On a late-summer afternoon in the early ‘90s, a young boy on a farm west of Bellefontaine was watching Bokengehala Creek (“crick” in these parts) run through the property. He paused and considered that on these lands, long before his time, there had been an entirely different culture of people. What had Logan County been like back then?

He could never have guessed that, 30 years later, he would find a way to bring that world back to life. That curiosity was no fleeting moment. Kane Stratton, a 2000 graduate of BHS, carried it with him for years.

“Many towns, historical sites, geographical features, and school mascots, for example, are scattered all across Ohio with Native American names,” he said. “Where are all the Native Americans now? What were they like?”

Then his teen and high school years came and went. With studies, work, girls, ornery friends and being a standout athlete, Kane was distracted. Still, although the curiosity was latent, it was never extinguished. During that time, another fascination emerged. Kane became interested in filmmaking.

“My friend Aaron Kennedy and I talked about and ‘studied’ filmmaking — screenwriting, cinematography, directing, etc.,” he explained…..READ MORE….