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Lapier: Why Americans are so destructive
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The American Buffalo

Why Americansare so destructive, I think, isan important question to ask

Lapier: Why Americans
are so destructive, I think, is
an important question to ask

Full Transcript

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Lapier: Why Americans are so destructive,
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I think, is an important question to ask.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:43:59
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 And it was sold to a butcher. - The American Buffalo 00:05
And it was sold to a butcher.
S01 • E02 And the model for the buffalo head nickel - The American Buffalo 00:12
And the model for the buffalo head nickel
S01 • E01 Why is that part of our story? - The American Buffalo 00:06
Why is that part of our story?
S01 • E01 Narrator: When the hide hunters went broke, - The American Buffalo 00:12
Narrator: When the hide hunters went broke,
S01 • E02 And it opens up this idea of just - The American Buffalo 00:07
And it opens up this idea of just
S01 • E01 With wolf pelts worth $2.00 each - The American Buffalo 00:23
With wolf pelts worth $2.00 each
S01 • E02 We look at it and we see a symbol of wilderness - The American Buffalo 00:11
We look at it and we see a symbol of wilderness
S01 • E02 Horse Capture, Jr.: You look at that old nickel, - The American Buffalo 00:06
Horse Capture, Jr.: You look at that old nickel,
S01 • E02 At one time, they almost wiped them to extinction. - The American Buffalo 00:06
At one time, they almost wiped them to extinction.
S01 • E02 Why did the European put that buffalo on that nickel? - The American Buffalo 00:05
Why did the European put that buffalo on that nickel?
S01 • E01 [Eagle screeches] - The American Buffalo 00:10
[Eagle screeches]
S01 • E02 Was it just a curiosity, or was it something that - The American Buffalo 00:08
Was it just a curiosity, or was it something that
S01 • E02 So, in my confusion, and my need to understand, - The American Buffalo 00:14
So, in my confusion, and my need to understand,
S01 • E01 ["Two Rivers" by Larry Unger, Ginny Snowe playing] - The American Buffalo 00:07
["Two Rivers" by Larry Unger, Ginny Snowe playing]
S01 • E01 They had to stay, and without buffalo meat - The American Buffalo 00:11
They had to stay, and without buffalo meat
S01 • E02 Have to destroy the things you love? - The American Buffalo 00:06
Have to destroy the things you love?
S01 • E01 On the Blackfeet reservation, - The American Buffalo 00:09
On the Blackfeet reservation,
S01 • E01 He reported seeing a rabbit being cooked in one - The American Buffalo 00:09
He reported seeing a rabbit being cooked in one
S01 • E01 The other 21 lodges had no food at all. - The American Buffalo 00:06
The other 21 lodges had no food at all.
S01 • E02 Half of them were grazing in now - The American Buffalo 00:08
Half of them were grazing in now