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Head-Smashed-In - The Bison Precipice, Canada (298/418)

Culture/Tradition/Anthropology/Ethnic studies, Environment/Geography, Travel/Tourism, Adventure/Expeditions

German [OV], English [DUB], Spanish [DUB]

00h15h00h00 min

Head-Smashed-In - The Bison Precipice, Canada (298/418)

In south-west Alberta, the remains of marked trails and an aboriginal camp, and a tumulus where vast quantities of buffalo (American Bison) skeletons can still be found, are evidence of a custom practised by aboriginal peoples of the North American plains for nearly 6,000 years. Using their excellent knowledge of the topography and of buffalo behaviour, they killed their prey by chasing them over a precipice; the carcasses were later carved up in the camp below.

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__clip.originaltitle	Schätze der Welt - Head-Smashed-In - Abgrund der toten Bisons, Kanada
__clip.genre	Culture/Tradition/Anthropology/Ethnic studies Environment/Geography Travel/Tourism Adventure/Expeditions
__clip.producedby	SWR in co-production with Telepool
__clip.yearofproduction	2003
__clip.duration	00h15h00h00 min
__clip.countryoforigin	Germany
__clip.languageversions	German [OV], English [DUB], Spanish [DUB]

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