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The American Buffalo

In a different ceremony,experienced hunters costumed themselvesas buffalo bulls, whose...

In a different ceremony,
experienced hunters costumed themselves
as buffalo bulls, whose power, called "medicine," could be shared
with others in the tribe

Full Transcript

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In a different ceremony, experienced hunters
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costumed themselves as buffalo bulls,
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whose power, called "medicine,"
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could be shared with others in the tribe.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:10
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 And I think that now of course today there's a lot - The American Buffalo 00:12
And I think that now of course today there's a lot
S01 • E02 Duncan: Roosevelt had two buffalo trophy heads - The American Buffalo 00:09
Duncan: Roosevelt had two buffalo trophy heads
S01 • E01 Man: The first thing I was told about buffalo was - The American Buffalo 00:06
Man: The first thing I was told about buffalo was
S01 And so, we are able to blend those worlds and be able to - The American Buffalo 00:12
And so, we are able to blend those worlds and be able to
S01 • E02 In Grinnell's office, he had two buffalo skulls. - The American Buffalo 00:06
In Grinnell's office, he had two buffalo skulls.
S01 • E01 First thing I was told about them was - The American Buffalo 00:24
First thing I was told about them was
S01 • E02 And he wrote about them and their presence in his office, - The American Buffalo 00:08
And he wrote about them and their presence in his office,
S01 • E02 It reminded him of the death of the bison - The American Buffalo 00:07
It reminded him of the death of the bison
S01 And I think one of the things that is an important point to - The American Buffalo 00:14
And I think one of the things that is an important point to
S01 • E02 Narrator: Together, Roosevelt and Grinnell formed - The American Buffalo 00:18
Narrator: Together, Roosevelt and Grinnell formed
S01 You know, through again, thousands of years of - The American Buffalo 00:18
You know, through again, thousands of years of
S01 • E01 Narrator: Each summer, the Lakota, like many tribes, - The American Buffalo 00:18
Narrator: Each summer, the Lakota, like many tribes,
S01 • E02 Nijhuis: To these men, there was no contradiction - The American Buffalo 00:13
Nijhuis: To these men, there was no contradiction
S01 • E01 Buffaloes were considered - The American Buffalo 00:09
Buffaloes were considered
S01 They created landscapes, - The American Buffalo 00:13
They created landscapes,
S01 • E01 Over the course of many generations, - The American Buffalo 00:20
Over the course of many generations,
S01 • E02 They wanted to protect these species - The American Buffalo 00:09
They wanted to protect these species
S01 • E02 At the end of the 19th century, there are a lot of men - The American Buffalo 00:19
At the end of the 19th century, there are a lot of men
S01 WOODRUFF: And Dan, what's your sense of why it's taken - The American Buffalo 00:14
WOODRUFF: And Dan, what's your sense of why it's t...
S01 • E01 Along the way, they learned their Sun Dance from the Crows. - The American Buffalo 00:08
Along the way, they learned their Sun Dance from the Crows.