Ken Burns
Director
The American Buffalo (2023)
Specials
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.
Released Oct. 16, 2023
Episode 118 min
14+
Genres: Documentary, History
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Watch Providers: Hoopla, PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, KQED, WETA+
Production Companies: Florentine Films, WETA, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Network: PBS
Country: United States
Languages:
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S0E1 - The American Buffalo: A Story of Resilience
Judy Woodruff moderates a one-hour conversation with filmmaker Ken Burns and three experts: Jason Baldes, Rosalyn LaPier, and Dan Flores. The discussion explores lessons from the film - the early history and special relationship between native American people and the buffalo; its relation to the larger grassland and prairie ecosystems; and Tribal contributions to restoration of the buffalo today.
Aug. 14, 2023, midnight
S0E2 - Homecoming
Homecoming chronicles the efforts of those working to rebuild Native American communities’ enduring relationship to the buffalo. At the turn of the last century, Yellowstone National Park helped to save the nation’s buffalo population from extinction. Now, in the 21st century, their Bison Conservation and Transfer Program is supporting buffalo restoration to the Plains and to the Indigenous people whose lives, spiritually and physically, were inextricably linked to the bison for thousands of years.
Aug. 14, 2023, midnight
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118 min/ep
237 min
Oct. 16, 2023
Oct. 17, 2023, midnight
Ended
TV-14 / 14+
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