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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...
Genre:Documentary
Network:PBS
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Season 1

  • Blood Memory
    8.3/1086 votes
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    Blood Memory

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2023

    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.

    Director: Ken Burns

    Writer: Dayton Duncan

  • Into the Storm
    8.1/1070 votes
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    Into the Storm

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2023

    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.

    Director: Ken Burns

    Writer: Dayton Duncan