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The American Buffalo

Bison certainly represented, as I think Frazier'snickel indicated, that it was the...

Bison certainly represented, as I think Frazier's
nickel indicated, that it was the creature that
much of the world associated with the United States

Full Transcript

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Bison certainly represented,
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as I think Frazier's nickel indicated,
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that it was the creature that much of the world associated
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with the United States.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:54
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 On the southern Plains, in 1886, - The American Buffalo 00:19
On the southern Plains, in 1886,
S01 That's why the bison has become our national mammal here - The American Buffalo 00:07
That's why the bison has become our national mammal her...
S01 But we didn't want to allow it to be a wild creature. - The American Buffalo 00:07
But we didn't want to allow it to be a wild creature.
S01 • E02 In 1887, they were able to hold their sacred ritual - The American Buffalo 00:10
In 1887, they were able to hold their sacred ritual
S01 And that kind of becomes the-the story that takes - The American Buffalo 00:09
And that kind of becomes the-the story that takes
S01 • E01 Some of them began hunting buffalo, too. - The American Buffalo 00:06
Some of them began hunting buffalo, too.
S01 WOODRUFF: Ken Burns, there's so much to think about here. - The American Buffalo 00:06
WOODRUFF: Ken Burns, there's so much to think about her...
S01 • E01 In the Southwest, New Mexican ciboleros-- - The American Buffalo 00:15
In the Southwest, New Mexican ciboleros--
S01 What-what ultimately do you want your, - The American Buffalo 00:13
What-what ultimately do you want your,
S01 Its relationship to this country and how we should think - The American Buffalo 00:08
Its relationship to this country and how we should think
S01 • E01 And from Canada, the Métis-- - The American Buffalo 00:15
And from Canada, the Métis--
S01 BURNS: Well, let me just riff off Dan for a second and - The American Buffalo 00:10
BURNS: Well, let me just riff off Dan for a second and
S01 • E02 But after 4 months with Cody, Sitting Bull had seen - The American Buffalo 00:08
But after 4 months with Cody, Sitting Bull had seen
S01 • E01 In 1846, a decade-long drought began, - The American Buffalo 00:09
In 1846, a decade-long drought began,
S01 On both sides of that coin that we are now beginning to - The American Buffalo 00:10
On both sides of that coin that we are now beginning to
S01 • E02 He could not understand why beggars were ignored - The American Buffalo 00:12
He could not understand why beggars were ignored
S01 • E01 The bison herds, - The American Buffalo 00:09
The bison herds,
S01 It's a, it's-it's obscene in a way. - The American Buffalo 00:05
It's a, it's-it's obscene in a way.
S01 • E01 [Man chanting in Native language] - The American Buffalo 00:12
[Man chanting in Native language]
S01 We've spent the last century doing everything we can - The American Buffalo 00:08
We've spent the last century doing everything we can