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The Buffalo Nickel and Bison Facts Today

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The 1913 Buffalo Nickel raises important questions how we think of the American West.

The 1913 Buffalo Nickel raises important questions about the romanticization of the American West. Bison were brought back from the brink of extinction. Today conservation work continues in concert with the people whose lives have been intertwined with the buffalo for over 10,000 years. At least 80 tribes in 20 states control their own herds on nearly a million acres of tribal land.

AIR DATE 10/17/23

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About The American Buffalo

Once numbering in the tens of millions and sustaining the Native people of the Great Plains, America’s national mammal is driven to the brink of extinction. An improbable collection of unforgettable characters rescues it from disappearing forever.

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