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The American Buffalo

During the hide-hunting on the southern Plains,he had advocated for policies he called...

During the hide-hunting on the southern Plains,
he had advocated for policies he called "just" and "honest"
toward Native Americans that would, he wrote,
"conscientiously aid "in the increase of the buffalo,
instead of furthering its foolish
and reckless slaughter." Now Grinnell turned
his attention to what was unfolding
in Montana

Full Transcript

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During the hide-hunting
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on the southern Plains, he had advocated for policies
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he called "just" and "honest" toward Native Americans
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that would, he wrote, "conscientiously aid
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"in the increase of the buffalo, instead of furthering
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its foolish and reckless slaughter."
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Now Grinnell turned his attention
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to what was unfolding in Montana.
Duration
28 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:40:42
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 Legislation to create it was introduced in Congress 3 times. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Legislation to create it was introduced in Congress 3 times.
S01 • E02 Each time, the bill was turned down, - The American Buffalo 00:11
Each time, the bill was turned down,
S01 • E02 Over time, the old Indian fighter Charlie Goodnight - The American Buffalo 00:22
Over time, the old Indian fighter Charlie Goodnight
S01 • E01 Man as Grinnell: Up to within a few years ago, - The American Buffalo 00:10
Man as Grinnell: Up to within a few years ago,
S01 • E01 The progress of the Northern Pacific Railroad, - The American Buffalo 00:09
The progress of the Northern Pacific Railroad,
S01 • E01 The buffalo will disappear - The American Buffalo 00:09
The buffalo will disappear
S01 • E02 In thanks, Quanah presented Goodnight with a lance - The American Buffalo 00:12
In thanks, Quanah presented Goodnight with a lance
S01 • E01 [Buffalo grunts] - The American Buffalo 00:20
[Buffalo grunts]
S01 • E02 In 1911, he wrote to Goodnight saying - The American Buffalo 00:18
In 1911, he wrote to Goodnight saying
S01 • E01 But it was so much in front of them, what was happening, - The American Buffalo 00:09
But it was so much in front of them, what was happening,
S01 • E01 It became more and more difficult to find buffalo, - The American Buffalo 00:07
It became more and more difficult to find buffalo,
S01 • E02 He died a month later-- - The American Buffalo 00:09
He died a month later--
S01 • E01 Weird things began to happen, - The American Buffalo 00:09
Weird things began to happen,
S01 • E01 But there also was a capacity to deny - The American Buffalo 00:16
But there also was a capacity to deny
S01 • E02 They came to help make a film that would capture - The American Buffalo 00:16
They came to help make a film that would capture
S01 • E01 Narrator: In Miles City, - The American Buffalo 00:16
Narrator: In Miles City,
S01 • E02 The highlight was a buffalo hunt-- - The American Buffalo 00:13
The highlight was a buffalo hunt--
S01 • E01 They came back in the spring - The American Buffalo 00:09
They came back in the spring
S01 • E01 Steven Rinella: There are people in Miles City - The American Buffalo 00:10
Steven Rinella: There are people in Miles City
S01 • E01 When they had finished, they didn't know they'd finished. - The American Buffalo 00:06
When they had finished, they didn't know they'd fi...