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Mound City
The title "Mound City" is St. Louis鈥� appellation in honor of the Mound culture that existed here one thousand years ago. The heart of this Mississippian culture鈥檚 capital, located at Cahokia, adjacent to East St. Louis on the Illinois border, is where the bulk of the remaining mounds are found. This ancient city was the largest north of Mexico City, and like Hohokam in the southwest, the Mound builders dispersed (or disappeared) around 1400 C.E. Although archaeology on the site continues to yield astonishing and controversial findings, such as evidence of human sacrifice, the presence of this early civilization is little felt in the surrounding area. Indeed, while the nation recently celebrated Lewis and Clark鈥檚 historic voyage to find an uninterrupted water route to the West coast, the specifics of St. Louis鈥� role in taming the West is little examined.
The exhibition artists will explore traces of native culture in our contemporary world with topics ranging from disappearance and destruction to resurrection and monument. In addition, Laumeier is co-curating a film series with Webster University focusing on films by native and indigenous filmmakers from around the globe.
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The title "Mound City" is St. Louis鈥� appellation in honor of the Mound culture that existed here one thousand years ago. The heart of this Mississippian culture鈥檚 capital, located at Cahokia, adjacent to East St. Louis on the Illinois border, is where the bulk of the remaining mounds are found. This ancient city was the largest north of Mexico City, and like Hohokam in the southwest, the Mound builders dispersed (or disappeared) around 1400 C.E. Although archaeology on the site continues to yield astonishing and controversial findings, such as evidence of human sacrifice, the presence of this early civilization is little felt in the surrounding area. Indeed, while the nation recently celebrated Lewis and Clark鈥檚 historic voyage to find an uninterrupted water route to the West coast, the specifics of St. Louis鈥� role in taming the West is little examined.
The exhibition artists will explore traces of native culture in our contemporary world with topics ranging from disappearance and destruction to resurrection and monument. In addition, Laumeier is co-curating a film series with Webster University focusing on films by native and indigenous filmmakers from around the globe.
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