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NATIVE: The Prodigies of an Icon Part 1 "Keystone"

An intimate documentary exploring the American bison as a keystone species and the ranchers, tribal leaders, and conservationists whose daily work is shaping its future on living landscapes across the American West.

Native: The Prodigies of an Icon is a multi-part documentary series examining the American bison not as symbol or spectacle, but as a living, working part of the land. Part 1: Keystone focuses on the people responsible for stewardship today—ranching families, tribal buffalo programs, and conservation practitioners working where ecology, culture, and livelihood intersect. Rather than romanticizing the past, the film asks a forward-looking question: what does responsible stewardship look like now?

RELEVANCE: AMERICAN BISON & CONSERVATION

- The American bison is a keystone species essential to grassland health, biodiversity, and soil regeneration.

- Restoration efforts today are led largely by working landowners and tribal nations.

- Bison stewardship connects wildlife conservation, food systems, cultural heritage, and rural livelihoods.

- The film presents conservation as practice, grounded in lived experience rather than ideology.

The Native series exists to tell honest stories about land, animals, and people without nostalgia, politics, or spectacle. The project elevates voices rarely heard and presents conservation as a lived responsibility carried forward by real communities.

Produced by Meet My Neighbor Productions • Yanasa Ama Ventures • National Buffalo Foundation

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