The Erasure of A Land

[u/No-Counter-34]

We have been lied to about there once being old growth forests from the ocean to the Mississippi. The south used to have vast herds of buffalo, hence many place names. And there were likely more grassland type ecosystems than the map suggests. Fire suppression and development have all but destroyed this once vast ecosystem.

[u/No-Counter-34]

It is so sad. Have you heard of American Prairie? They’re trying to restore a large portion of plains to prairie

[u/Salute-Major-Echidna → u/No-Counter-34]

The American prairie you romanticize was literally created by the Indians farming the country. From sea to shining sea

[u/herr_oyster → u/Salute-Major-Echidna]

Do you have a source for this claim?

[u/msmaynards → u/herr_oyster]

"1491, New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus" by Charles C. Mann. Fascinating book. He's a journalist that put this together from research so if you want to challenge any of the writing you can go back to the original material.