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America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie (2005)
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America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie (2005)

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America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie tells the rich and complex story of one of the most astonishing alterations of nature in human history. Prior to Euro-American settlement in the 1820s, one of the major landscape features of ...See moreAmerica's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie tells the rich and complex story of one of the most astonishing alterations of nature in human history. Prior to Euro-American settlement in the 1820s, one of the major landscape features of North America was 240 million acres of tallgrass prairie. But between 1830 and 1900 - in the space of a single lifetime - the tallgrass prairie was steadily transformed to farmland. This drastic change in the landscape also brought about an enormous social change for Native Americans; in an equally short time their cultural imprint was reduced in essence to a handful of place-names appearing on maps. America's Lost Landscape examines the record of human struggle, triumph, and defeat that prairie history exemplifies, including the history and culture of America's aboriginal inhabitants. The story of how and why the prairie was changed by Euro-American settlement is thoughtfully nuanced. The film also highlights prairie preservation efforts and explores how the tallgrass prairie ecosystem may serve as a model for a sustainable agriculture of the future. The extraordinary cinematography of prairie remnants, original score and archival images are all delicately interwoven to create a powerful and moving viewing experience about the natural and cultural history of America. Written by David O'Shields See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Nina Leopold Bradley Self - Conservationist Self - Conservationist See fewer	Within Reach (I) (2012)
Pauline Drobney Self - Biologist Self - Biologist See fewer	America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie (2005)
Dayton Duncan Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	The Dust Bowl (2012)
Lance Foster Self - Landscape Historian Self - Landscape Historian See fewer	Lost Nation: The Ioway (2007)
Annabeth Gish Narrator Narrator See fewer	Mystic Pizza (1988)
Murphy Guyer Aldo Leopold (voice) Aldo Leopold (voice) See fewer	Arthur (I) (2011)
Laura Jackson Self - Conservation Biologist Self - Conservation Biologist See fewer	America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie (2005)
Wes Jackson Self - Director, The Land Institute Self - Director, The Land Institute See fewer	The 11th Hour (I) (2007)
Carl Leopold Self - Botanist Self - Botanist See fewer	America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie (2005)
Richard Manning Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Fall and Winter (2013)
Eileen Schuyler Willa Cather (voice) Willa Cather (voice) See fewer	Tale of Cinderella (1998)
Daryl Smith Self Self See fewer	America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie (2005)
Anton Treuer Self Self See fewer	Bad River (2024)
John Trudell Black Hawk (voice) Black Hawk (voice) See fewer	Smoke Signals (1998)