Thursday, March 24, 2022

Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks Submitted to the UN for Consideration!

Eastern Shawnee Tribe members in their regalia at the World Heritage Celebration at the Great Circle, part of the Newark Earthworks and the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks nomination. Image courtesy of Timothy E. Black.
Eastern Shawnee Tribe members in their regalia at the World Heritage Celebration at the Great Circle part of the Newark Earthworks & the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks World Heritage nomination.

We begin our day with fantastic news!! 

Last night, the U.S. Department of the Interior officially announced that it has submitted the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks World Heritage nomination to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on behalf of the United States of America.

A 15+ year collaboration among Ohio History Connection, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, federally recognized Tribal Nations with historic ties to Ohio, and a robust team of avid supporters has brought this dream to fruition! 

World Heritage inscription is based on stringent criteria, 
and signifies outstanding universal value to humanity. 
Making the list helps ensure a site’s permanent preservation, enhanced understanding, deeper appreciation, and increased tourism.

Visual overlay of the sites within the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks nomination. Images courtesy of the Newark Earthworks Center and The Ancient Ohio Trail.

Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks Sites


"This constitutes the official notice of the decision by the United States Department of the Interior to submit a nomination to the World Heritage List for the “Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks"...The nomination was submitted through the U.S. Department of State to the World Heritage Centre of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for consideration by the World Heritage Committee, which will likely occur at the Committee's 46th annual session in mid-2023." -National Archives Federal Register, Notice by the National Park Service 3/23/2022.

Please join us in celebrating this milestone! 

Thanks for your support!

World Heritage Ohio link.

The World Heritage Program

The World Heritage Program of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was established to encourage the permanent protection of cultural and natural treasures around the globe. With inspiration from America’s National Park system, and leadership from the U.S. under the Nixon administration, an international treaty (called the Convention) was signed in 1972, with the U.S. as the first signatory. Today, 191 countries have ratified the Convention. The U.S. has 23 Inscribed Sites so far, ten of which are cultural. The entire worldwide list of around 1,000 properties can be explored on an interactive map.

How to Help Now.

Only 23 of the UNESCO World Heritage sites are located in the US, and none are in Ohio. But Ohioans are now working actively to advance the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks – currently on the U.S. “Tentative List” which means they are eligible – to become inscribed. We encourage you to visit these sites and the communities they’re located in so that you can tell your friends, your family and your elected leaders about the importance of these amazing places. Let them know you think these sites deserve to be the next U.S. nomination for World Heritage. Thank you!

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