Season 1 Videos

This is a collection of videos from Season 1. These videos are also linked on each individual episode page.

 

Episode 1

For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People

The decline of the American bison, and why it’s remarkable to see so many of them in Yellowstone National Park today.

Visuals in order

  1. Footage of bison in Yellowstone

  2. George Catlin’s 19th-century painting, “Buffalo Hunt; Approaching in a Ravine”

  3. A stereograph print from 1925 of the small herd of bison that remained in Yellowstone

 

from Episode 2

"The Red Man Was Pressed"

The historic range of American bison before European colonization of North America, explored with help from Keith Aune, at the time of this recording the director of the bison program at the Wildlife Conservation Society.

 

from Episode 3

Born Free

Druska Kinkie, who owns a ranch in the Paradise Valley, near Yellowstone, describes how difficult it is to strike a balance between land, cattle, and wildlife in the area—and how much she cares about all three.

Visual

Aerial footage of Paradise Valley, Montana

 

from Episode 4

Tatanka Oyate

Robbie Magnan, Bison Conservation Program Manager at the Fort Peck Reservation, describes the significance of bison reintroduction after a 139-year absence from the landscape.

Visual

Bison at Fort Peck, filmed by Amy Martin while interviewing Robbie

 

From Episode 5

Heirs to the Most Glorious Heritage

The history of the National Bison Range, and the people who were excluded when it was founded in 1908. Featuring Rich Janssen, head of the Natural Resources and Conservation Department of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

Since this episode, the management of the National Bison Range has been returned to the CSKT

Visuals in order

  1. A map of the National Bison Range in relation to other parks and the Flathead Reservation

  2. A sign at the National Bison Range

  3. Aerial footage of the National Bison Range

  4. A 1909 advertisement for Great Northern Railway

 

FROM Episode 6

Territory Folks Should All Be Pals

How the musical “Oklahoma” relates to the way groups of people fight over different ways of managing animals on the land. Who is welcome at this dance, and who is not?

Visual

“The Farmer and the Cowman” from the 1955 musical film

 

from Episode 7

Oh, Give Me A Home

Students at Gardiner High School, just outside Yellowstone National Park, offer their perspective on living with wild bison.

Visual

Bison roaming the grounds of Gardiner High School, filmed by Amy Martin during the course of her reporting

 
Amy Martin