/tags/ken-burns Ken Burns en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Oct 2023 19:34:59 GMT /local-news/2023-10-16/ken-burns-film-traces-the-rise-and-fall-and-return-of-the-american-buffalo The American Buffalo numbered in the tens of millions before westward expansion took hold on the plains. But a combination of greed and federal policies designed to undermine Native Americans, whose existence depended upon the creature, nearly wiped out the buffalo. “American Buffalo,” a new film by Ken Burns, explores these issues. It begins airing Monday night. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 19:34:59 GMT /local-news/2023-10-16/ken-burns-film-traces-the-rise-and-fall-and-return-of-the-american-buffalo Megan Kamerick /local-news/2012-11-02/a-little-bit-of-new-mexico-on-fdrs-desk The Dust Bowl was a critical moment in American history…a human caused ecological disaster that destroyed the farmland of the great plains and turned… Fri, 02 Nov 2012 23:59:53 GMT /local-news/2012-11-02/a-little-bit-of-new-mexico-on-fdrs-desk