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So, if you think about that 12,000 years
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The American Buffalo

So, if you think about that12,000 years-- imagine that on a timeline, and then take that...

So, if you think about that
12,000 years-- imagine that on a timeline, and then take that 12,000 years and wrap that timeline
around a 24-hour clock

Full Transcript

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So, if you think about that 12,000 years--
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imagine that on a timeline,
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and then take that 12,000 years
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and wrap that timeline around a 24-hour clock.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:10
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 Their horses get stampeded by wolves. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Their horses get stampeded by wolves.
S01 WOODRUFF: And Jason, we don't we don't think of this as a, - The American Buffalo 00:07
WOODRUFF: And Jason, we don't we don't think of th...
S01 • E02 He woke up, one of those mornings, uh, - The American Buffalo 00:20
He woke up, one of those mornings, uh,
S01 But that's it's very much what it was. - The American Buffalo 00:05
But that's it's very much what it was.
S01 • E01 What that means is that Columbus arrived - The American Buffalo 00:17
What that means is that Columbus arrived
S01 BALDES: That's exactly right for the Eastern Shoshone people. - The American Buffalo 00:06
BALDES: That's exactly right for the Eastern Shoshone p...
S01 We were even went so far as distinguishing ourselves by the - The American Buffalo 00:14
We were even went so far as distinguishing ourselves by the
S01 • E01 Narrator: Native Americans seamlessly wove the animals - The American Buffalo 00:10
Narrator: Native Americans seamlessly wove the animals
S01 • E02 [Gunshot] - The American Buffalo 00:07
[Gunshot]
S01 And even though this animal's been missing or was - The American Buffalo 00:09
And even though this animal's been missing or was
S01 • E01 N. Scott Momaday: The buffalo was iconic and sacred, - The American Buffalo 00:13
N. Scott Momaday: The buffalo was iconic and sacred,
S01 It's actually critical in our ceremonies. - The American Buffalo 00:05
It's actually critical in our ceremonies.
S01 • E02 They cut off the big, shaggy head - The American Buffalo 00:08
They cut off the big, shaggy head
S01 And nutritionally, you know, - The American Buffalo 00:11
And nutritionally, you know,
S01 • E01 Narrator: In the ancient origin stories of many tribes, - The American Buffalo 00:29
Narrator: In the ancient origin stories of many tribes,
S01 • E02 Narrator: Before heading home, Roosevelt impulsively invested - The American Buffalo 00:13
Narrator: Before heading home, Roosevelt impulsively investe...
S01 So, it's intricately intertwined into who we are. - The American Buffalo 00:06
So, it's intricately intertwined into who we are.
S01 What compelled you to want to look at - The American Buffalo 00:06
What compelled you to want to look at
S01 • E02 He would return off and on for the next 4 years - The American Buffalo 00:16
He would return off and on for the next 4 years
S01 BURNS: Well, I think, Judy, the big thing is, - The American Buffalo 00:13
BURNS: Well, I think, Judy, the big thing is,