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In honor of Samuel Mazzuchelli's 200th birthday year-long celebration, The Oscar Rennebohm Library, in partnership with the Center for Diversity and the Dominican Mission Office wish to declare November, 2005 as
Indian Mound Awareness Month
We at Edgewood have an important and enviable responsibility, that of being stewards of these incredible earth works that grace our campus -- our Indian mounds. While we seem to be generally be doing a fine job at this, our most dazzling mound, the thunderbird found between the Oscar Rennebohm Library and DiRicci Hall is developing a path across its east wing, which is ruining it.
So please, do not use the path through the prairie that connects DiRicci Hall with the Oscar Renenbohm Library. To do so is to take part in the destruction of this sacred and ancient work of art.
When you think about it, being party to the destruction of a sacred work of art isn't a very "Edgewood" thing to do now is it?
Interested in learning more about Indian mounds?
Indian Mound Lecture
On November 30, come listen to a lecture on Indian mounds by Dr. Leslie Eisenberg (author of Indian Mounds of Wisconsin) and Ho Chunk Nation leader Chloris Lowe.
Indian Mound Books
In addition to the above book, our library does have more Indian mound resources, including:
The sacred geography of the American mound builders by Maureen Korp.
The mounds of Koshkonong and Rock River : a history of ancient Indian earthworks in Wisconsin by Hugh Highsmith.
Native Americans before 1492 : the moundbuilding centers of the eastern woodlands by Lynda Norene Shaffer
Myths and the moundbuilders [videorecording] / Public Broadcasting Associates; written, produced and directed by Graham Chedd.
The mound-builders; a reconstruction of the life of a prehistoric American race, through exploration and interpretation of their earth mounds, their burials, and their cultural remains by Henry Clyde Shetrone.
Ancient mounds or tumuli in Crawford County by Alfred Brunson.
Native American Heritage Month Movie
Another activity planned for this month is a showing of the movie "Dance Me Outside".
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