Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan, and the American Buffalo O/B Radio
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Recently, longtime documentary-film collaborators Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan released "The American Buffalo," as well as a companion book, "Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo." Together, they tell a compelling story, retracing the 1804-1806 route of the Lewis & Clark Expedition—when millions of buffalo roamed free—through non-native settlement of the West, when commercialization, Manifest Destiny, and human greed led to the species' near-extinction. The final chapter is one of hope, with an unlikely cast of characters coming together to save the bison and help restore a long-lost aspect of native tradition and culture.
Join O/B Radio host Leslie Gaines as he talks about the past, present, and future of our national mammal with Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, two of America's best living storytellers.
This episode is sponsored by American Prairie, Yellowstone Forever, Montana Wildlife Federation, and Yellowstone Wolf Tracker.
Read more about bison and Dayton Duncan's book.
Recently, longtime documentary-film collaborators Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan released "The American Buffalo," as well as a companion book, "Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo." Together, they tell a compelling story, retracing the 1804-1806 route of the Lewis & Clark Expedition—when millions of buffalo roamed free—through non-native settlement of the West, when commercialization, Manifest Destiny, and human greed led to the species' near-extinction. The final chapter is one of hope, with an unlikely cast of characters coming together to save the bison and help restore a long-lost aspect of native tradition and culture.
Join O/B Radio host Leslie Gaines as he talks about the past, present, and future of our national mammal with Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, two of America's best living storytellers.
This episode is sponsored by American Prairie, Yellowstone Forever, Montana Wildlife Federation, and Yellowstone Wolf Tracker.
Read more about bison and Dayton Duncan's book.