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An unlikely collection of Americans rescues the national mammal from extinction.
America’s national mammal, once numbering millions, is driven to near extinction.
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Homecoming follows Jason Baldes as he leads historic transfers of bison to Tribal lands.
The 1913 Buffalo Nickel raises important questions how we think of the American West.
Grinnell fought the destruction of birds and other wildlife, including the buffalo.
By 1889, Buffalo Bill Cody was the most famous American in the world.
More than 250 Lakotas – mostly women and children – were killed by U.S. soldiers.
Ken Burns, Julie Dunfey and Dayton Duncan on creating their latest documentary.
Examining the center of one of the country’s most mythic and heartbreaking tales.
The U.S. government made treaties with Indigenous people when it was convenient.
After the Civil War, Americans set out with renewed energy to unite the East and West.
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