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There is an interesting reconstruction of a #Monacan dwelling here. One of the challenges I want to offer my students is to think about how traditional design can inform contemporary design. lynchburgmuseum.org/blog/2018/1/9/the-monaca...
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Nice quote from historic researcher Jeffrey Hantman about his experience working to repatriate human remains held in museums to the #Monacan people: "I have never felt better about anything I have accomplished in my career." […]
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Trying to understand traditional #monacan #design , I stumbled on this fascinating online exhibit from #vtech https://exhibits.lib.vt.edu/the-land-speaks/
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Interesting note here on page 61 that #thomasjefferson was plagued by #samplebias because of the way he decided to excavate the #Monacan burial mound north of Charlottesville. Because of that, and I suspect some racial bias as well, he thought it was thrown together in "utmost confusion". No […]
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Reading #MonacanMillenium (the only book I know of about the #Monacan people whose territory historically included the #cville area) there is no mention of #eugenics until page 11. It is a crucial part of understanding government efforts to harm natives in #virginia , but also it is unfortunate […]
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