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Forbes Lipschitz Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, The Ohio State University BROWNOTTER BUFFALO RANCH Bullhead, South Dakota Ron Brownotter’s transformation of 20,000 acres of farmland into native grassland, now home to the nation’s largest Native-owned buffalo herd, illustrates how the reclamation of Indigenous landscapes can serve as a powerful tool of cultural resilience and decolonization. ITASCA STATE PARK Itasca, Minnesota At Itasca State Park, the headwaters of the Mississippi River offer a quiet but powerful reminder of how even the smallest sites are part of larger systems, shaping landscapes, supporting ecosystems, and carrying the interconnected stories of a continent. HIGH ROCK BAY ROAD Copper Harbor, Michigan At the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula, the deeply rutted road to High Rock Bay compels visitors to slow down, syncing their pace with the…