I did a little digging of my own. Here's some contact info:<br><br><pre>League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations <br> The Piscataway Indian Nation <br> P.O. Box 312 <br>
Port Tobacco, MD <br> 20677 USA <br> (301) 932-0808 </pre><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Jonah Blaustein <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jonah@mindspring.com">jonah@mindspring.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i><a href="http://www.piscatawaynation.org" target="_blank">http://www.piscatawaynation.org</a>/ <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;"></span></i></span></font></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Arial" size="3"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><font face="Verdana" size="3"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal;">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. </span></i></span></font></div>
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</font></div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><div><div>On Apr 22, 2009, at 10:07 AM, <a href="mailto:OurDollMom@aol.com" target="_blank">OurDollMom@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br><blockquote type="cite"><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"> <div>
The phone numbers I gave you do not work but I do</div> <div>have a phone number that does & I left a message.</div> <div>The American Indian Cultural Org. meets the first</div> <div>Tuesday of each month at the Greenbelt Church,</div>
<div>7 pm at 1 Hillside Drive but the church sets on </div> <div>Crescent Road. Anyone is invited to learn about </div> <div>them & come to the meetings.</div> <div> </div> <div>If we are going to have a mural in the Historic </div>
<div>District about Indians - it should only honor our </div> <div>own Indians who were living here. These Indians</div> <div>are still here in Cedarville/Waldorf & meet in </div> <div>Greenbelt. I think we should consult them so they</div>
<div>can feel proud that we are honoring them in the</div> <div>proper historical way. There has been so much pain</div> <div>between the Indians and the White man here in our</div> <div>area. This is a chance to honor & respect them.</div>
<div> </div> <div>My mother was a geneologist and when I was young</div> <div>I went with her talking to the Chiefs & used to go to the</div> <div>festivals.</div> <div> </div> <div>It is confusing to have a mural with southwestern</div>
<div>symbols in it. When history buffs come to visit us</div> <div>or others who know their history - the experts will</div> <div>think we DO NOT KNOW our history and are not</div> <div>proud of it. It sends the wrong message. </div>
<div> </div> <div>The Mural</div> <div>should honor what the Riversdale Mansion stands for</div> <div>and complement it - teaching our residents & children</div> <div>what we are about. It should make our Indians still</div>
<div>alive and in our area proud that we care about them.</div> <div> </div> <div>Natalie & Maurice Proctor would be the ones to teach</div> <div>us the symbols & history to portray on this Mural.</div> <div> </div>
<div>Emily</div> <div><br></div> <div> <div>In a message dated 4/21/2009 10:28:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <a href="mailto:m.avery@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">m.avery@rocketmail.com</a> writes:</div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid blue; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;">
<font style="background-color: transparent;" color="#000000" face="Arial" size="2"> <div style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">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.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Are you aware that we have a very long and influential history of Native American culture in the Riverdale Park area?</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The kind of native American that resided in this area were the Woodland Indians. Woodland Indian period was from 1000 BC to 1600 AD.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">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.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span> </span></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Many residents in the area have found arrowheads while digging in their yards and therefore have experienced a connection with the past.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div> <div><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">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.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span> <br></div><p><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Melissa </span></p> <div><br></div> <div style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">
<br> <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Christopher Martin <<a href="mailto:chrism@pgcps.org" target="_blank">chrism@pgcps.org</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org" target="_blank">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> Alice Ewen Walker <<a href="mailto:alice@ewenwalker.com" target="_blank">alice@ewenwalker.com</a>>; James n Julie Coleman <<a href="mailto:jnjcolemans@yahoo.com" target="_blank">jnjcolemans@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 21, 2009 11:09:49 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [RP TownTalk] Mural Idealist<br></font><br> <div>Hello Riverdale Town Talkers,</div>
<div><br></div> <div>A note from Community Based Classroom Teacher / Riverdale Resident / mural planner:</div> <div><br></div>I<span style="border-collapse: collapse;">n my class's conception of this mural -- the rainbow squares and/or other squares in this rough sketch (see <a href="http://www.muralcollaborative.netfirms.com/muralintro.htm" target="_blank">http://www.muralcollaborative.netfirms.com/muralintro.htm</a>) 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! :) </span> <div>
<span style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></div> <div><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">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! </span></div>
<div><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></div> <div><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">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?</span></div>
<div> <div><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"> <div><br></div> <div>For more info about CBC and its students go to <a title="http://www.pgcps.org/~cbc" href="http://www.pgcps.org/%7Ecbc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.pgcps.org/~cbc</a>.</div>
<div><br></div> <div>Thanks for your time.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Chris Martin </div> <div>301-918-8726</div> <div><a title="mailto:chrism@pgcps.org" href="mailto:chrism@pgcps.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chrism@pgcps.org</a></div>
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