bison

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bison

The bison & the Great Plains

1994
Discusses the bison and its relationship to the Great Plains ecosystem.

Where the buffaloes begin

1981
After hearing the legend retold by the tribe's oldest member, Little Wolf hopes to someday witness the beginning of the buffaloes at the sacred lake.

Thunder on the plains

the story of the American buffalo
2001
A brief introduction to the history of the American buffalo and how it was almost hunted into extinction.

Buffalo gal

1992
Fifteen-year-old Amanda's refined life in early twentieth-century San Francisco is disrupted when she grudgingly accompanies her mother to the Oklahoma Territory on a crusade to save the buffalo.

Bison

2004
Introduces the American bison and discusses its importance in the history of Native Americans and of the United States.

Buffalo woman

1986
A young hunter marries a female buffalo in the form of a beautiful maiden, but when his people reject her he must pass several tests before being allowed to join the buffalo nation.

Buffalo gal

1993
Fifteen-year-old Amanda's refined life in early twentieth-century San Francisco is disrupted when she grudgingly accompanies her mother to the Oklahoma Territory on a crusade to save the buffalo.

The secret of the white buffalo

an Oglala legend
1993
The members of a Native American tribe fight among themselves when they become frustrated and hungry due to the lack of buffalo in the springtime. The sacred woman of the white buffalo provides them with enough buffalo for their survival and a peace pipe when they agree to work together.

Buffalo

1998
Documents the behavior, lifestyle, and habitat of the North American buffalo, and features color photographs that show the activities of the great animals in Yellowstone Park and other locations where they still roam free.

Why buffalo roam

1993
A desperate Indian begs the Spirit for food for his hungry people; and after offering his most precious possession as a sacrifice, his people are rewarded with the buffalo, which they have treated with reverence ever since.

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