Our Land, Our Stories, a collaborative project with Rutgers University, Department of Landscape Architecture and the Ramapough Lunaape Nation, is a multimedia project for environmental justice advocacy and curriculum development for Native American history and contemporary Indigenous land relations.  The project elucidates how relationships to land are disrupted by environmental pollution. It explains how negative portrayals of Native American communities have contributed to the targeting of their lands as dumpsites, while leaving them marginalized in the remediation process. It illustrates how Indigenous communities are responding with programs for cultural restoration and food sovereignty.  Project materials were created in collaboration with the Turtle Clan, many of whom live on a Superfund site.  Materials include the Our Land, Our Stories book, The Meaning of the Seed documentary film, traveling exhibits , short video projects on our YouTube channel , social media platforms , and this digital exhibit for Rutgers University Libraries. Utilizing a variety of formats, the project incorporates multiple voices and creates a multi-media forum for sharing important stories of land and loss, and of survival and recovery.

Visit the full Exhibit at https://rootedhistory-exhibits.com/olos/about

Click on the links below to access the exhibits at the new server. Please note that you will leave Rutgers University Library's site when you click on any of the links on this page. 

Captions for Exhibit Title Cards Above

1 Ramapough Stores - Title Card. This image shows a background with faded-out writing on it. It reads "Storytelling Circles. We Will Survive!" faded in the background illegible cursive handwritten text is visible.

2 History Title Image - this image shows a photograph of Peters Mine with the HISTORY title text

3 Community Title Image- this image shows a photograph of a powwow in Ringwood with the COMMUNITY title text

4 Water Title Image - this image shows a photograph of the Wanaque Resevoir with the WATER title text

5 Flora and Fauna Title Image - this image shows a photograph of a plant taken in Ringwood with the FLORA & FAUNA title text

6 Contamination Title Image - this image shows a photograph of a pond in Ringwood with the CONTAMINATION title text

This exhibition was curated and designed by Anita Bakshi, Anna Forsman, and Kathleen Hammerdahl.  This was originally created for Rutgers University Libraries, but has now moved to a new server.  You can now find the exhibit at this link https://rootedhistory-exhibits.com/olos/