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Narrator: Stripped of its hide,
each carcass provided hundreds of pounds of meat, which could be roasted
or boiled; cut into strips
and dried on racks; or mixed with tallow and berries
to make pemmican, a dehydrated concoction
that was easier to transport, preserved the meat longer, and provided five times
the food value per pound
each carcass provided hundreds of pounds of meat, which could be roasted
or boiled; cut into strips
and dried on racks; or mixed with tallow and berries
to make pemmican, a dehydrated concoction
that was easier to transport, preserved the meat longer, and provided five times
the food value per pound
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Narrator: Stripped of its hide,
each carcass provided
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hundreds of pounds of meat,
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which could be roasted
or boiled;
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cut into strips
and dried on racks;
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or mixed with tallow and berries
to make pemmican,
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a dehydrated concoction
that was easier to transport,
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preserved the meat longer,
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and provided five times
the food value per pound.
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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.