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The American Buffalo

Spirit of a people. A story of resilience.

7.4(14)
First Aired:October 16, 2023
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:2
Status:Ended

The dramatic story of America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of extinction, before an unlikely collection of people rescues it from disappearing forever. Ken Burns recounts the tragic collision of two opposing views of the natural world—and the unforgettable characters who pointed the nation in a different direction.

Cast

N. Scott Momaday

N. Scott Momaday

Narrator (voice)

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

(voice)

Tantoo Cardinal

Tantoo Cardinal

(voice)

Tim Clark

(voice)

Tokala Black Elk

Tokala Black Elk

(voice)

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

(voice)

Hope Davis

Hope Davis

(voice)

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

(voice)

Murphy Guyer

Murphy Guyer

(voice)

Michael Horse

Michael Horse

(voice)

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

(voice)

Gene Jones

Gene Jones

(voice)

Carolyn McCormick

Carolyn McCormick

(voice)

Craig Mellish

(voice)

Seasons

Blood Memory

E1Blood Memory

117m7.0

Oct 16, 2023

For untold generations, America's national mammal sustained the lives of Native people, whose cultures were intertwined with the animal. Newcomers to the continent bring a different view of the natural world, and the buffalo are driven to the brink of extinction.

Into the Storm

E2Into the Storm

120m8.0

Oct 17, 2023

By the late 1880s, the buffalo that once numbered in the tens of millions is teetering on the brink of extinction. But a diverse and unlikely collection of Americans start a movement that rescues the national mammal from disappearing forever.

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The dramatic story of America's national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations, being driven to the brink of extinction, before an unlikely collection of people rescues it from disappearing forever. Ken Burns recounts the tragic collision of two opposing views of the natural world—and the unforgettable characters who pointed the nation in a different direction.

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