| Director | Ron Finne |
| Producer | Ron Finne |
| Contributors | Consultant in history, Edwin Bingham; Consultant in literature, Glen A. LoveCast: Robert Barton
Includes readings by William Stafford, Don Berry and others Includes George Venn’s poem, “Directions for Visitors” among many others |
| Length | 60 min |
| B&W/Color | Color |
| UO Library Catalog description: | N/A |
| Call # | Mc299 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Rare | YES |
| Online | NO |
| Copyright status | Public Domain |
| Physical condition | Good |
| Oregon-related | YES |
Notes:
A film of the Pacific Northwest, the native people, poetry, history and the forces of change. This was an homage to the Indian heritage of the Pacific Northwest and a study in the contrast of how native people used the land, as opposed to European settlers who gradually took it over.
It is experimental in style, combining time-lapse photography, archive footage, classic photographs by documentarist Edward Curtis, museum artifacts and other image sources. The poetry read throughout the film explores the ways in which literature might encourage a sacred appreciation of landscape.
This film was made possible in part by a grant from the Oregon Committee for the Humanities, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Ron Finne is an Oregon native and independent filmmaker. In our archives at the University of Oregon we also own his films, The Whale and Natural Timber Country.
16mm Lost & Found 
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