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The American Buffalo

It was considered"big medicine" and that became his name

It was considered
"big medicine" and that became his name

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It was considered "big medicine"
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and that became his name.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:12
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 Narrator: The United States was pushing westward. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Narrator: The United States was pushing westward.
S01 • E02 In an oval cutout, in the center of - The American Buffalo 00:09
In an oval cutout, in the center of
S01 • E01 Within 15 years, its boundary would stretch to the Pacific. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Within 15 years, its boundary would stretch to the Pacific.
S01 My grandpa and my dad took me to the bison range and - The American Buffalo 00:07
My grandpa and my dad took me to the bison range and
S01 • E01 To get there, all of the overland trails - The American Buffalo 00:12
To get there, all of the overland trails
S01 He was so old; - The American Buffalo 00:08
He was so old;
S01 • E02 And it would say, in bold letters, "I am coming." - The American Buffalo 00:08
And it would say, in bold letters, "I am coming."
S01 I touched him and I thought he would be soft, - The American Buffalo 00:07
I touched him and I thought he would be soft,
S01 • E01 Americans had different motives for their migrations, - The American Buffalo 00:13
Americans had different motives for their migrations,
S01 • E02 That's still true. But most Americans - The American Buffalo 00:11
That's still true. But most Americans
S01 And that was my first impression, - The American Buffalo 00:07
And that was my first impression,
S01 • E01 Woman: "I never saw anything like buffalo meat - The American Buffalo 00:07
Woman: "I never saw anything like buffalo meat
S01 • E02 These played an incalculably large media role, - The American Buffalo 00:12
These played an incalculably large media role,
S01 • E01 "So long as there is buffalo meat, - The American Buffalo 00:10
"So long as there is buffalo meat,
S01 WOODRUFF: And so, at some point, - The American Buffalo 00:06
WOODRUFF: And so, at some point,
S01 Roz, I want to ask you, - The American Buffalo 00:19
Roz, I want to ask you,
S01 • E01 Narrator: In 1836, Narcissa Whitman was headed - The American Buffalo 00:14
Narrator: In 1836, Narcissa Whitman was headed
S01 • E02 The game on which he lived has been destroyed; - The American Buffalo 00:23
The game on which he lived has been destroyed;
S01 • E01 Other Americans were heading to Oregon to establish farms; - The American Buffalo 00:12
Other Americans were heading to Oregon to establish farms;
S01 LaPIER: Yeah, I mean, it really was this early kind of - The American Buffalo 00:15
LaPIER: Yeah, I mean, it really was this early kind of