"Did you know that New England was not a “wilderness”, as described by the early English settlers, but a built and managed landscape? Dr. Lucianne Lavin, director of research and collections at the Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington, gave a presentation about Connecticut’s Indigenous Peoples and their relationship with the natural world, exploring the long, rich histories that extend back thousands of years before the arrival of settler-colonists. Dr. Lavin explains how Indigenous Peoples have managed the physical environment to enhance plant and animal populations. Indigenous folklore and sacred stories reflect this stewardship. Click below to enjoy a recording of this talk.
Dr. Lucianne Lavin, has over 40 years of research and field
experience in Northeastern archaeology and anthropology and is a founding
member of the state’s Native American Heritage Advisory Council and former
editor of the journal of the Archaeological Society of Connecticut for 30
years. Her award-winning book, Connecticut’s Indigenous Peoples: What
Archaeology, History and Oral Traditions Teach Us about their Communities and
Cultures, was recently published by Yale University Press in 2013. The book won
an Award of Merit from the Connecticut League of History Organizations,
won second place in the books category
in the 2014 New England Museum Association Publication Award Competition,
and was selected as a Choice Magazine
“Outstanding Academic Title for 2013 in the North America Category.”
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