FILM CAST
NATIVE | The Prodigies of an Icon is narrated by the ranchers, producers, and specialists featured in the film. Below is a complete cast of film participants.
Allan Savory
President
The Savory Institute
Global Leader in understanding Holistic Management
Stuart, Florida
Troy Heinert
South Dakota State Senator | House Minority Leader
Executive Director of the InterTribal Buffalo Council
Sicangu Lakota, South Dakota
Dave Carter
Executive Director (past)
The National Bison Association
Co-Owner of the herd at the West Bijou Ranch
Strasburg, Colorado
Byron Shelton
Program Director
The Savory Institute | West Bijou Ranch
Strasburg, Colorado
Dan Nosal
Rangeland Management Specialist
United States Department of Agriculture | Natural Resources Conservation Services
Ace Ward
Chief Operating Officer
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats | Great Range Brand Bison
Denver, Colorado
Gregg and Tami Notts
Owners
Memphis Ranch | Authentic American Bison
Carr, Colorado
Jason Baldes
Secretary
InterTribal Buffalo Council
Shoshone Tribe Wind River
The Wind River Reservation (Eastern Shoshone Tribe)
John Flocchini
Owner
Durham Ranch
Board Member
National Buffalo Foundation
Wright, Wyoming
Scott and Kaytlen Assman
Co-Founders
Dakota Pure Bison
Wood, South Dakota
Mike and Darla Assman
Organic Farmers and Ranchers
Assman Land and Cattle
Wood, South Dakota
Alex Heim
Bison Rancher
Heim Land & Bison
Wood, South Dakota
Wizipan “Little Elk” Garriott
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Indian Affairs US Department of Interior
Previously: Chief Executive Officer
REDCO | Rosebud Economic Development Corporation
The Rosebud Reservation (Sicangu Lakota Oyate Tribe)
Carrie Starr
President
Eastern Bison Association
Co-Owner
Cherokee Valley Bison Ranch
Thornville, Ohio (Eastern Cherokee Tribe)
Jarrod Starr
Co-Owner
Cherokee Valley Bison Ranch
Thornville, Ohio
TJ Heinert
Assistant Manager
The Wolakota Buffalo Range
The Rosebud Reservation (Sicangu Lakota Oyate Tribe)
Michelle Haukaas
Garden Manager
Sicangu Community Development Corporation
The Rosebud Reservation (Sicangu Lakota Oyate Tribe)
Nichole Weaver
Rancher, Mother, Baker
Bigelow Fields Bison Ranch
Eustis, ME
Michael Weaver
Rancher, Father
Bigelow Fields Bison Ranch
Eustis, ME.
Joseph Robbins
Chef
Bissell Brothers Brewery – Three Rivers
Milo, ME (Penobscot Tribe)
Sage Fast Dog
Education Director
Sicangu CDC
Mission, SD (Lakota Sicangu)
Matte Wilson
Food Sovereignty Director
Sicangu CDC
Mission, SD (Lakota Sicangu)
Katrina Fuller
Health Director
Sicangu CDC
Mission, SD (Lakota Sicangu)
Karen Moore
Market Coordinator
Sicangu CDC
Mission, SD (Lakota Sicangu)
Liz Riffle
Co-Owner
Riffle Farms
Terra Alta, WV
Donald Beard
Texas Park Ranger
Caprock Canyon State Park
Owner
Caprock Bison Company
Quitaque, TX 
Cecil Miskin
Owner
Herd Wear
Claude, TX 
Elizabeth Goodin McGarr
Goodin Family
Goodnight Ranch Preservation
Claude, TX
Karli Fields
Charles and Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch State Historic
Claude, TX
Ron and Theresa Miskin
Owners
The Buffalo Wool Company
Weatherford, TX
Les Kruger
President
Canadian Bison Association
Owner
Rosedale Bison Ranch
Saskatchewan, Canada 
Brian Arnold
OBA Director
Canadian Bison Association
Owner
Thunder Ridge Bison Company
Ontario, Canada
Bob Dineen
Founder & President
Great Range Premium Bison
Henderson, Colorado
Matt Skoglund
Co-Owner
North Bridger Bison Ranch
Wilsall, MT
Jim Matheson
Executive Director
National Bison Association
Denver, CO
Dr. Nathaniel Ostashewski
Owner
Cyrus Bison Ranch
Bonnyville & Lamont, Alberta, Canada
Lawrence Ference
Owner
Corner Creek Farms
Elk Point, Alberta, Canada
Allen Oszust
Owner
Raging Bison Ranch
Glendon, Alberta, Canada
Dick Gehring
Owner
Black Kettle Buffalo
Moundridge, Kansas
Stuart Schrag
Director of Public Lands
Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
Canton, Kansas
Cliff Peterson
Manager
Maxwell Wildlife Refuge
Canton, Kansas
Dr. Jeff Martin
Assistant Professor of Bison Biology & Management
South Dakota State University
Rapid City, South Dakota
Dr. Glenn Plumb
Chief Wildlife Biologist (Retired)
United States National Park Service
Livingston, Montana
Kelly Long
Partner & CEO
Noble Premium Bison
Calgary, Alberta Canada
Chad Kremer
Bison Herd Manager
Custer State Park
Custer County, South Dakota
Doug Griller
Owner
Quill Creek Bison
Saskatchewan, Canada
Mimi Hillenbrand
Owner
777 Bison Ranch
Rapid City, South Dakota
Moritz Espy
Manager
777 Ranch
Rapid City, South Dakota
Ray and Debbie Thieman
Owners
Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch
Limon, Colorado
Shawn Bennett
Manager
Prairie Ridge Buffalo Ranch
Limon, Colorado
Jud Seaman
Owner
Quality Auction Services, Inc.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Shannon & Melanie Ostapovich
Hobby Bison Ranchers
Wolverine Energy and Infrastructure Inc.
Elk Point, Alberta Canada
Wes Olson
Author
The Ecological Buffalo
Lamont, Alberta Canada
Mark Silzer
Co-Owner
Wolverine Bison
Humboldt, Saskatchewan Canada
Robert Ploetner
Owner
Peace River Ranch
Fort Saint John, British Columbia Canada
Brian Nilsson
Co-Owner
Nilsson Brothers
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Brennin Jack
General Manager
Jack Auction Group
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Canada
FILM MUSICIANS
Paul Hacker
Various Indigenous Flute Tracks (Recorded)
Musician / Artist
Paul Hacker Knives and Flutes
Oklahoma (Choctaw / Cherokee)
Sicangu School Students
“Thanthanka Olowan” (LIVE)
Student Singers
Sicangu CDC Elementary School
Mission, SD (Lakota)
Arrow Funmaker
“Tatonka Buffalo Song” (LIVE)
Cultural Programming Director
Thundermaker Cultural Recovery
Chino Valley, AZ (Ho-Chunk Nation)
FEATURED RANCHES
NATIVE | The Prodigies of an Icon features ranches, conservation parks, and indigenous communities across North America. The following map represents locations filmed (use scroll or zoom out to view Canadian Locations)
A Documentary about North America’s most iconic mammal, it’s regenerative significance, prehistoric legacy and the industry that saved it.
