buffalo.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:03
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 It doesn't exist in large numbers on large habitats. - The American Buffalo 00:06
It doesn't exist in large numbers on large habitats.
S01 • E02 "Kill the Indian, Save the Man" is kind of like, uh, - The American Buffalo 00:13
"Kill the Indian, Save the Man" is kind of like, u...
S01 And from a conservation perspective, you know, - The American Buffalo 00:22
And from a conservation perspective, you know,
S01 • E01 They became sort of the symbols - The American Buffalo 00:08
They became sort of the symbols
S01 • E02 It's saying they'll be allowed to exist - The American Buffalo 00:12
It's saying they'll be allowed to exist
S01 • E01 Man: "It is a melancholy contemplation - The American Buffalo 00:37
Man: "It is a melancholy contemplation
S01 • E02 Even today, people say, "Well, it was inevitable, - The American Buffalo 00:08
Even today, people say, "Well, it was inevitable,
S01 The, were the-the remnants of those once vast herds - The American Buffalo 00:27
The, were the-the remnants of those once vast herds
S01 • E02 It provided for each Indian family to be given - The American Buffalo 00:14
It provided for each Indian family to be given
S01 • E01 Narrator: The artist George Catlin spent six years - The American Buffalo 00:11
Narrator: The artist George Catlin spent six years
S01 And that relationship that we as people have - The American Buffalo 00:20
And that relationship that we as people have
S01 • E02 But then, all the remaining tribal land - The American Buffalo 00:11
But then, all the remaining tribal land
S01 • E01 He thrilled at joining the Lakotas in a bison hunt, - The American Buffalo 00:13
He thrilled at joining the Lakotas in a bison hunt,
S01 • E02 Tribal ownership-- and the tribes themselves-- - The American Buffalo 00:08
Tribal ownership-- and the tribes themselves--
S01 • E02 Before the Allotment Act, some 150 million acres - The American Buffalo 00:09
Before the Allotment Act, some 150 million acres
S01 And in that, we have to restore land that's land acquisition. - The American Buffalo 00:07
And in that, we have to restore land that's land acquis...
S01 • E01 Then he had a vision. - The American Buffalo 00:06
Then he had a vision.
S01 • E01 Man as George Catlin: And what a splendid contemplation, too, - The American Buffalo 00:28
Man as George Catlin: And what a splendid contemplation, too...
S01 • E02 Within 20 years, 2/3 of their land had been taken. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Within 20 years, 2/3 of their land had been taken.
S01 Many of our lands on our on our reservation have been - The American Buffalo 00:16
Many of our lands on our on our reservation have been