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Facing the Storm: Nearing Extinction, the Buffalo Was Hunted

Watch Facing the Storm - premiering April 26, 2012 (check local listings)

Aired 04/26/2012 | Rating TV-PG

Independent Lens

Facing the Storm: Nearing Extinction, the Buffalo Was Hunted

Clip: Season 13 Episode 20 | 2m 26s

Watch Facing the Storm - premiering April 26, 2012 (check local listings)

By the early 1880s, buffalo were on the verge of extinction. Ironically, one man, William T. Hornaday, decided that hunting down and stuffing them was the best way to preserve these majestic animals. During one hunting expedition, Native Americans decorated the body of one of fallen buffalo, revealing their reverence for the buffalo.

Aired 04/26/2012 | Rating TV-PG

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Facing the Storm: Appreciating the Animal That Symbolizes th

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Facing the Storm: Remembering Big Medicine and the Big Bison

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Is There Room for the American Bison in America Anymore?

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