The Forgotten War on Buffalo: How Millions Were Slaughtered to Control the West

In the late 1800s, the U.S. government and westward settlers didn’t just wage war with weapons — they waged it with extinction. Tens of millions of buffalo were systematically wiped out, not for food or sport, but as a deliberate strategy to starve Native populations and seize control of the land.

This is a chapter of American history few are taught — but all should know.

Explore how environmental destruction was used as a tool of conquest, and why the legacy of the buffalo slaughter still echoes today.