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Elliott West: And this was really the first step
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The American Buffalo

And this wasreally the first step in which Indian peoples ofthe Far West begin to become...

Elliott West: And this was
really the first step in which Indian peoples of
the Far West begin to become enmeshed and caught up
in this global economy

Full Transcript

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Elliott West: And this was really the first step
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in which Indian peoples of the Far West begin
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to become enmeshed and caught up in this global economy.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:32
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 On the other was an American buffalo, - The American Buffalo 00:10
On the other was an American buffalo,
S01 • E01 And so it made them vulnerable - The American Buffalo 00:08
And so it made them vulnerable
S01 • E01 Narrator: By the 1830s, the mountain man era had ended. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Narrator: By the 1830s, the mountain man era had ended.
S01 • E01 The fashion had changed to silk hats, - The American Buffalo 00:08
The fashion had changed to silk hats,
S01 RINELLA: We know its name, it was called "Black Diamond." - The American Buffalo 00:07
RINELLA: We know its name, it was called "Black Diamond...
S01 • E01 But there were still tens of millions of buffalo. - The American Buffalo 00:07
But there were still tens of millions of buffalo.
S01 And it was sold to a butcher. - The American Buffalo 00:05
And it was sold to a butcher.
S01 And the model for the buffalo head nickel was - The American Buffalo 00:12
And the model for the buffalo head nickel was
S01 • E01 Consumers in the East had now developed - The American Buffalo 00:07
Consumers in the East had now developed
S01 • E02 The Deadwood Stagecoach was attacked-- - The American Buffalo 00:08
The Deadwood Stagecoach was attacked--
S01 • E01 Thick buffalo robes became popular - The American Buffalo 00:08
Thick buffalo robes became popular
S01 • E02 A wagon train was raided - The American Buffalo 00:07
A wagon train was raided
S01 And it opens up this idea of just how conflicted - The American Buffalo 00:07
And it opens up this idea of just how conflicted
S01 • E01 Along the Missouri River and its tributaries, - The American Buffalo 00:27
Along the Missouri River and its tributaries,
S01 • E02 A settler's cabin was surrounded by Indians - The American Buffalo 00:08
A settler's cabin was surrounded by Indians
S01 We look at it and we see a symbol of wilderness and - The American Buffalo 00:10
We look at it and we see a symbol of wilderness and
S01 • E02 A re-enactment of the Battle of the Little Bighorn-- - The American Buffalo 00:14
A re-enactment of the Battle of the Little Bighorn--
S01 You look at that old nickel, there's a buffalo. - The American Buffalo 00:05
You look at that old nickel, there's a buffalo.
S01 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 Each performance also included a stampede of buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:13
Each performance also included a stampede of buffalo