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Hunters played a key role in both the fall and return of the American buffalo

Buffalo played a crucial role in Indigenous cultures. They provided food, clothing, tools, and spiritual connection, with ...
CNN

Ken Burns’ ‘The American Buffalo’ finds heartbreak and hope as it rides through US history

Anyone with an interest in history should be quite familiar with the Ken Burns playbook, which he puts to characteristically impressive use in “American Buffalo,” a documentary weaving together the ...
Variety

Ken Burns’ Intricate ‘The American Buffalo’ Pays Homage to Indigenous People and a Sacred Creature: TV Review

The American buffalo, or bison, is a massive animal. It can weigh more than a ton and span over 10 feet wide, excluding its tail. As fascinating as the mammal is, a four-hour series centering on its ...
KPBS

THE AMERICAN BUFFALO

Stream now with KPBS Passport! / Watch Thursdays, July 31 and Aug. 7, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV THE AMERICAN BUFFALO is the biography of an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center ...
PBS

Behind the Scenes | Making The American Buffalo

Ken Burns, Julie Dunfey and Dayton Duncan on creating their latest documentary. Ken Burns, Julie Dunfey and Dayton Duncan give us a behind-the-scenes look at the production of The American Buffalo.
PBS

Critical Acclaim for The American Buffalo

“A new documentary called “The American Buffalo” styles itself as a biography of North America’s “most magnificent species. And who are we to argue with Ken Burns? The documentarian has told the ...
Post and Courier

Review: The sad, mythical and inspiring history of the American Buffalo

BLOOD MEMORY: The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo. By Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. Knopf. 329 pages. $40. The buffalo, the largest land mammal in North America, once ...
National Catholic Reporter

Smithsonian exhibit connects spirituality and ecology of the American buffalo

Walking through the several small rooms that comprise the Smithsonian American Art Museum's exhibit "Picturing the American Buffalo: George Catlin and Modern Native American Artists" (through April 12 ...
People

Laurence Fishburne, Darren Criss, Sam Rockwell to Star in 'American Buffalo' Broadway Revival

American Buffalo is returning to Broadway two years to the date it was originally scheduled to debut Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss are bringing American Buffalo back to Broadway.
Forbes

Buffalo Are A Keystone Species For Both Tribal Identity And Grassland Health. Here’s How A New Bill Could Help Native American Tribes Welcome Buffalo Back To Their Lands.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. The Indian Buffalo Management Act would establish a permanent buffalo ...
CounterPunch

Slaughter of the American Buffalo

I watched a PBS documentary by Ken Burns on the extermination of the American buffalo in the nineteenth century. Buffalos by the millions roamed the plains for millennia. Buffalo and Native Americans ...