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The American Buffalo

"Buffalo bones,"a Kansas newspaper reported, "are now legal tenderin Dodge City." A...

"Buffalo bones,"
a Kansas newspaper reported, "are now legal tender
in Dodge City." A company in St. Louis processed more than one million tons of bison bones

Full Transcript

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"Buffalo bones," a Kansas newspaper reported,
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"are now legal tender in Dodge City."
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A company in St. Louis processed
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more than one million tons
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of bison bones.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:48:18
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 • E02 You get a few. And when you get them, - The American Buffalo 00:08
You get a few. And when you get them,
S01 • E02 I think we've got an opportunity - The American Buffalo 00:06
I think we've got an opportunity
S01 • E02 And, if we do, I think America can look back - The American Buffalo 00:22
And, if we do, I think America can look back
S01 • E01 The Michigan Carbon Works became - The American Buffalo 00:08
The Michigan Carbon Works became
S01 • E01 In the end, the bone trade - The American Buffalo 00:14
In the end, the bone trade
S01 • E01 Momaday: Even what remained of them - The American Buffalo 00:07
Momaday: Even what remained of them
S01 • E02 But we aren't looking at the future. - The American Buffalo 00:05
But we aren't looking at the future.
S01 • E01 It was--it was, like, uh, - The American Buffalo 00:07
It was--it was, like, uh,
S01 • E02 We're looking at right now. And that's not far enough. - The American Buffalo 00:05
We're looking at right now. And that's not far eno...
S01 • E01 It just strikes me as--as, uh... - The American Buffalo 00:05
It just strikes me as--as, uh...
S01 • E02 And we destroy that, we're destroying ourselves. - The American Buffalo 00:05
And we destroy that, we're destroying ourselves.
S01 • E01 A society trying to clean up, - The American Buffalo 00:08
A society trying to clean up,
S01 • E01 This is the murder of buffalo, - The American Buffalo 00:08
This is the murder of buffalo,
S01 • E02 But its story is unfinished and still being written, - The American Buffalo 00:14
But its story is unfinished and still being written,
S01 • E01 Let's get not only the buffalo out, - The American Buffalo 00:07
Let's get not only the buffalo out,
S01 • E01 Baker: So they took everything from us, - The American Buffalo 00:10
Baker: So they took everything from us,
S01 • E02 Being saved from extinction is not the same as - The American Buffalo 00:07
Being saved from extinction is not the same as
S01 • E01 They're taking away our grocery store, - The American Buffalo 00:08
They're taking away our grocery store,
S01 • E02 Today, the United States is home to more than - The American Buffalo 00:08
Today, the United States is home to more than
S01 • E01 They killed the spirit of the buffalo, - The American Buffalo 00:06
They killed the spirit of the buffalo,