Connection is a living, breathing encounter unfolding through the lenses of our histories, lived experiences, and hopes. I lean into this relationship from the land of the ancient Adena and later Hopewell cultures (today known as Columbus, Ohio). While we don’t know their cultures entirely, their reverence and ingenuity remain evident in the mounds they built. More recently, the Myaamia and Shawnee Nations and Kaskaskia Tribe have been caregivers of this land. Like their ancestors, they possess deep wells of respect, creativity, strength, understanding, and brilliance.

The links below explore the cultures of the land I live on. If you’d like to explore the history of the land you live and work on, you might start by exploring Native Land, an app “that changes, challenges, and improves the way people see history and the present day. We [Native Land] hope to strengthen the spiritual bonds that people have with the land, its people, and its meaning.”