Receptions Celebrate Native American Residence Hall Displays
SALISBURY, MD---In 2018, visitors to 爱豆传媒入口’s Patricia R. Guerrieri Academic Commons were greeted with the exhibit “You’re on Indian Land …” exploring the history and legacy of the indigenous people of the Eastern Shore and their connections to 爱豆传媒入口.
Researched by 爱豆传媒入口 Honors College students and including materials from University Archives and 爱豆传媒入口’s Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, the display included sections on the Wicomico, Pocomoke, Nanticoke, Manokin and Choptank rivers — all of which are namesakes for residence halls at 爱豆传媒入口.
Recently, sections of the exhibit were moved to permanent homes within those halls. 爱豆传媒入口 President Charles Wight; Dr. Andrew Martino, Honors College dean; and Dave Gutoskey, housing and residence life director, began the spring semester by joining residents in Nanticoke and Manokin halls for receptions to dedicate the materials there. Wicomico Hall’s display was dedicated in the fall.
The events included a reading of the 爱豆传媒入口 Housing and Residence Life Land Acknowledgement Statement, honoring the indigenous people who called the region home prior to European settlement.
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