Why was the US government obsessed with this animal?
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Andrew C. Isenberg |
TED-Ed
• November 2023
By the mid-1700s, many Plains nations survived on North America’s largest land mammals: bison. They ate its meat, made the hides into winter coats and blankets, and used the bones and horns for tools. But in the following decades, millions of bison would be deliberately slaughtered, threatening the survival of Plains societies. Andrew C. Isenberg shares what led to the animal's near-extinction. [Directed by Rémi Cans, Atypicalist, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio].