Mississippian Civilizations

Ancient countries of the Mississippi and Ohio basin, the region between southern Appalachia and Arkansas. Mound temples, inscribed tablets, sculpture, sacred pipes, shell ornaments. Etowah, Adena, Cahokia, Moundville, Snake Mound and animal effigy mounds. Female iconography in stone, shell, and ceramic. Clan mothers, housebuilders, weavers, chieftains, and herbalists. Invasion, colonization, forced migration and genocide; resistance, cultural transmission and resurgence.

Visual Talks by Max Dashu. All titles are live visual presentations (average 90 minutes)
with a break midway and more time for questions and discussion.
Tech requirements: digital projector with VGA cable, screen, and mic.

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