The Buffalo War

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Documentary

Overview

Native Americans, ranchers, government officials, and environmental activists battle over the yearly slaughter of America's last wild bison, based on fear that migrating animals will transmit the disease brucellosis to cattle. Join a 500-mile spiritual march across Montana led by Lakota elder Rosalie Little Thunder expressing her people's cultural connection to bison, an environmental group engaging in civil disobedience and video activism, and a ranching family caught in the crossfire.

Keywords

native american
endangered species
environment

Details

Status: Released
Release date: November 1, 2001
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: ITVS
Director: Matthew Testa
Producer: Matthew Testa
Music: Marcelo Zarvos
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt0305340