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| New rendering of the proposed St. Louis NFL stadium. Image Courtesy of Indian Country Today. |
Rodney Harwood, Indian Country Today, has written an informative article about the proposed new NFL stadium in St. Louis which is to be built on a Native American town which thrived around A.D. 900 and is thought to have a number of similarities to Cahokia in Illinois;
thought to be North America's first metropolis.
thought to be North America's first metropolis.
" "It would be like you talking about your great grandparents. This is where they lived and died, and I think that should be recognized,” said [Everett] Waller, who is a direct descendant of Osage leader Watiankah. “I understand wanting to build the stadium, but you can almost build that anywhere. I have no one that can make those mounds whole again. If this was in the Middle East, you’d have a Holy War over it. If it was Japan, they’d protect it. Sometimes it’s not a football that matters. It’s not the all-American dollar that matters. [The proposed stadium site] needs to be looked at as a sacred site that it really is." "
To read the full article, click here.
For more information,
Visit:
- The Osage Nation
- Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
- New football stadium threatens what remains of St. Louis' Native American past- and present
- St. Louis Public Radio 90.7 KWNU, March 31, 2015.
- New St. Louis Rams Stadium May Be Built on Ancient Native American City
- Forbes, May 19, 2015.
- New Evidence May Solve Mystery if America's Huge Ancient City
- May 27, 2015.
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