From the Land – The Indigenous Foods of St. Louis
Archeologists try to uncover policies for digging at burial sites
Those invested in archeological excavations and preserving history attended the Chesterfield City Council meeting May 15 to address concerns about future development. Mark Leach, a founding member of the Chesterfield Historic and Landmark Preservation Committee, questioned the city about the efforts to protect Native American sites. Leach served as the coordinator of Chesterfield’s Blake Mound […]
St. Louis was once Mound City. Its Native American residents still feel erased
A member of the Cherokee Nation, Galen Gritts is proud to be an elder in St. Louis. He was born and raised in the area and graduated from University of Missouri-St. Louis with a history degree. When he was young, it was Gritts’ goal to stay put and grow old in St. Louis. Now, he […]
Native American panelists speak on fractured identity, express hope for future
Members of the St. Louis area Native American community gathered at the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability to discuss the mistreatment of Indigenous people by the United States and relationship building between these two groups, both in the past and present. During their introductions, the panelists provided background on themselves and the Native American peoples […]
Rare trail marker tree planted at WashU
An oak tree that had guided Illinois travelers for nearly three centuries collapsed on April 20, 2008. Today, its spirit endures on the Washington University in St. Louis campus, maintaining an ancient practice of human connection with nature. Born in northern Illinois around 1730, that fallen oak, known as “Pathfinder,” was among the last of […]