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The American Buffalo

Hello and welcomeA Story of Resilience" to preview Ken Burns' new filmon the...

WOODRUFF: Hello and welcome
to this PBS special program, "The American Buffalo:
A Story of Resilience" to preview Ken Burns' new film
on the extraordinary history and legacy of the
largest land animal of the western hemisphere

Full Transcript

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WOODRUFF: Hello and welcome to this PBS special program,
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"The American Buffalo: A Story of Resilience"
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to preview Ken Burns' new film on the extraordinary history
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and legacy of the largest land animal of
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the western hemisphere.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:05
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 Over the next hour, - The American Buffalo 00:12
Over the next hour,
S01 • E02 Why sacrifice the present to the future, - The American Buffalo 00:11
Why sacrifice the present to the future,
S01 • E01 Along the way, they had encountered - The American Buffalo 00:12
Along the way, they had encountered
S01 How did this magnificent animal contribute to the - The American Buffalo 00:07
How did this magnificent animal contribute to the
S01 • E02 In Europe we have cities wealthier and more populous - The American Buffalo 00:09
In Europe we have cities wealthier and more populous
S01 How did their numbers drop from the tens of millions - The American Buffalo 00:12
How did their numbers drop from the tens of millions
S01 • E01 Wildlife "seemed to be everywhere"-- - The American Buffalo 00:12
Wildlife "seemed to be everywhere"--
S01 • E02 You dream of your posterity; but your posterity will - The American Buffalo 00:24
You dream of your posterity; but your posterity will
S01 And what efforts are being made to preserve and restore the - The American Buffalo 00:09
And what efforts are being made to preserve and restore the
S01 • E01 Man as Meriwether Lewis: The whole face of the country - The American Buffalo 00:11
Man as Meriwether Lewis: The whole face of the country
S01 To have this conversation, - The American Buffalo 00:12
To have this conversation,
S01 • E01 The buffalo frequently approach us - The American Buffalo 00:17
The buffalo frequently approach us
S01 An indigenous writer, and ethnobotanist, - The American Buffalo 00:33
An indigenous writer, and ethnobotanist,
S01 • E02 Why, then, seek to complete in a few decades - The American Buffalo 00:10
Why, then, seek to complete in a few decades
S01 • E01 Narrator: Less than a century later, in 1887, - The American Buffalo 00:09
Narrator: Less than a century later, in 1887,
S01 • E02 Why, in your hurry to subdue and utilize Nature, - The American Buffalo 00:09
Why, in your hurry to subdue and utilize Nature,
S01 • E01 They hoped to find some buffaloes to kill - The American Buffalo 00:11
They hoped to find some buffaloes to kill
S01 • E02 You have opportunities such as mankind has never had before, - The American Buffalo 00:10
You have opportunities such as mankind has never had before,
S01 • E01 They searched for three months without seeing a single one. - The American Buffalo 00:08
They searched for three months without seeing a single one.
S01 Let's begin with a look at a clip from this 4-hour film, - The American Buffalo 00:18
Let's begin with a look at a clip from this 4-hour film...