[shmageggy]

The latest Ken Burns documenatary, "The American Buffalo" tells the story of the near-total extermination of the Bison, and by extension, the Native American Indian way of life, and includes many of these photos. I felt like it was a better presentation of the reality of the West in 3 hours than the 8-episode "The West" from the 1990s, which only spent a scant few minutes on the Bison. Highly recommended.

[bpiche]

Didn’t realize it just came out. Shameless plug... Been loving the PBS subscription lately. Only streaming service I use anymore.

It’s like the anti-Netflix. Nova, Secrets of the Dead, Ken Burns… vs Love Island and Is It Cake?

[lunatuna]

Interesting in the article they discuss how the introduction of the horse created a broader dependency on bison and more vulnerable by its availability. Ultimately though, smallpox is what did the most damage across N. America. Haida Gwaii for example went from something like 40,000 people to 400.

[bikenaga]

There's a book based on the documentary: "Blood Memory" by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns. Beautiful pictures, good narrative - maybe a little pricey at $40 for the HB.