People of the Buffalo

Duration: 14

Genre: Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1969

Creator: National Film Board of Canada

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Depicts the dependence of the Western American Indians on the buffalo for food, shelter, and clothing. Shows how the coming of the white man and subsequent slaughter of the buffalo herds changed the life style of the Indians. Emphasizes that when the buffalo were no longer plentiful, the Indians were forced to depend on the white man. Revised edition of, Depicts the dependence of the Western Native Americans on the buffalo for food, shelter, and clothing. Shows how Westward Expansion and the subsequent slaughter of the buffalo herds changed the life style of the Great Plains Native Americans. Emphasizes that when the buffalo were no longer plentiful, the Native Americans were forced to depend on the United States Government. Shows how the buffalo formed the central core of the society of Native Americans living in the Great Plains, and how Westward Expansion disrupted this culture. The film also highlights the major battles between the United States and Native Americans for possession of the Great Plains.

Complete Record: Depicts the dependence of the Western American Indians on the buffalo for food, shelter, and clothing. Shows how the coming of the white man and subsequent slaughter of the buffalo herds changed the life style of the Indians. Emphasizes that when the buffalo were no longer plentiful, the Indians were forced to depend on the white man. Revised edition of, Shows how the buffalo formed the central core of the society of the North American Plains Indian, how white settlement disrupted this culture, and highlights the major battles between the whites and Indians for possession of the Great Plains., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.