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LaPIER: Well, one of the things we know about bison
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The American Buffalo

Well, one of thethings we know about bison, of course, the modernbison that we know...

LaPIER: Well, one of the
things we know about bison, of course, the modern
bison that we know today, they evolved here
in North America, and they evolved at the same
time that Indigenous people had already been here for
probably 10,000 years

Full Transcript

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LaPIER: Well, one of the things we know about bison,
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of course, the modern bison that we know today,
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they evolved here in North America,
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and they evolved at the same time that Indigenous people had
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already been here for probably 10,000 years.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:00
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 And so Indigenous people and the bison sort of lived - The American Buffalo 00:11
And so Indigenous people and the bison sort of lived
S01 • E01 In their place, the modern buffalo evolved and multiplied, - The American Buffalo 00:12
In their place, the modern buffalo evolved and multiplied,
S01 • E02 The wife of a Texas cattleman and former Indian fighter - The American Buffalo 00:12
The wife of a Texas cattleman and former Indian fighter
S01 And because the Indigenous People hunted bison, - The American Buffalo 00:29
And because the Indigenous People hunted bison,
S01 • E01 Bison and humans, in a real sense, - The American Buffalo 00:11
Bison and humans, in a real sense,
S01 • E02 It would eventually lead him to reconsider his relationship - The American Buffalo 00:09
It would eventually lead him to reconsider his relationship
S01 • E01 Sometimes the animals would ebb and flow, - The American Buffalo 00:09
Sometimes the animals would ebb and flow,
S01 • E02 On two different Indian reservations-- - The American Buffalo 00:14
On two different Indian reservations--
S01 • E01 And, so, there was this wonderful - The American Buffalo 00:10
And, so, there was this wonderful
S01 You know, bison became very much enmeshed in - The American Buffalo 00:24
You know, bison became very much enmeshed in
S01 • E01 Rosalyn Lapier: They have always lived with humans. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Rosalyn Lapier: They have always lived with humans.
S01 • E02 A patrician New York magazine publisher, - The American Buffalo 00:21
A patrician New York magazine publisher,
S01 • E01 They've always been hunted by humans; - The American Buffalo 00:18
They've always been hunted by humans;
S01 • E01 And their primary defense mechanism is to run away. - The American Buffalo 00:06
And their primary defense mechanism is to run away.
S01 • E02 And a Comanche leader, who had once waged war - The American Buffalo 00:13
And a Comanche leader, who had once waged war
S01 WOODRUFF: And Dan Flores, - The American Buffalo 00:09
WOODRUFF: And Dan Flores,
S01 • E01 And they have that skill at a very young age. - The American Buffalo 00:06
And they have that skill at a very young age.
S01 And that is, as we just heard from Roslyn, - The American Buffalo 00:11
And that is, as we just heard from Roslyn,
S01 • E01 A newborn buffalo calf tries to stand for the first time - The American Buffalo 00:09
A newborn buffalo calf tries to stand for the first time
S01 • E02 Man: I know there is such - The American Buffalo 00:15
Man: I know there is such