November is National American Indian Herit age Month. Explore the the history of the Newark Earthworks\, which were r ecently designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site\, and the stories of th e ancient Hopewell culture and Ohio Indigenous peoples. Dr. Brad Lepper\, Curator of Archaeology at Ohio History Connection\, and Dr. John Low\, Dir ector of the Newark Earthworks Center and an enrolled citizen of the Pokag on Band of Potawatomi Indians\, will co-present this program\, providing a n archaeological perspective of researching the Newark Earthworks as well as the cultural significance and accomplishments of the Indigenous peoples who constructed these spiritual earthworks.
\nJoin us in pe rson\, or live stream this \;program \;on \;BPL's YouTube channel.
\nAbout the Presenters:
\nDr. John N . Low received his PhD. in American Culture at the University of Michigan\, and is an enrolled citizen of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi In dians. He is also the recipient of a graduate certificate in Museum Studie s and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Michigan. He earned a BA fr om Michigan State University\, a second BA in American Indian Studies from the University of Minnesota\, and an MA in Social Sciences from the Unive rsity of Chicago.
\nProfessor Low previously served as Executive Dir ector of the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston\, Illinois \, and served as a member of the Advisory Committee for the Indians of the Midwest Project at the D&rsquo\;Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies at the Newberry Library\, and the State of Ohio Cem etery Law Task Force. He has presented frequently at conferences including the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA))\, America n Society for Ethnohistory (ASE) and the Organization of American Historia ns (OAH). He continues to serve as a member of his tribes&rsquo\; Traditio ns and Repatriation Committee.
\nDr. Brad Lepper ea rned his BA degree from the University of New Mexico and his MA and PhD de grees from The Ohio State University. His primary areas of interest includ e the Ice Age peoples of North America\, Ohio's magnificent mounds and ear thworks\, and the history of North American archaeology. Dr. Lepper has wr itten extensively on these subjects for both technical journals and magazi nes intended for a general audience. He is the author of the book\, \; Ohio Archaeology: an Illustrated Chronicle of Ohio's Ancient American Indian Cultures\, published in 2005 by Orange Frazer Press. He also w rites a monthly column on archaeology for the \;Columbus Dispatch.
\nDr. Lepper was born and raised in northeastern Ohio\, and now lives i n Newark\, in the vicinity of the extensive ancient earthworks of that reg ion\, with his wife Karen\, two children\, one dog\, and three cats.
\nDr. Lepper has been visiting professor in the Department of Sociology a nd Anthropology at Denison University in Granville and the Department of A nthropology at The Ohio State University at Newark.
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