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Title: The American Buffalo

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 6.7 (7 votes)

Cast

  • Narrator (voice): N. Scott Momaday
  • Narrator (voice): Peter Coyote
  • (voice): Adam Arkin
  • (voice): Tantoo Cardinal
  • (voice): Tim Clark
  • (voice): Tokala Black Elk
  • (voice): Jeff Daniels
  • (voice): Hope Davis
  • (voice): Paul Giamatti
  • (voice): Murphy Guyer
  • (voice): Michael Horse
  • (voice): Derek Jacobi
  • (voice): Gene Jones
  • (voice): Carolyn McCormick
  • (voice): Craig Mellish
  • (voice): Jon Proudstar
  • (voice): Chaske Spencer
  • (voice): Richard Ray Whitman
  • The American Buffalo - The American Buffalo: A Story of Resilience (Specials - Episode 1)

    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.

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