The American Buffalo

2023

The American Buffalo

8.3 | TV-14 | en | Crime

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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EP1 Blood Memory

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.

EP2 Into the Storm

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.

8.3 | TV-14 | en | Crime , Documentary , War & Politics | More Info

Released: 2023-10-16 | Released Producted By: Florentine Films , WETA Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-american-buffalo/

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Genre

Crime , Documentary , War & Politics

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Cast

N. Scott Momaday , Peter Coyote , Adam Arkin , Tantoo Cardinal , Tokala Black Elk , Jeff Daniels

Director

Buddy Squires

Producted By

Florentine Films , WETA

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N. Scott Momaday

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Peter Coyote

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Adam Arkin

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Tantoo Cardinal

as (voice)

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Tokala Black Elk

as (voice)

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Jeff Daniels

as (voice)

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