“THE AMERICAN BUFFALO”
is the biography of an improbable, shaggy beast that has found itself at the center of many of the country’s most mythic and heartbreaking tales. The series, which was in production for four years, takes viewers on a journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent’s most iconic landscapes. Viewers trace the buffalo’s evolution, its significance to the Great Plains and most importantly, its relationship to the Indigenous People of North America.
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Filmmaker Talk with Julianna Brannum
PBS Books hosts a conversation with award-winning filmmaker Julianna Brannum. Brannum is a consulting producer for “THE AMERICAN BUFFALO: A Film by Ken Burns”, as well as director and producer of “HOMECOMING“. Julianna takes us through the creation of these two films and the importance of the Intertribal Buffalo Council and the Bison Conservation and Transfer Program, which is supporting buffalo restoration to Indigenous people.
Filmmaker Talk with Dayton Duncan
PBS Books hosts a conversation with award-winning filmmaker and writer Dayton Duncan to discuss his latest projects: “THE AMERICAN BUFFALO” a film by Ken Burns and “Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbably Resurrection of the American Buffalo“. The conversation is especially important as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November. Join us to hear from Ken Burns’ long-time collaborator Dayton Duncan and learn about his work and process in exploring the American Buffalo, their relationship with Native Americans, the impact of calculated Westward expansion, and the unlikely advocates for saving them from extinction.
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