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The American Buffalo

Whena fierce winter devastated the cattle herds on the Plains, Jones remembered seeing...

Narrator: When
a fierce winter devastated the cattle herds on the Plains, Jones remembered seeing buffalo
unfazed by similar weather

Full Transcript

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Narrator: When a fierce winter devastated
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the cattle herds on the Plains,
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Jones remembered seeing buffalo unfazed by similar weather.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:31
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 Man as Jones: I thought to myself, "Why not domesticate - The American Buffalo 00:10
Man as Jones: I thought to myself, "Why not domesticate
S01 And, you know, we now have 83 member tribes of the - The American Buffalo 00:07
And, you know, we now have 83 member tribes of the
S01 • E01 And that makes people happy, - The American Buffalo 00:06
And that makes people happy,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Stripped of its hide, each carcass provided - The American Buffalo 00:27
Narrator: Stripped of its hide, each carcass provided
S01 There's folks like the National Wildlife Federation, you know, - The American Buffalo 00:09
There's folks like the National Wildlife Federation, yo...
S01 • E02 "Why not infuse this hardy blood into our native cattle - The American Buffalo 00:19
"Why not infuse this hardy blood into our native cattle
S01 There's cultural, academic, nutritional, - The American Buffalo 00:09
There's cultural, academic, nutritional,
S01 And so, I think we're in a new era in buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:07
And so, I think we're in a new era in buffalo
S01 • E02 He purchased more from a private herd in Canada - The American Buffalo 00:09
He purchased more from a private herd in Canada
S01 WOODRUFF: And Ken, going back to your really - The American Buffalo 00:25
WOODRUFF: And Ken, going back to your really
S01 • E01 Narrator: From the moment a Plains Indian child was born - The American Buffalo 00:20
Narrator: From the moment a Plains Indian child was born
S01 • E02 Then he began experimenting, - The American Buffalo 00:14
Then he began experimenting,
S01 • E02 Too many cows died in calving; - The American Buffalo 00:11
Too many cows died in calving;
S01 • E01 In winter, when the bison's fur was the thickest, - The American Buffalo 00:11
In winter, when the bison's fur was the thickest,
S01 BURNS: So, Dan talked about the economic relationship, - The American Buffalo 00:08
BURNS: So, Dan talked about the economic relationship,
S01 • E02 But Buffalo Jones would have much better success-- - The American Buffalo 00:18
But Buffalo Jones would have much better success--
S01 And then later bones are going to conspire in a kind of - The American Buffalo 00:09
And then later bones are going to conspire in a kind of
S01 • E01 In the summer, when the hides had less hair, - The American Buffalo 00:10
In the summer, when the hides had less hair,
S01 This unbelievable tragedy of the slaughter of the buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:12
This unbelievable tragedy of the slaughter of the buffalo
S01 • E01 Stretched over a frame of curved willow branches, - The American Buffalo 00:12
Stretched over a frame of curved willow branches,