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The American Buffalo

"If I were a buffalo hunter,"the officer replied, "I would hunt buffalo The militaryin the...

"If I were a buffalo hunter,"
the officer replied, "I would hunt buffalo
where the buffalo are." West: The military
in the West certainly had a motive to do what they could
to eliminate as many bison as they could because they
understood the obvious, that the bison were key
to the Native economy

Full Transcript

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"If I were a buffalo hunter," the officer replied,
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"I would hunt buffalo where the buffalo are."
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West: The military in the West certainly had
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a motive to do what they could to eliminate as many bison
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as they could because they understood the obvious,
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that the bison were key to the Native economy.
Duration
24 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:19
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 Covering 24,000 acres and surrounded by - The American Buffalo 00:13
Covering 24,000 acres and surrounded by
S01 • E01 If you cut the legs from under that economy, then you're not - The American Buffalo 00:07
If you cut the legs from under that economy, then you'r...
S01 • E02 For years, he had stocked his estate - The American Buffalo 00:12
For years, he had stocked his estate
S01 • E01 The army was a facilitator in the destruction of the bison. - The American Buffalo 00:06
The army was a facilitator in the destruction of the bison.
S01 • E01 They didn't do it themselves, but they certainly helped it - The American Buffalo 00:07
They didn't do it themselves, but they certainly helped...
S01 • E01 I think it was a deliberate policy - The American Buffalo 00:08
I think it was a deliberate policy
S01 • E02 Corbin had also purchased 10 bison - The American Buffalo 00:10
Corbin had also purchased 10 bison
S01 • E01 It was not something that they wrote down - The American Buffalo 00:08
It was not something that they wrote down
S01 • E02 By 1904, Corbin's heirs owned a herd of 160. - The American Buffalo 00:07
By 1904, Corbin's heirs owned a herd of 160.
S01 • E01 But, I think, through all sorts of informal practices - The American Buffalo 00:14
But, I think, through all sorts of informal practices
S01 • E02 That same year, the family agreed to provide - The American Buffalo 00:28
That same year, the family agreed to provide
S01 • E01 Man: "The Arkansas was called the dead line, - The American Buffalo 00:14
Man: "The Arkansas was called the dead line,
S01 • E01 "The oftener we looked, the more eager - The American Buffalo 00:06
"The oftener we looked, the more eager
S01 • E01 "Even the sky looked more inviting in that direction. - The American Buffalo 00:05
"Even the sky looked more inviting in that direction.
S01 • E01 So, we crossed over." - The American Buffalo 00:07
So, we crossed over."
S01 • E02 At Blue Mountain, Baynes expanded his work-- - The American Buffalo 00:09
At Blue Mountain, Baynes expanded his work--
S01 • E02 His wife Louise would take pictures of him, - The American Buffalo 00:12
His wife Louise would take pictures of him,
S01 • E01 "You're causing a lot of misery, - The American Buffalo 00:45
"You're causing a lot of misery,
S01 • E02 They had, uh, wolf pups that they named - The American Buffalo 00:10
They had, uh, wolf pups that they named
S01 • E02 He adopted this wild boar - The American Buffalo 00:11
He adopted this wild boar