The American Buffalo(2023)

Spirit of a people. A story of resilience.

The American Buffalo is a documentary series that traces the dramatic fall and redemption of America's iconic mammal. For countless generations, buffalo sustained Native peoples across the continent. But industrial expansion nearly wiped them out entirely. Ken Burns examines the tragic clash between two fundamentally opposed visions of the natural world—one rooted in Indigenous stewardship, the other in unchecked exploitation. The film follows the remarkable individuals who recognized the catastrophe and fought to reverse it, rescuing the species from the edge of extinction. Through archival footage and Burns's signature storytelling, The American Buffalo becomes a meditation on environmental destruction, cultural loss, and the possibility of redemption. It's a story about what we nearly lost and the unlikely heroes who changed America's course.

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