Prospect Artists of Public Memory\, stewar ds of the Nanih Bvlbancha\, and the New Orleans Public Library invite you to Making the Mound: Indigenous History and Ancient Terraforming. Director of the Center of Native American Indian Research and Studies at the Unive rsity of Southern Mississippi Dr. Tammy Greer\, and fellow Houma Nation tr ibal member and wild medicine garden keeper\, Monique Verdin\, an interdis ciplinary artist\, writer and researcher will share histories of mound bui lding and Indigenous architecture in the Gulf South region and beyond\, as well as the various purposes of Native American mounds in this country. P articipants will also have an immersive experience with forming mini-mound s with clay and other materials. Come learn what all that means\, how to s ay Nanih Bvlbancha\, and get a little dirty with us. We will also be makin g some seed bombs to prepare for the upcoming planting event at the Nanih tomorrow\, Sunday September 22.
\nThis event serves as a prelude to Making the Medicine: Medicine Wheel Garden Planting at Nanih Bvlbancha on Sunday\, September 22\, 2024. Nanih Bvlbancha is an Indigenous earthwork s upported by Prospect&rsquo\;s Artists of Public Memory Commission\, community organizing and outreach\, the New Orleans Recreation Department Commission\, and \;Friends of Lafitte Greenway. The de sign for the project was assembled by the following Indigenous scholars\, multimedia artists and activists: Dr. Tammy Greer\, Ida Aronson\, Monique Verdin\, Jenna Mae\, and Ozone 504.
\nPlease register to help us pla n for supplies. \;
\nLearn more about the project at \;NanihBvlbancha.net or on Instagram @N anihBvlbancha. Both Mini Mound Making and Making the Medicine are free and open to the public.
\nMini Mound Making is sponsored by The Friends of the New Orleans Public Library< /a>. \;
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