
The American Buffalo
TV-142023–2023·Ended·1 Seasons·2 Episodes·114 min·PBS·20:00
Studio: Florentine Films, PBS, WETA
TMDb7.4
🇺🇸USA
USA
English · USA
Overview
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 an unlikely collection of people rescues 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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Cast

N. Scott Momaday
Narrator (voice)

Peter Coyote
Narrator (voice)

Adam Arkin
(voice)

Tantoo Cardinal
(voice)
Tim Clark
(voice)

Tokala Black Elk
(voice)

Jeff Daniels
(voice)

Hope Davis
(voice)

Paul Giamatti
(voice)

Murphy Guyer
(voice)

Michael Horse
(voice)

Derek Jacobi
(voice)

Gene Jones
(voice)

Carolyn McCormick
(voice)
Craig Mellish
(voice)

Jon Proudstar
(voice)

Chaske Spencer
(voice)

Richard Ray Whitman
(voice)
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Keywords
miniseriesmass extinctionextinctionexterminatorindigenous communitynorth americaindigenous peopleshuman extinctionhistorical reinterpretationwildlife crimegreat plainshistorical documentaryindigenous tribesgenocide of indigenous peoples
Seasons
Specials2 episodes2023
Miniseries2 episodes2023
Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/2/2026