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The American Buffalo

"The Indianssensed that we were "taking away their birthright "and that with every boomof...

[Flash bulb pops] Man as Mayer: "The Indians
sensed that we were "taking away their birthright "and that with every boom
of a buffalo rifle, "their tenure on their homeland
became weakened, "and that eventually,
they would have "no homeland
and no buffalo

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Man as Mayer: "The Indians sensed that we were
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"taking away their birthright
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"and that with every boom of a buffalo rifle,
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"their tenure on their homeland became weakened,
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"and that eventually, they would have
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"no homeland and no buffalo.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:18:33
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 Rinella: We got to the era when you could just count them up, - The American Buffalo 00:07
Rinella: We got to the era when you could just count them up...
S01 • E02 It was perfectly plausible that you could have - The American Buffalo 00:11
It was perfectly plausible that you could have
S01 • E01 "So they did what you and I would do - The American Buffalo 00:12
"So they did what you and I would do
S01 • E02 A lightning strike could have walked away with 10%, - The American Buffalo 00:08
A lightning strike could have walked away with 10%,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Incensed by the treaty violations - The American Buffalo 00:20
Narrator: Incensed by the treaty violations
S01 • E02 [Thunder] There was a real vulnerability. - The American Buffalo 00:05
[Thunder] There was a real vulnerability.
S01 • E02 In some of the surviving bison herds - The American Buffalo 00:10
In some of the surviving bison herds
S01 • E02 And there's one dominant bull who may be - The American Buffalo 00:07
And there's one dominant bull who may be
S01 • E01 Among the Quahada band of Comanches was - The American Buffalo 00:11
Among the Quahada band of Comanches was
S01 • E02 'Cause there's just not enough genetic diversity among them. - The American Buffalo 00:06
'Cause there's just not enough genetic diversity a...
S01 • E01 He had been born near the sacred Wichita Mountains, - The American Buffalo 00:18
He had been born near the sacred Wichita Mountains,
S01 • E02 What you needed was bigger places; and, most importantly, - The American Buffalo 00:12
What you needed was bigger places; and, most importantly,
S01 • E01 [Gunfire] In 1860, while Quanah - The American Buffalo 00:18
[Gunfire] In 1860, while Quanah
S01 • E01 Man: It was a massacre, but it wasn't a famous thing - The American Buffalo 00:08
Man: It was a massacre, but it wasn't a famous thing
S01 • E02 Inside, the home boasted 10-foot ceilings, - The American Buffalo 00:13
Inside, the home boasted 10-foot ceilings,
S01 • E01 They eventually took her back to her--her people, - The American Buffalo 00:08
They eventually took her back to her--her people,
S01 • E01 She never wanted to go back - The American Buffalo 00:06
She never wanted to go back
S01 • E02 Its proud owner was Quanah Parker, - The American Buffalo 00:09
Its proud owner was Quanah Parker,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Cynthia tried several times - The American Buffalo 00:08
Narrator: Cynthia tried several times
S01 • E02 The story goes that Quanah had met - The American Buffalo 00:10
The story goes that Quanah had met