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