Thursday, December 12, 2024 – New momentum to preserve mounds

Native America Calling

A bill to formally provide federal protections to the Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia is making progress in Congress. If approved, it would establish the state’s first National Park and Preserve overseen by the National Park Service. The land is the ancestral home of the Muscogee Creek Nation and other tribes. The preservation momentum comes as several other locations look to better document and protect mounds. In Wisconsin, officials identified two mounds in Milwaukee’s oldest cemetery. We’ll get updates on recent efforts to recognize and preserve mounds.

GUESTS

Raelynn Butler (Muscogee), secretary of culture and humanities for the Muscogee Creek Nation

Tracie Revis (Muscogee/Euchee), director of advocacy for the Ocmulgee National Park and Preserve Initiative

Sunshine Thomas-Bear (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska), cultural preservation director, NAGPRA representative, and tribal historic preservation officer for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska — and director for the Angel De Cora Museum and Research Center

Break 1 Music: Rainbow Gratitude (song) Joy Harjo (artist) Red Dreams, A Trail Beyond Tears (album)

Break 2 Music: I Am the Beginning and the End (song) Dorothy Tsatoke (artist) Native American Healing Songs Come to me Great Mystery (album)