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On the southern Plains, in 1886
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The American Buffalo

On the southern Plains,in 1886, the Kiowa calendar showeda leafy tree above a lodge,...

On the southern Plains,
in 1886, the Kiowa calendar showed
a leafy tree above a lodge, signifying another summer
without a Sun Dance, because no buffalo
could be found to sacrifice
for their ceremonies

Full Transcript

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On the southern Plains, in 1886,
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the Kiowa calendar showed a leafy tree above a lodge,
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signifying another summer without a Sun Dance,
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because no buffalo could be found
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to sacrifice for their ceremonies.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:58
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 That's why the bison has become our national mammal here - The American Buffalo 00:07
That's why the bison has become our national mammal her...
S01 But we didn't want to allow it to be a wild creature. - The American Buffalo 00:07
But we didn't want to allow it to be a wild creature.
S01 • E02 In 1887, they were able to hold their sacred ritual - The American Buffalo 00:10
In 1887, they were able to hold their sacred ritual
S01 And that kind of becomes the-the story that takes - The American Buffalo 00:09
And that kind of becomes the-the story that takes
S01 • E01 Some of them began hunting buffalo, too. - The American Buffalo 00:06
Some of them began hunting buffalo, too.
S01 WOODRUFF: Ken Burns, there's so much to think about here. - The American Buffalo 00:06
WOODRUFF: Ken Burns, there's so much to think about her...
S01 • E01 In the Southwest, New Mexican ciboleros-- - The American Buffalo 00:15
In the Southwest, New Mexican ciboleros--
S01 What-what ultimately do you want your, - The American Buffalo 00:13
What-what ultimately do you want your,
S01 • E01 And from Canada, the Métis-- - The American Buffalo 00:15
And from Canada, the Métis--
S01 Its relationship to this country and how we should think - The American Buffalo 00:08
Its relationship to this country and how we should think
S01 BURNS: Well, let me just riff off Dan for a second and - The American Buffalo 00:10
BURNS: Well, let me just riff off Dan for a second and
S01 • E02 But after 4 months with Cody, Sitting Bull had seen - The American Buffalo 00:08
But after 4 months with Cody, Sitting Bull had seen
S01 • E01 In 1846, a decade-long drought began, - The American Buffalo 00:09
In 1846, a decade-long drought began,
S01 On both sides of that coin that we are now beginning to - The American Buffalo 00:10
On both sides of that coin that we are now beginning to
S01 • E02 He could not understand why beggars were ignored - The American Buffalo 00:12
He could not understand why beggars were ignored
S01 • E01 The bison herds, - The American Buffalo 00:09
The bison herds,
S01 It's a, it's-it's obscene in a way. - The American Buffalo 00:05
It's a, it's-it's obscene in a way.
S01 • E01 [Man chanting in Native language] - The American Buffalo 00:12
[Man chanting in Native language]
S01 We've spent the last century doing everything we can - The American Buffalo 00:08
We've spent the last century doing everything we can
S01 • E02 Back at the Standing Rock Reservation in Dakota Territory, - The American Buffalo 00:11
Back at the Standing Rock Reservation in Dakota Territory,