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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Not galore successful Baltimore cognize that the streets of Upper Fells Point and Washington Hill utilized to beryllium location to the Lumbee Indians of Baltimore, but Ashley Minner wants to alteration that.
“We’re an important portion of the civilization of this place, we helped marque it what it is,” Minner said.
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She is simply a subordinate of the Lumbee Tribe and is present moving to stock their stories by creating an archive astir them truthful they are recognized successful Baltimore’s history.
“We don’t spot ourselves reflected successful fashionable civilization oregon successful narratives of the metropolis oregon the region for that matter, and it’s important for each of us, but peculiarly our young radical that we person a history,” Minner said.
She has been doing archival research, interviewing elders and walking their aged neighborhood. She besides has created a printed guide, website and app for radical to larn much astir them truthful Baltimore gets to cognize however important the Lumbee are to our past.
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WJZ’s Stetson Miller asked her, “what bash you privation them to instrumentality distant from this?”
“American Indian radical are your neighbors, your co-workers, sometimes your household members. We’re present and past besides conscionable to beryllium mindful that we’re ever walking successful the footsteps of those who came earlier us,” Miller responded.
For much accusation astir the Lumbee, the Baltimore American Indian Center is launching an app Monday, Nov. 22 astatine 6 p.m. The app was developed successful collaboration with Dr. Elizabeth Rule, a Chickasaw citizen.
To larn more, sojourn their Facebook, Instagram oregon website.
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