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The American Buffalo

So, it's a, it's astory that I think we've never really confronted

So, it's a, it's a
story that I think we've never really confronted

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So, it's a, it's a story that I think we've
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never really confronted.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:53
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
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 • E01 [Horse neighing] - The American Buffalo 00:24
[Horse neighing]
S01 WOODRUFF: And Jason, how do you come at this question of why - The American Buffalo 00:09
WOODRUFF: And Jason, how do you come at this question of why
S01 BALDES: I think it's a notion of exploitation. - The American Buffalo 00:05
BALDES: I think it's a notion of exploitation.
S01 As others have mentioned, - The American Buffalo 00:08
As others have mentioned,
S01 • E02 Nijhuis: After the success of his bison display, - The American Buffalo 00:08
Nijhuis: After the success of his bison display,
S01 And then what we've done is plow up, pave over, - The American Buffalo 00:10
And then what we've done is plow up, pave over,
S01 • E02 The next step, he thought, would be - The American Buffalo 00:09
The next step, he thought, would be
S01 • E01 So that combination of those two great Pleistocene animals-- - The American Buffalo 00:16
So that combination of those two great Pleistocene animals--
S01 And you look down and all you see is-is - The American Buffalo 00:07
And you look down and all you see is-is
S01 • E02 Narrator: Hornaday persuaded the Smithsonian - The American Buffalo 00:07
Narrator: Hornaday persuaded the Smithsonian
S01 So, the-the idea of exploitation or being able to - The American Buffalo 00:19
So, the-the idea of exploitation or being able to
S01 • E01 Woman: "The great herds of buffalo were constantly moving, - The American Buffalo 00:10
Woman: "The great herds of buffalo were constantly movi...
S01 • E02 It included some deer, prairie dogs, bears, - The American Buffalo 00:11
It included some deer, prairie dogs, bears,
S01 • E02 The attraction proved immensely popular, - The American Buffalo 00:11
The attraction proved immensely popular,
S01 • E01 "Even the old people could ride. - The American Buffalo 00:05
"Even the old people could ride.
S01 And that was forced upon us tribes as our lands were - The American Buffalo 00:14
And that was forced upon us tribes as our lands were
S01 • E01 "Ahh, I came into a happy world. - The American Buffalo 00:06
"Ahh, I came into a happy world.
S01 • E01 "There was always fat meat, glad singing, and much dancing - The American Buffalo 00:10
"There was always fat meat, glad singing, and much danc...
S01 • E02 With Congressional approval, he scouted the Rock Creek Park - The American Buffalo 00:13
With Congressional approval, he scouted the Rock Creek Park
S01 • E01 Our people's hearts were then as light as breath-feathers." - The American Buffalo 00:10
Our people's hearts were then as light as breath-feathe...