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The construction of the railroad led to the near-extinction of the buffalo, which had sustained native populations for centuries.

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  • American Buffalo
    American Buffalo

    Video Clip (2:52)

    The construction of the railroad led to the near-extinction of the buffalo, which had sustained native populations for centuries.

    Video Clip (2:52)
  • Sitting Bull
    Sitting Bull

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    The tragic, yet true tale of Sitting Bull, the leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux tribe who led his people's resistance against the United States, sung by musician and artist Jeffrey Lewis.

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  • The Last of the Sioux
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  • The Buffalo and Native Americans
    The Buffalo and Native Americans

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    The buffalo was an essential part of Native American life, used in everything from religious rituals to teepee construction.

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    Andrew Jackson's Controversial Decisions

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    Find out how Andrew Jackson's controversial Indian Removal Act paved the way for The Trail of Tears.

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    Demise of the Anasazi

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    Did climate change force the Anasazi to abandon their settlement?

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    Mystery at Alcatraz

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    Reports of the supernatural at Alcatraz Island date back to the 1400s. After it became a federal penitentiary in 1934, claims of hauntings and other phenomena only increased, and continue to this day.

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    Native American Tribes and Cultures

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    Discover the history of conflict between colonial and American governments and the Native American population of the United States.

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    Native Americans: Legislation

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    For more than 300 years, Native Americans have fought, often through legal efforts, to preserve and maintain their cultures, land and way of life.

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Conflicts between Native Americans and American forces reached a critical juncture in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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