tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088860470850365492024-03-28T05:00:33.692-04:00Newark Earthworks Center's BlogAn interdisciplinary academic center promoting research and outreach throughout Ohio for American Indian history and cultures...Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.comBlogger707125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-75427853208880942432024-03-28T05:00:00.009-04:002024-03-28T05:00:00.223-04:00Octagon Open Houses | April 14th and 15th, 2024The Octagon State Memorial, Newark Earthworks Map.Image courtesy of the Ancient Ohio Trail.The Octagon State Memorial is one of the most spectacular surviving remnants of the Newark Earthworks and is part of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks.The Octagon is connected to a perfectly circular enclosure 1,054 feet in diameter. The architecture of the Octagon Earthworks Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0125 N 33rd St, Newark, OH 43055, USA40.0519414 -82.44628929999998938.369810984629908 -84.643554924999989 41.734071815370086 -80.249023674999989tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-46344544987649781752024-03-27T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-27T05:00:00.133-04:00Total Solar Eclipse: April 8, 20243:08 - 3:19 p.m."Though April’s total eclipse will take place around 3 p.m., as the moon’s shadow moves over the Earth, the sky will darken as if it’s night. And as the sun’s light dims, the surrounding air will become noticeably cooler and nearby bugs and animals will likely fall silent. If you’re viewing the event from inside the path of totality, it’s during this brief time that viewers can Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-38689078513522119852024-01-25T13:59:00.001-05:002024-01-25T13:59:05.992-05:00Ancient earthen structures in Ohio become a UNESCO World Heritage Site | CBS Sunday Morning NewsJanuary 21, 2024CBS News Correspondent Conor Knighton explores the grandeur of the Ohio's first UNESCO World Heritage site, the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks [external link], with Dr. Brad Lepper and Dr. John Low.Fort Ancient State Memorial [external link] | Ohio History ConnectionHopewell Culture National Historical Park [external link] | National Park ServiceHopewell Mound GroupMound City Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-66818768531980954692023-11-06T14:17:00.005-05:002023-11-08T15:49:45.068-05:00Warrior Lawyers: Defenders of Sacred Justice Movie Screening and Q and A | The Moritz Office of Inclusive Excellence Join us for a virtual community showing of 'Warrior Lawyers: Defenders of Sacred Justice' and Q&A with Executive Director Audrey Geyer.Monday November 13, 20235:30 - 7 p.m.130 Saxbe Auditorium, The Ohio State University, Columbus'Warrior Lawyers' (2021) is a one-hour PBS documentary that is particularly timely and relevant given our country's current reckoning with racial inequity, Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-14573457429602579102023-09-29T09:00:00.019-04:002023-10-09T15:25:40.066-04:00World Heritage Commemoration Open House | October 15, 2023The Octagon State Memorial, Newark Earthworks Map.Image courtesy of the Ancient Ohio Trail.The Octagon State Memorial is one of the most spectacular surviving remnants of the Newark Earthworks. The Octagon is connected to a perfectly circular enclosure 1,054 feet in diameter. The architecture of the Octagon Earthworks encodes a sophisticated understanding of geometry and Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-30028512166816188952023-09-19T18:23:00.003-04:002023-09-20T12:28:08.387-04:0025th United States UNESCO World Heritage Inscription | Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, UNESCO World Heritage SiteWorld Heritage Celebration at the Great Circle, Part of the Newark Earthworks, Heath Ohio. 2013, Tim Black.45th Extended Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee | Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaSeptember 19, 2023The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural World Heritage inscription recognizes the identification, Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-7349498845520093172023-09-13T15:00:00.018-04:002023-09-13T15:18:52.311-04:00Extended 45th Session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia September 10 - 25, 2023.The United States and Ohio's nomination of the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks is scheduled to be examined and debated for inscription by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee!UNESCO World Heritage recognizes the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage considered of outstanding value for all of Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-20028790557999774502023-07-07T09:00:00.001-04:002023-07-07T09:00:00.148-04:00Octagon State Memorial Open House | July 24, 2023The Octagon State Memorial, Newark Earthworks Map.Image courtesy of the Ancient Ohio Trail.The Octagon State Memorial is one of the most spectacular surviving remnants of the Newark Earthworks. The Octagon is connected to a perfectly circular enclosure 1,054 feet in diameter. The architecture of the Octagon Earthworks encodes a sophisticated understanding of geometry and Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-60437671071663520732023-05-09T15:30:00.002-04:002023-05-10T10:38:15.093-04:00The Fertile Earth and the Ordered Cosmos: Reflections on the Newark Earthworks and World Heritage Our book is available to order fromThe Ohio State University Press, Barnes and Noble and Amazon as of June 2023!$24.95 in Paperback or PDF EBook. 25 Color Illustrations, 152 pages.Rising in quiet grandeur from the earth in an astoundingly engineered arrangement that ancient peoples mapped to the movements of the moon, Ohio’s Newark Earthworks form the Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-45973873294459467602023-04-06T17:00:00.015-04:002023-04-06T17:00:00.224-04:00Octagon State Memorial Open House | April 16th and April 17th, 2023.The Octagon State Memorial, Newark Earthworks Map.Image courtesy of the Ancient Ohio Trail.The Octagon State Memorial is one of the most spectacular surviving remnants of the Newark Earthworks. The Octagon is connected to a perfectly circular enclosure 1,054 feet in diameter. The architecture of the Octagon Earthworks encodes a sophisticated understanding of geometry and Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-19668004429589964402023-03-28T08:00:00.001-04:002023-03-28T08:00:00.230-04:00April 14, 2023: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe | Barbara A. Hanawalt Public Lecture7 - 8:30 p.m.Free and Open to the Public.Faculty Club Grand Lounge181 Oval Dr. S.Columbus, OH 43210The 2023 Annual Barbara A. Hanawalt Public Lecture will feature Caroline Dodds Pennock, Senior Lecturer in International History at the University of Sheffield. History has long told the tale of Christopher Columbus’s ‘discovery’ of the Americas in 1492, but what is often forgotten Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-86449900072320005592023-03-22T15:00:00.007-04:002023-03-22T15:19:29.310-04:00Reminder | Robin Wall Kimmerer (Citizen Potawatomi Nation) at The Ohio State Newark Campus March 27, 2023 at 5 p.m.5 p.m.Free and open to the public.John and Mary Alford Performing Arts Hall1209 University Drive, Newark, OhioRegistration Required.Free copies of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants are still available at the library front desk on the Newark campus of The Ohio State University and Central Ohio Technical College. Our address is Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-73442756443883955322023-03-13T15:30:00.002-04:002023-03-13T15:30:00.229-04:00Ohio History Connection Job Opportunity | Newark Earthworks Interpretive Intern (Seasonal) The Ohio History Connection's mission is toSpark Discovery of Ohio's stories.Embrace the present, share the past, and transform the future.Schedule: Wednesday-Saturday, occasional SundaysPay Rate: $15.00/hrSummary:Interns at Newark Earthworks engage in a variety of work-based learning activities and projects at a precontact American Indian site nominated for World Heritage status. Interns Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-9355513755949144102023-03-08T14:45:00.002-05:002023-03-22T13:36:33.024-04:00March 27, 2023: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants with Robin Wall Kimmerer5 p.m.Free and open to the public.John and Mary Alford Performing Arts Hall1209 University Drive, Newark, OhioRegistration Required.Free copies of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants are still available at the library front desk on the Newark campus of The Ohio State University and Central Ohio Technical College. Our address is Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-29466113400762287282023-02-02T05:00:00.011-05:002023-03-02T16:53:29.696-05:00Monumental Mobility: The Memory Work of Massasoit Webinar with Dr. Jean O'BrienFebruary 23, 20237 PM EST (6 PM CT)Free and open to the public.The Newark Earthworks Center is hosting Dr. Jean M. O’Brien (White Earth Ojibwe Nation), University of Minnesota, who will present on "Monumental Mobility: The Memory Work of Massasoit." on Zoom at 7 PM EST.This talk takes up the work of Indigenous intellectuals to reconfigure narratives of national origins in connection Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-48667775894261159852022-12-13T14:00:00.022-05:002022-12-13T16:28:53.008-05:00Confronting the Wealth Transfer from Tribal Nations That Established Land-Grant UniversitiesSpring 2022Stephen Gavazzi and John Low [Pokagon Band of Potawatomi], within the Academe of the American Association of University Professors, have written an exploratory article about confronting the wealth transfer from tribal nations that established land-grant universities and steps towards accountability and atonement."The project conceptualized the unjust actions historicallyNewark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-23806104106070679942022-12-07T12:00:00.002-05:002022-12-07T14:15:14.696-05:00Ohio Supreme Court upholds lower court decisions for Ohio History Connection to acquire Octagon Earthworks leaseDecember 7, 2022.We are sharing an announcement from the Ohio History Connection.We are pleased to announce the Ohio History Connection can proceed with its efforts to acquire the Octagon Earthworks lease from Moundbuilders Country Club in Newark and provide full public access to the site.On Dec. 7, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld decisions by Ohio’s Fifth District Court of Appeals and the Licking Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-78557179219172297932022-11-03T09:00:00.008-04:002022-12-01T16:35:19.082-05:00#LandBack: Histories of Restoring Indigenous Presence Webinar with Dr. Doug KielNovember 17, 20227 PM EST (6 PM CT)Free and open to the public.The Newark Earthworks Center is hosting Dr. Doug Kiel (Oneida Nation), Northwestern University, who will present "#LandBack: Histories of Restoring Indigenous Presence" on Zoom at 7 PM EST. Land is at the heart of Indigenous identities, and histories of U.S. colonialism are largely defined by attempts to Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-5945887297529312132022-10-27T09:00:00.027-04:002022-12-13T14:12:08.591-05:00Muskrat versus Canary: The Future of Federal Indian Law Webinar with Dr. Matthew FletcherNovember 10, 20227 PM ESTFree and open to the public.The Newark Earthworks Center is hosting Dr. Matthew Fletcher (Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians), University of Michigan, who will present "Muskrat versus Canary: The Future of Federal Indian Law" on Zoom at 7 PM EST.Event has passed.Federal Indian law and policy is marked by dramatic confrontations between paradigms described Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-49150147393718380642022-10-03T09:00:00.001-04:002022-10-03T09:00:00.219-04:00October 16, 2022: Octagon Open HouseThe Octagon State Memorial, Newark Earthworks Map.Image courtesy of the Ancient Ohio Trail.The Octagon State Memorial is one of the most spectacular surviving remnants of the Newark Earthworks. The Octagon is connected to a perfectly circular enclosure 1,054 feet in diameter. The architecture of the Octagon Earthworks encodes a sophisticated understanding of geometry and Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-68082097161182443532022-09-29T10:21:00.104-04:002022-09-29T16:23:20.754-04:00Our Storytellers Bodéwadmi Wisgat Gokpenagen The Black Ash Baskets of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians Exhibit OpeningOctober 10, 20224 PMFree and Open to the Public.Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with us!!!Bricker Hall Lobby190 North Oval Mall | Columbus, OH 43210Potawatomi basket making is a reclamation and recovery of a powerful piece of native knowledge and technology and represents a potent counter-colonial and counter-hegemonic act with lasting implications. This exhibit reflects an understanding that Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-80410788483973968662022-09-21T14:00:00.002-04:002022-09-27T11:14:42.217-04:00Food Sovereignty Workshop October 13-14, 20229:00AM - 4:00PMLocations: OSU Thompson Library (Day 1) and the STEAM Factory (Day 2)Registration requiredIf you are interested in the cultural contexts of local food systems and exploring cross-cultural, community-partnered fieldwork, this workshop is for you! The workshop will take place over the course of two days and will be an opportunity for participants to deepen their understanding, form Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-5903551417192175432022-07-03T09:00:00.001-04:002022-07-03T09:00:00.168-04:00July 25, 2022: Octagon Open HouseThe Octagon State Memorial, Newark Earthworks Map.Image courtesy of the Ancient Ohio Trail.The Octagon State Memorial is one of the most spectacular surviving remnants of the Newark Earthworks. The Octagon is connected to a perfectly circular enclosure 1,054 feet in diameter. The architecture of the Octagon Earthworks encodes a sophisticated understanding of geometry and Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-25666940291664181632022-04-12T14:06:00.003-04:002022-04-13T11:07:05.832-04:00Wombed Hollows, Sacred Trees: Burial Mounds and Processual Indigenous Subjectivity & Earthworks TourThursday, April 14, 4-6PM | 18th Avenue Library with Zoom LivestreamSince the eighteenth century, settler cultures have represented North American burial mounds as ancient “mysteries” and historical “enigmas”—sites of Indigenous vanishing that provide settlers with opportunities for creating scientific discovery, economic profit, and cautionary tales of angry ghosts from “lost” civilizations. ButNewark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508886047085036549.post-76877566661969779212022-03-29T05:00:00.002-04:002022-03-30T10:56:49.740-04:00April 10th Artist Gerry Lang Gallery Talk & Octagon Open House![PDF Available.]Celebrate the first Octagon Open House of the year with us and enjoy a gallery talk with artist Gerry Lang at the LeFevre Art Gallery with the "Return from Exile: the Mixed-Blood art of Gerry Lang"! The Octagon State Memorial is one of the most spectacular surviving remnants of the Newark Earthworks. The Octagon is connected to a perfectly circular Newark Earthworks Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08219261779589932904noreply@blogger.com0