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Parked!

I have to admit, I was more than a little bit intrigued to read Parked! How Congress’ Misplaced Priorities Are Trashing Our National Treasures, a report

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Brenda Barrett

Journey Through Hallowed Ground Begins Living Legacy Project

On November 19, the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership in collaboration with the Gettysburg National Military Park dedicated 248 trees (167 newly planted trees and 81 existing trees) on Bliss Farm as part of the Living Legacy Project. This effort is helping to restore the orchard that existed on the property at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Caring for Country: Aboriginal Australia

A visit to Australia prompts reflections on the ways in which Indigenous knowledge(s) and presence on the land is acknowledged (or not) in different settler-colonial societies, including the United States.

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Parked!

I have to admit, I was more than a little bit intrigued to read Parked! How Congress’ Misplaced Priorities Are Trashing Our National Treasures, a report

Read More »
Brenda Barrett

Journey Through Hallowed Ground Begins Living Legacy Project

On November 19, the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership in collaboration with the Gettysburg National Military Park dedicated 248 trees (167 newly planted trees and 81 existing trees) on Bliss Farm as part of the Living Legacy Project. This effort is helping to restore the orchard that existed on the property at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Caring for Country: Aboriginal Australia

A visit to Australia prompts reflections on the ways in which Indigenous knowledge(s) and presence on the land is acknowledged (or not) in different settler-colonial societies, including the United States.

Read More »