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The Great American Buffalo
The spirit of a people, a story of resilience. A mythic, majestic species - and a symbol of the struggle between Native Americans and new settlers. From director Ken Burns.
The dramatic story of America鈥檚 national mammal, which sustained the lives of Native people for untold generations and was driven to the brink of extinction, before an unlikely collection of people rescued 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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