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The American Buffalo

And the model forthe buffalo head nickel was processed and parted outand sold as meat in...

And the model for
the buffalo head nickel was processed and parted out
and sold as meat in the Meatpacking District
in Manhattan

Full Transcript

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And the model for the buffalo head nickel
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was processed and parted out and sold as meat
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in the Meatpacking District in Manhattan.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:44:05
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 Why is that part of our story? - The American Buffalo 00:06
Why is that part of our story?
S01 • E01 Narrator: When the hide hunters went broke, - The American Buffalo 00:12
Narrator: When the hide hunters went broke,
S01 • E02 And it opens up this idea of just - The American Buffalo 00:07
And it opens up this idea of just
S01 • E01 With wolf pelts worth $2.00 each - The American Buffalo 00:23
With wolf pelts worth $2.00 each
S01 • E02 We look at it and we see a symbol of wilderness - The American Buffalo 00:11
We look at it and we see a symbol of wilderness
S01 • E02 Horse Capture, Jr.: You look at that old nickel, - The American Buffalo 00:06
Horse Capture, Jr.: You look at that old nickel,
S01 • E02 At one time, they almost wiped them to extinction. - The American Buffalo 00:06
At one time, they almost wiped them to extinction.
S01 • E02 Why did the European put that buffalo on that nickel? - The American Buffalo 00:05
Why did the European put that buffalo on that nickel?
S01 • E01 [Eagle screeches] - The American Buffalo 00:10
[Eagle screeches]
S01 • E02 Was it just a curiosity, or was it something that - The American Buffalo 00:08
Was it just a curiosity, or was it something that
S01 • E02 So, in my confusion, and my need to understand, - The American Buffalo 00:14
So, in my confusion, and my need to understand,
S01 • E01 ["Two Rivers" by Larry Unger, Ginny Snowe playing] - The American Buffalo 00:07
["Two Rivers" by Larry Unger, Ginny Snowe playing]
S01 • E01 They had to stay, and without buffalo meat - The American Buffalo 00:11
They had to stay, and without buffalo meat
S01 • E02 Have to destroy the things you love? - The American Buffalo 00:06
Have to destroy the things you love?
S01 • E01 On the Blackfeet reservation, - The American Buffalo 00:09
On the Blackfeet reservation,
S01 • E01 He reported seeing a rabbit being cooked in one - The American Buffalo 00:09
He reported seeing a rabbit being cooked in one
S01 • E01 The other 21 lodges had no food at all. - The American Buffalo 00:06
The other 21 lodges had no food at all.
S01 • E02 Half of them were grazing in now - The American Buffalo 00:08
Half of them were grazing in now
S01 • E01 Six hundred Blackfeet-- - The American Buffalo 00:10
Six hundred Blackfeet--
S01 • E02 Compared to the millions of buffalo that had once - The American Buffalo 00:21
Compared to the millions of buffalo that had once