The American Buffalo

Spirit of a people. A story of resilience.

TV-142023•7.4/10

DocumentaryCrimeWar & Politics

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7.4/10(14)

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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Production

PBS, Florentine Films, WETA

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Status

Ended

First Aired

October 16, 2023

Last Aired

October 17, 2023

Networks

PBS

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Blood Memory

Air date: 2023-10-16

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

Air date: 2023-10-17

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.