Now That The Buffalo'S Gone

Buffy Sainte-Marie - Now That The Buffalo'S Gone

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Film & Animation

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• buffalo
• indian
• native
• american
• BuffySainteMarie
• NowThatTheBuffalo'SGone

[pjm290]

This is the song that 'turned me on' to BSM in the mid 60's. Now nearly 60 I am so glad I appreciated her then, others mocked my appreciation. I must find a CD with this on it.

PJM

[Aratheman]

Same thing with me, exactly, how I was mocked back then, but I could feel her voice go into my bones. It was not this song, and it was not the lyrics, just her voice. Only afterwards I learned she's Native American, and activist. She is so beautiful, I'm glad I could hear her.

[Ilasw6jt]

I have a recording of a concert version of this song in which the verse goes:

"Has a change come about, Uncle Sam?

Or are you still taking our land?

'A treaty forever' George Washington signed/He did, dear lady, he did, dear man.

But the treaty's being broken by Kinzua Dam.

And what will you do for these ones."

(Kinzua Dam flooded Chief Cornplanter's lands in the Allegheny Valley "given" to him by a grateful Washington for his help against the British during the War of Independence.)

[orvgg]

I have never been particularly proud of my heritage. We were mostly wiped and there's no wanting to go back to the ways of our ancestors by most of us. I know that much.

[otherworldtrader1]

IN 50 YRS OR LESS THE WORLD WILL START GOING TOWARDS A GLOBAL COUNTRY OR GOVT. NO CHOICE.THE RACES WILL BE SO MIXED THA TTHERE WILL BE NO NEED FOR NATIONALITIES OR RACE

[otherworldtrader1]

IF PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE WHO ARE OF ASIAN/WHITE HERITAGE(AS ARE AMERICAN INDIANS) THAN BEING MIXED WHITE I AM ENTITLED TO REAL ESTATE IN GERMANY, ENGLAN AND ALL OF EUROPE, NOT TO MENTION INDIA, CHINA, AND ALL OF ASIA. GET REAL PEOPLE JUS TBECAUSE U LIVE ION AMERICAN DOESN'T MEAN YUO ARE ENTITLED TO LAND YOUR ANCESSORS OBTAINED BY FORCE FORM SOMEONE ELSE 100S TO 1000S OF YRS AGO

[otherworldtrader1]

I ALWAYS LIKED HER.AND OTHER NATIVE AMERICAN MUSIC; i AM WHITE AND WHITES HAVE AS MUCH CLAIM TO AMERICA AS ASIANS. NATIVE AMERICAN. MY GRANDMOTHER WAS PART INDIAN SUPOSELY BUT IN AS MUCH AS THERE WAS WHITES HERE BEFORE ASIANS IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER THE RACE. THERE ARE NO INDIANS HERE WHO WERE LIVING HERE BEFORE COLUMBUS OPENED THE COUNTRY TO THE REST OF THE WORLD, JUST THERE ARE NO SLAVES HERE NOW.

[MyHealingSoul]

Natives should not worry, you’ll will get your land and honor back. How many whites can sleep? Very few, because they know their time on native land is coming to an end.

[loserswin783]

thx rebel, this is another beautiful and poignant song of the lady from qu'apelle valley, saskatchewan (by coincidence, i was born and still live in germany).

[SensaiMan]

@josieday

It makes you cry, because you have a kind heart, and care for people.

I can tell all of this by your response to the song.

Nothing, to be ashamed about! We all should take time to cry form time to time.

Bless you.

[SensaiMan]

Great music, what happened to the treaty? They could not keep their word again!

Thanks for the enjoyment.

[josieday]

This song ALWAYS makes me cry, at the very end. Lovely.