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The American Buffalo

His army killedand ate 500 bison on their futile quest for gold and stacked piles of dung...

His army killed
and ate 500 bison on their futile quest for gold and stacked piles of dung to mark their route
for the return trip

Full Transcript

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His army killed and ate 500 bison
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on their futile quest for gold
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and stacked piles of dung
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to mark their route for the return trip.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:08
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 WOODRUFF: And to you, Roslyn, - The American Buffalo 00:06
WOODRUFF: And to you, Roslyn,
S01 And how destructive have Americans been? - The American Buffalo 00:06
And how destructive have Americans been?
S01 • E01 They then wrote the King of Spain - The American Buffalo 00:11
They then wrote the King of Spain
S01 • E02 As the Crow leader, Plenty Coups, put it - The American Buffalo 00:13
As the Crow leader, Plenty Coups, put it
S01 LaPIER: You know, I'm not sure if I do have an answer to that, - The American Buffalo 00:13
LaPIER: You know, I'm not sure if I do have an answer t...
S01 • E01 And they thought, "You know, what's in it for us? - The American Buffalo 00:05
And they thought, "You know, what's in it for us?
S01 I think we often when we think about the past and we talk - The American Buffalo 00:13
I think we often when we think about the past and we talk
S01 • E01 How can we profit from this?" - The American Buffalo 00:10
How can we profit from this?"
S01 • E02 Duncan: This part of Montana was the same area - The American Buffalo 00:18
Duncan: This part of Montana was the same area
S01 • E01 No one knows - The American Buffalo 00:10
No one knows
S01 And by the time we're talking about the 19th century, - The American Buffalo 00:09
And by the time we're talking about the 19th century,
S01 • E01 Their range extended from west of the Rocky Mountains - The American Buffalo 00:15
Their range extended from west of the Rocky Mountains
S01 And it really is Americans who are complicit - The American Buffalo 00:19
And it really is Americans who are complicit
S01 • E02 This was the same place where, 5, 6 years before, - The American Buffalo 00:15
This was the same place where, 5, 6 years before,
S01 • E02 And it takes Hornaday more than two months - The American Buffalo 00:10
And it takes Hornaday more than two months
S01 • E01 Narrator: In 1613, sailing up the Potomac River, - The American Buffalo 00:13
Narrator: In 1613, sailing up the Potomac River,
S01 So I think it's one of the things that other people have - The American Buffalo 00:39
So I think it's one of the things that other people hav...
S01 • E02 That's the trajectory that the bison had been on. - The American Buffalo 00:06
That's the trajectory that the bison had been on.
S01 • E01 But as English colonies grew along the Atlantic Coast, - The American Buffalo 00:11
But as English colonies grew along the Atlantic Coast,
S01 • E02 Narrator: Back at the Smithsonian, - The American Buffalo 00:10
Narrator: Back at the Smithsonian,