[RP TownTalk] Mural Idealist

Wed Apr 22 19:55:36 UTC 2009

I did a little digging of my own. Here's some contact info:

League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations
     The Piscataway Indian Nation
     P.O. Box 312
     Port Tobacco, MD
     20677 USA
     (301) 932-0808

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Jonah Blaustein <jonah at mindspring.com>wrote:

> *http://www.piscatawaynation.org/   *
>
> *This website mentions a curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of the
> American Indian, Gabrielle Tayac, who is a member of the Tayac family who
> are still very much alive and leaders of the Piscataway Nation. She probably
> can help with historic images from the area. *
>
> JB
>
> *
> *
>
> On Apr 22, 2009, at 10:07 AM, OurDollMom at aol.com wrote:
>
> The phone numbers I gave you do not work but I do
> have a phone number that does & I left a message.
> The American Indian Cultural Org. meets the first
> Tuesday of each month at the Greenbelt Church,
> 7 pm at 1 Hillside Drive but the church sets on
> Crescent Road.  Anyone is invited to learn about
> them & come to the meetings.
>
> If we are going to have a mural in the Historic
> District about Indians - it should only honor our
> own Indians who were living here.  These Indians
> are still here in Cedarville/Waldorf & meet in
> Greenbelt.  I think we should consult them so they
> can feel proud that we are honoring them in the
> proper historical way.  There has been so much pain
> between the Indians and the White man here in our
> area.  This is a chance to honor & respect them.
>
> My mother was a geneologist and when I was young
> I went with her talking to the Chiefs & used to go to the
> festivals.
>
> It is confusing to have a mural with southwestern
> symbols in it.  When history buffs come to visit us
> or others who know their history - the experts will
> think we DO NOT KNOW our history and are not
> proud of it.  It sends the wrong message.
>
> The Mural
> should honor what the Riversdale Mansion stands for
> and complement it - teaching our residents & children
> what we are about.  It should make our Indians still
> alive and in our area proud that we care about them.
>
> Natalie & Maurice Proctor would be the ones to teach
> us the symbols & history to portray on this Mural.
>
> Emily
>
>  In a message dated 4/21/2009 10:28:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> m.avery at rocketmail.com writes:
>
> It is very interesting that you have chosen Native American symbols as a
> place to start your artistic ideas for a mural, but it looks as though you
> have chosen symbols from southwestern Indians.
>
> Are you aware that we have a very long and influential history of Native
> American culture in the Riverdale Park area?
>
> The kind of native American that resided in this area were the Woodland
> Indians. Woodland Indian period was from 1000 BC to 1600 AD.
>
> Captain John Smith explored the upper Anacostia River, which included the
> tributaries in today's Riverdale Park. In fact, the area you propose
> is located near to a tributary of the Anacostia River. The Indians he found
> near the tributaries of the Anacostia River were called the
> Nacotchtanke. Riverdale Park is part of the Anacostia River Trail and a
> Federally designated historic district.
>
> Many residents in the area have found arrowheads while digging in their
> yards and therefore have experienced a connection with the past.
>
> A mural with Native American symbolism in this town would be better served
> if it had representative symbols of the indigenous people of the Anacostia
> region.
>
>
> Melissa
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Christopher Martin <chrism at pgcps.org>
> *To:* towntalk at riverdale-park.org
> *Cc:* Alice Ewen Walker <alice at ewenwalker.com>; James n Julie Coleman <
> jnjcolemans at yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:09:49 AM
> *Subject:* [RP TownTalk] Mural Idealist
>
> Hello Riverdale Town Talkers,
>
> A note from Community Based Classroom Teacher / Riverdale Resident / mural
> planner:
>
> In my class's conception of this mural  -- the rainbow squares and/or
> other squares in this rough sketch (see
> http://www.muralcollaborative.netfirms.com/muralintro.htm) could be filled
> with symbols designed by local artists/ community members, working side by
> side with CBC students.  In that sense, if there are any strong Symbols of
> Riverdale that Historic Preservationists want to fit into the mural - you're
> more than welcome to.  There are about 7-10 or more squares available with
> this sketch.  We'd love to have and want input/asistance from any artists or
> aspiring artists from town - neighbors Jim L and Sherita S... that means
> you! :)
> If we - cbc artists, riverdale artists/community members-  wanted to change
> the design to some degree to include landscapes/moments from town history..
> we could do that also.  The process of community involvement is as important
> as the artwork in this mural.  The challenge is getting multiple
> artists/ideas into a coherent mural.  I think the sketch's division by
> squares / rainbow of symbols has the potential to incorporate many different
> perspectives into a unified landscape.  By allowing CBC students to follow
> through with their initiative here, getting community involvement (including
> the elementary school too) from experienced artists and beginners - this
> mural can serve many purposes.  It's a big enough bridge for us all to fit
> under it!
>
> CBC students would like to start attending the Thursday Market to assist us
> locals create potential design squares, have a children's drawing space, and
> raise a little $ for the project, but as of yet have not gotten the go ahead
> from Town / Market leaders.  Town / market leaders... what's up?
>
> For more info about CBC and its students go to www.pgcps.org/~cbc<http://www.pgcps.org/%7Ecbc>
> .
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Chris Martin
> 301-918-8726
> chrism at pgcps.org
>
>
>
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