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The American Buffalo

They created landscapes, they managed the land inways that bison would come to them, and...

They created landscapes, they managed the land in
ways that bison would come to them, and that
they knew where to go, to go look for bison

Full Transcript

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They created landscapes,
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they managed the land in ways that bison would come
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to them, and that they knew where to go,
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to go look for bison.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:06
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 • E02 They wanted to protect these species - The American Buffalo 00:09
They wanted to protect these species
S01 • E01 Over the course of many generations, - The American Buffalo 00:20
Over the course of many generations,
S01 • E02 At the end of the 19th century, there are a lot of men - The American Buffalo 00:19
At the end of the 19th century, there are a lot of men
S01 WOODRUFF: And Dan, what's your sense of why it's taken - The American Buffalo 00:14
WOODRUFF: And Dan, what's your sense of why it's t...
S01 • E01 Along the way, they learned their Sun Dance from the Crows. - The American Buffalo 00:08
Along the way, they learned their Sun Dance from the Crows.
S01 FLORES: Well, I would say, Judy, - The American Buffalo 00:14
FLORES: Well, I would say, Judy,
S01 • E02 And, so, what American men need to do - The American Buffalo 00:08
And, so, what American men need to do
S01 • E01 Momaday: The Sun Dance was an indispensable part - The American Buffalo 00:07
Momaday: The Sun Dance was an indispensable part
S01 • E01 And the buffalo was the sacrificial victim - The American Buffalo 00:07
And the buffalo was the sacrificial victim
S01 • E02 Nijhuis: Roosevelt wanted to preserve - The American Buffalo 00:08
Nijhuis: Roosevelt wanted to preserve
S01 So, 100 years ago that we understood that Native people - The American Buffalo 00:10
So, 100 years ago that we understood that Native people
S01 • E01 Could not have a Sun Dance without killing a buffalo bull - The American Buffalo 00:08
Could not have a Sun Dance without killing a buffalo bull
S01 • E02 He wanted to preserve it in order to protect - The American Buffalo 00:14
He wanted to preserve it in order to protect
S01 • E01 What more valuable a sacrifice could you make - The American Buffalo 00:12
What more valuable a sacrifice could you make
S01 I mean, in the early 1920s, - The American Buffalo 00:16
I mean, in the early 1920s,
S01 • E01 Woman: You don't just go out and kill a buffalo. - The American Buffalo 00:05
Woman: You don't just go out and kill a buffalo.
S01 But we discovered in-in Folsom, New Mexico, a site, - The American Buffalo 00:23
But we discovered in-in Folsom, New Mexico, a site,
S01 • E01 And you ask for the gift of a buffalo. - The American Buffalo 00:06
And you ask for the gift of a buffalo.
S01 • E01 [Native people chant to "Lakota Powwow"] - The American Buffalo 00:06
[Native people chant to "Lakota Powwow"]
S01 • E01 You do everything in prayer, - The American Buffalo 00:08
You do everything in prayer,