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Six hundred Blackfeet
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The American Buffalo

Six hundred Blackfeet-- a quarter of the tribe--perished during that winterof famine

Six hundred Blackfeet-- a quarter of the tribe--
perished during that winter
of famine

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Six hundred Blackfeet--
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a quarter of the tribe-- perished
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during that winter of famine.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:45:25
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
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 Compared to the millions of buffalo that had once - The American Buffalo 00:21
Compared to the millions of buffalo that had once
S01 • E01 Marcia Pablo: But that's really what the government wanted, - The American Buffalo 00:08
Marcia Pablo: But that's really what the government wan...
S01 • E01 And they had to take away all of the resources - The American Buffalo 00:09
And they had to take away all of the resources
S01 • E01 It was devastating, - The American Buffalo 00:06
It was devastating,
S01 • E01 We had the songs, but no buffalo to sing 'em to. - The American Buffalo 00:06
We had the songs, but no buffalo to sing 'em to.
S01 • E01 It's like a spiritual trauma. - The American Buffalo 00:06
It's like a spiritual trauma.
S01 • E01 Woman as Pretty Shield: "Nobody believed, even then, - The American Buffalo 00:14
Woman as Pretty Shield: "Nobody believed, even then,
S01 • E02 They didn't know about ecosystems. - The American Buffalo 00:06
They didn't know about ecosystems.
S01 • E02 They thought, if you got a buffalo, you've saved him. - The American Buffalo 00:05
They thought, if you got a buffalo, you've saved him.
S01 • E02 That's not it. You got to save their habitat. - The American Buffalo 00:05
That's not it. You got to save their habitat.
S01 • E01 "Not believing their own eyes, - The American Buffalo 00:34
"Not believing their own eyes,
S01 • E02 One of them, a little bull, - The American Buffalo 00:09
One of them, a little bull,
S01 • E02 A white buffalo is so sacred - The American Buffalo 00:13
A white buffalo is so sacred
S01 • E02 Just a huge blessing. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Just a huge blessing.
S01 • E02 It was a tremendous gift from Creator. - The American Buffalo 00:06
It was a tremendous gift from Creator.
S01 • E01 "A death wind for my people." - The American Buffalo 00:08
"A death wind for my people."
S01 • E01 That would have been the most heartbreaking thing. - The American Buffalo 00:05
That would have been the most heartbreaking thing.
S01 • E02 But to the Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreilles - The American Buffalo 00:14
But to the Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreilles
S01 • E01 I couldn't imagine the people, - The American Buffalo 00:15
I couldn't imagine the people,
S01 • E02 It had special spiritual power and sacred meaning. - The American Buffalo 00:06
It had special spiritual power and sacred meaning.