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Season 1 – The American Buffalo

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Tracing the near demise and ultimate return of the American buffalo.
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Verne Gay Newsday 10/19/2023
3.5/4
Hard to watch, brilliantly told. Go to Full Review Brian Lowry CNN.com 10/16/2023
For those with a taste for Burns’ stately brand of storytelling, The American Buffalo is another demonstration of what he can do when allowed to freely roam the plains of US history. Go to Full Review Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times 10/16/2023
The visual record, in paintings, artifacts and photographs, is impressive. The larger story is told through individual ones, which have a tendency to intertwine in dramatically satisfying ways. Go to Full Review Glenn Dunks reDocumented Mar 8
There is majesty and a wholesome wonder of the world around us. If that’s all you wanted then, look, there is plenty of it. But there is also exploitation and seemingly unlimited depths of human indifference and cruelty. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Tom T @RT78695404 10/20/2023 Tragedy what we did to this animal and indigenous people during westward expansion. Interesting story of how / who helped the Bison come back from the brink of extinction, often "for the wrong reasons" See more Megan e @RT58906942 10/18/2023 This documentary was so well-researched and thought-provoking! Not surprising from Ken Burns, but I am impressed with how he presents the nuance of history. Definitely worth watching! See more Read all reviews
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Adam Arkin

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Tokala Black Elk

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Tantoo Cardinal

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"Buffalo Bill" Cody

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Peter Coyote

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Dayton Duncan

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 16, 2023 Blood Memory A look at how America's national mammal, once numbering in the tens of millions, was driven to the brink of extinction. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 17, 2023 Into the Storm By the late 1880s, the buffalo teeters on extinction; a diverse and unlikely collection of Americans start a movement that rescues the mammal from extinction. Details

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The American Buffalo — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Ken Burns
Screenwriter
Dayton Duncan
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 16, 2023