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And because the Indigenous People hunted bison
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The American Buffalo

And because the IndigenousPeople hunted bison, bison just grew along a lot ofdifferent...

And because the Indigenous
People hunted bison, bison just grew along a lot of
different Indigenous Nations and became the sort of,
animal of choice, both for not just
hunting to eat, but also to use for a lot of
the materials that they used for daily life, but then also
gave them a lot of meaning

Full Transcript

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And because the Indigenous People hunted bison,
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bison just grew along a lot of different Indigenous Nations
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and became the sort of, animal of choice,
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both for not just hunting to eat,
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but also to use for a lot of the materials that they used
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for daily life, but then also gave them a lot of meaning.
Duration
29 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:23
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 • E01 Bison and humans, in a real sense, - The American Buffalo 00:11
Bison and humans, in a real sense,
S01 • E02 It would eventually lead him to reconsider his relationship - The American Buffalo 00:09
It would eventually lead him to reconsider his relationship
S01 • E01 Sometimes the animals would ebb and flow, - The American Buffalo 00:09
Sometimes the animals would ebb and flow,
S01 • E02 On two different Indian reservations-- - The American Buffalo 00:14
On two different Indian reservations--
S01 • E01 And, so, there was this wonderful - The American Buffalo 00:10
And, so, there was this wonderful
S01 You know, bison became very much enmeshed in - The American Buffalo 00:24
You know, bison became very much enmeshed in
S01 • E01 Rosalyn Lapier: They have always lived with humans. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Rosalyn Lapier: They have always lived with humans.
S01 • E02 A patrician New York magazine publisher, - The American Buffalo 00:21
A patrician New York magazine publisher,
S01 • E01 They've always been hunted by humans; - The American Buffalo 00:18
They've always been hunted by humans;
S01 • E02 And a Comanche leader, who had once waged war - The American Buffalo 00:13
And a Comanche leader, who had once waged war
S01 WOODRUFF: And Dan Flores, - The American Buffalo 00:09
WOODRUFF: And Dan Flores,
S01 • E01 And their primary defense mechanism is to run away. - The American Buffalo 00:06
And their primary defense mechanism is to run away.
S01 • E01 And they have that skill at a very young age. - The American Buffalo 00:06
And they have that skill at a very young age.
S01 And that is, as we just heard from Roslyn, - The American Buffalo 00:11
And that is, as we just heard from Roslyn,
S01 • E01 A newborn buffalo calf tries to stand for the first time - The American Buffalo 00:09
A newborn buffalo calf tries to stand for the first time
S01 • E02 Man: I know there is such - The American Buffalo 00:15
Man: I know there is such
S01 • E01 And, at seven minutes, they're able to run with the herd. - The American Buffalo 00:07
And, at seven minutes, they're able to run with the her...
S01 Give us a sense of-of how that length of time - The American Buffalo 00:10
Give us a sense of-of how that length of time
S01 • E01 Narrator: Over the centuries, their grazing habits - The American Buffalo 00:18
Narrator: Over the centuries, their grazing habits
S01 FLORES: Well, if you think of those 10,000 years that Roslyn - The American Buffalo 00:15
FLORES: Well, if you think of those 10,000 years that Roslyn