The Ramapough and the Ringwood Mines Superfund Site – History and Culture

80 Margaret King Avenue,Ringwood NJ 07456

21 January, 2023

Description

This multimedia project to promote environmental justice advocacy and curriculum development on Native American history and contemporary Indigenous land relations was co-created with the Ramapough Lunaape Nation Turtle Clan. The result is a powerful illustration of how environmental pollution disrupts relationships to land. The Rutgers team, led by project director Anita Bakshi, worked with Turtle Clan members – many of whom live on an active Superfund site – to create an array of materials, including the Our Land, Our Stories book; The Meaning of the Seed documentary film; traveling exhibits; short video projects for YouTube and social media platforms; and a digital exhibit for Rutgers University Libraries. Anita will be on hand to give Turtle Clan Members copies of the book and to recognize the clan members who contributed to the project. The project shows how Indigenous communities are responding with programs for cultural restoration and food sovereignty by incorporating multiple voices and creating a multimedia forum for sharing important stories of land and loss, and of survival and recovery.