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The American Buffalo

Fraser said he wanted a coin "that could not be mistakenfor any other country's coin." On...

Fraser said he wanted a coin "that could not be mistaken
for any other country's coin." On one side, the new
nickel showed the profile of an American Indian

Full Transcript

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Fraser said he wanted a coin
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"that could not be mistaken for any other country's coin."
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On one side, the new nickel showed the profile
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of an American Indian.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:29
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 • E01 Elliott West: And this was really the first step - The American Buffalo 00:11
Elliott West: And this was really the first step
S01 • E01 And so it made them vulnerable - The American Buffalo 00:08
And so it made them vulnerable
S01 On the other was an American buffalo, - The American Buffalo 00:10
On the other was an American buffalo,
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.