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Opinion/Letter: Save, study important Monacan site

I am writing in reference to the proposed construction by the James River Water Authority of a water pumping station at Point of Fork, the...
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Opinion/Commentary: Major Monacan site imperiled by ‘progress’

In 1612 when John Smith drew his Map of Virginia, he recorded an Indian town at the fork of the Rivanna and James rivers, called...
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Artificial Intelligence: Cultural Heritage Required

Hear from Greg Werkheiser on why we need to teach AIs the messy lessons of human history and the full breadth of human culture, and...
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Coalition for American Heritage Comments on Proposed Changes to National Register of Historic Places

Today, the Coalition for American Heritage submitted comments to safeguard historic preservation efforts that are being threatened by proposed changes that govern nominations to the...
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Ramapough Lenape and Powhatan Renape Nations of New Jersey have state recognition reaffirmed

The Ramapough Lenape Nation and Powhatan Renape Nation had their state recognition reaffirmed March 18 by New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal....
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The Muscarelle explores legacy of Nazi Germany’s art theft

During the party’s reign, Nazi Germany committed massive art theft across Europe. While more than 70 years ago, the effects of those crimes are still...
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Mapping the Diaspora

At a weekend news conference announcing legislation to provide federal support for historic African-American burial grounds, 4th District U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin shared a personal...
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The White Man Is Breaking His Word Again

In the millennia before Europeans arrived in North America, the town now called Bridgeton, New Jersey was a hub for the Lenni-Lenape people who inhabited...
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Washington’s new $500m Museum of the Bible claims ‘non-sectarian’ mission

The Museum of the Bible is opening today (17 November) in a vast former warehouse near the National Mall in the US capital. Atop the...
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Museum of biblical proportions set to open

When Museum of the Bible opens its doors on November 17, just three blocks from the US Capitol building in Washington DC, guests will enter...
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Christie’s Defends Sale of 5,000-Year-Old Turkish Idol

Angling to auction off a 5,000-year-old Anatolian statue, Christie’s submitted evidence Monday that casts doubt on a bid by Turkey to repatriate the rare idol....
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Spotlight on Hobby Lobby’s Biblical Collection After Smuggle Case

A day after craft chain Hobby Lobby agreed to pay a $3 million fine and return smuggled Iraqi artifacts, two professors called on the company...
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Philadelphia Hopes to Harmonize Historic Preservation

Even without the bright orange demolition notice pasted onto its double doors, Christian Street Baptist Church wouldn’t be the most striking building in South Philadelphia....
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Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape don’t want to lose what they already have | Opinion

By any measure, 12,000 years is a long time, but that's how far back you can trace the lineage of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape peoples in...
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New Jersey moves to toss tribe’s suit over recognition

New Jersey has moved to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Native American tribe that claims the state gave it official recognition decades ago but...
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American Indian tribe files second lawsuit against New Jersey

The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation filed a civil rights lawsuit against New Jersey and Attorney General John Hoffman, claiming they were wrong in not recognizing...
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LEAP Forward: CHP Evolves GAPP to Become LEAP

To embrace the forward-thinking leadership of this broader coalition, we are pleased to announce our name change to Leaders in Energy and Preservation, or LEAP....
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CHP Sues New Jersey For Civil Rights Violations Against American Indian Clients

The Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation, an American Indian tribe of 3,000 members headquartered in Bridgeton, New Jersey, today filed a civil rights action in federal...
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