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The notable bison preserves,
these are created when what had been
very large reservations were diminished in size
through this complicated process
known as "Allotment." So, ironically, the killing of
the bison by hide hunters in the 1880s had come at
the expense of Native people, and the preservation
of the bison in the early 20th century
also comes at the expense of Native people
these are created when what had been
very large reservations were diminished in size
through this complicated process
known as "Allotment." So, ironically, the killing of
the bison by hide hunters in the 1880s had come at
the expense of Native people, and the preservation
of the bison in the early 20th century
also comes at the expense of Native people
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The notable bison preserves,
these are created
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when what had been
very large reservations
00:00:08.567 --> 00:00:11.999
were diminished in size
through this
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complicated process
known as "Allotment."
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So, ironically, the killing of
the bison by hide hunters
00:00:17.833 --> 00:00:21.333
in the 1880s had come at
the expense of Native people,
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and the preservation
of the bison
00:00:22.833 --> 00:00:24.005
in the early 20th century
also comes
00:00:24.005 --> 00:00:26.567
at the expense of Native people.
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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.