/tags/cahokia-mounds Cahokia Mounds en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 27 Jun 2024 22:50:59 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-06-27/st-louis-mound-city-osage-cahokia-mounds-native-americans-indigenous-colonization-history-monuments Historian Patricia Cleary’s new book details the history of the more than two dozen mounds that once stood in St. Louis. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 22:50:59 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-06-27/st-louis-mound-city-osage-cahokia-mounds-native-americans-indigenous-colonization-history-monuments Emily Woodbury /health-science-environment/2024-06-12/centuries-of-engineering-have-altered-the-mississippi-river-a-new-book-examines-its-effects “The Great River” by Boyce Upholt traces the history of humans’ relationship with the Mississippi and what engineering over centuries has created. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:07:11 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-06-12/centuries-of-engineering-have-altered-the-mississippi-river-a-new-book-examines-its-effects Kate Grumke /culture-history/2024-02-15/new-slu-and-nga-research-aims-to-create-the-authoritative-map-of-cahokia-mounds The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is involved in the academic research because the federal agency has some of the foremost experts on the mapping tool being used, the researchers said. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2024-02-15/new-slu-and-nga-research-aims-to-create-the-authoritative-map-of-cahokia-mounds Will Bauer /culture-history/2023-08-21/illinois-passes-updated-law-to-repatriate-native-american-remains-after-years-of-neglect With the country’s second-largest collection of unrepatriated remains, Illinois has lagged far behind the nation. A new law has the Osage Nation hopeful there will soon be progress. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2023-08-21/illinois-passes-updated-law-to-repatriate-native-american-remains-after-years-of-neglect Lilley Halloran /culture-history/2023-03-22/abe-lincoln-museum-to-feature-tina-turner-cahokia-mounds-and-famed-alton-surveyor A new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum features a variety of Metro East figures, including Tina Turner, the Indigenous people who built Cahokia Mounds and surveyor Don Alonzo Spaulding. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 19:06:34 GMT /culture-history/2023-03-22/abe-lincoln-museum-to-feature-tina-turner-cahokia-mounds-and-famed-alton-surveyor Will Bauer /arts/2023-03-17/artist-faye-heavyshields-show-at-the-pulitzer-has-roots-in-indigenous-history “Confluences,” an exhibition of Faye Heavyshield’s work at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, includes new pieces that reflect on Cahokia Mounds and the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 10:00:00 GMT /arts/2023-03-17/artist-faye-heavyshields-show-at-the-pulitzer-has-roots-in-indigenous-history Jeremy D. Goodwin /culture-history/2023-03-01/st-louis-was-once-mound-city-its-native-american-residents-still-feel-erased Left beneath bridges and inside parking garages, Native American memorials in St. Louis draw advocates' ire. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2023-03-01/st-louis-was-once-mound-city-its-native-american-residents-still-feel-erased Britny Cordera /arts/2023-01-27/st-louis-symphony-will-summon-sounds-of-cahokia-with-world-premiere-by-james-lee-iii Composer James Lee III’s “Visions of Cahokia” is inspired by the Cahokia Mounds in Illinois, once one of the largest Native American settlements in North America. St. Louis Symphony Orchestra gives the world premiere of the piece this weekend at Powell Hall. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 11:00:00 GMT /arts/2023-01-27/st-louis-symphony-will-summon-sounds-of-cahokia-with-world-premiere-by-james-lee-iii Jeremy D. Goodwin /culture-history/2022-02-28/the-cahokia-mounds-interpretive-center-closes-tuesday-for-5-5-million-in-upgrades The center will get a new roof and new fire, lighting, security and heating and cooling systems. The work is expected to take between 12 and 18 months to complete. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 11:24:13 GMT /culture-history/2022-02-28/the-cahokia-mounds-interpretive-center-closes-tuesday-for-5-5-million-in-upgrades Eric Schmid /culture-history/2022-01-12/this-app-lets-you-see-what-cahokia-mounds-looked-like-1-000-years-ago Using an augmented reality app, visitors can now see what the ancient temple atop Monks Mound and the surrounding city 100 feet below looked like. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:14:18 GMT /culture-history/2022-01-12/this-app-lets-you-see-what-cahokia-mounds-looked-like-1-000-years-ago Eric Schmid