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The American Buffalo

The Better AngelsA Story of Resilience" part of the "Ken BurnsPublic Dialogue Initiative...

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Society is proud to support this presentation of "The American Buffalo:
A Story of Resilience" part of the "Ken Burns
Public Dialogue Initiative at Georgetown University."

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FUNDING: The Better Angels Society is proud to support
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this presentation of
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"The American Buffalo: A Story of Resilience"
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part of the "Ken Burns Public Dialogue Initiative at
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Georgetown University."
Duration
53 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:43
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 • E02 Narrator: As the editor of "Forest and Stream" magazine, - The American Buffalo 00:09
Narrator: As the editor of "Forest and Stream" mag...
S01 • E02 He railed against the hat-making industry, - The American Buffalo 00:15
He railed against the hat-making industry,
S01 • E01 The Kiowa chief Satanta objected. - The American Buffalo 00:06
The Kiowa chief Satanta objected.
S01 • E01 Man as Satanta: I want you to understand what I say. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Man as Satanta: I want you to understand what I say.
S01 • E02 [Gunshot] And he decried the market hunters - The American Buffalo 00:14
[Gunshot] And he decried the market hunters
S01 • E01 There I feel free and happy, - The American Buffalo 00:10
There I feel free and happy,
S01 • E02 To help him carry on the fight - The American Buffalo 00:15
To help him carry on the fight
S01 • E01 Narrator: "Do not ask us to give up the buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:09
Narrator: "Do not ask us to give up the buffalo
S01 • E01 "Do not speak of it more." - The American Buffalo 00:32
"Do not speak of it more."
S01 • E02 But he never lost his focus on the American buffalo. - The American Buffalo 00:06
But he never lost his focus on the American buffalo.
S01 • E02 Punke: Every saloon in America wants to have - The American Buffalo 00:10
Punke: Every saloon in America wants to have
S01 • E01 The Kiowa calendar for that year showed an Indian and a white man - The American Buffalo 00:11
The Kiowa calendar for that year showed an Indian and a whit...
S01 • E02 And the market for buffalo heads goes through the roof. - The American Buffalo 00:08
And the market for buffalo heads goes through the roof.
S01 • E02 And, uh, what used to be a $4.00 shot - The American Buffalo 00:14
And, uh, what used to be a $4.00 shot
S01 • E01 West: The government comes away from that treaty thinking - The American Buffalo 00:14
West: The government comes away from that treaty thinking
S01 • E02 And the response to that is poachers descend upon - The American Buffalo 00:13
And the response to that is poachers descend upon
S01 • E01 The Comanches and Kiowas come away from that treaty - The American Buffalo 00:13
The Comanches and Kiowas come away from that treaty
S01 • E02 Narrator: By 1894, the last surviving herd - The American Buffalo 00:12
Narrator: By 1894, the last surviving herd
S01 • E01 Narrator: A year later, farther north, - The American Buffalo 00:12
Narrator: A year later, farther north,
S01 • E02 But the superintendent reported that poachers - The American Buffalo 00:14
But the superintendent reported that poachers