The Buffalo's Journey
Ken explores the profound relationship between the buffalo and the Indigenous peoples who have coexisted with them for thousands of years. He highlights the devastating impact of European expansion on buffalo populations, which were decimated as a strategy to undermine Native American communities. Despite this dark history, he shares a hopeful narrative of resurgence, noting how the buffalo has made a remarkable comeback from near extinction.In this clip
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144: A Conversation with Ken Burns - Storytelling and the American Buffalo
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