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Native American Cultural Landscapes Study Group

Founded in 2009 to research and protect Native American sacred landscapes and ritual sites
  Inaugural ConferenceOct. 31-Nov. 1, 2009; North Stonington, Connecticut

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Meeting Program Schedule   (subject to change)

Fri. Oct. 30

Arrival

after 4:00 PM 

Sat. Oct. 31

Field trip 

7:15-9:30 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRUNCH    9:30-10:30

 

Sky Dix

10:30 -12:30

 The Making of Manitou: talk & DVD presentation

Mary Tsui / Janet Brennan

12:30-12:15

 Northern California stone wall networks

Becky Donlan / Ken Frye

1:15-2:15

 Colorado stone chambers, walls, cairns, effigies, horseshoes, altars, etc.

Larry Harrop

2:15-2:30

 Slide show part 1: Southeastern New England sites

LUNCH     2:30-2:45

 

Harry Holstein, et al

2:45-4:15

 Alabama & Tennessee stone mounds, effigies, walls, etc.

Herman Bender

4:15-5:30

 Bears & the journey south along the Sheyenne River

DINNER     5:30-6:30

Ernst Kastning

6:30-7:30

 Talus and Boulder Chambers of New England and New York

Cathy Taylor

7:30-8:30

 Orienting to the Milky Way: gateways to the celestial river

Doug Harris

8:30-9:00

 Site preservation efforts at the Killingworth, CT complex

Tom Paul 9:00 - 9:30  Eastern NY constructions

Sun. Nov. 1

 

Daylight Savings ends

 

 

 

 

Field trip

6:00-8:00 AM

BREAKFAST   8:00-9:00

National Parks Service

9:00-9:20

 Video: Identifying and protecting traditional cultural places

Joan Luster 9:20-9:50  Drafting local cultural preservation ordinances

Larry Harrop

9:50-10:00

Slide show part 2: Southeastern New England sites

Alison Guinness

10:00-10:45

 The Moodus, CT noises

Doug Schwartz 10:45-11:30  Rift valleys and north pilgrimage roads

Polly Midgley

11:30-12:30

 Visual overview of the stone chambers of Southeastern NY

LUNCH    12:30-1:00

Field trips

1:00-4:00

 


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