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Native American artists confront New York's erased indigenous past
Original: How do you cope when your sacred land becomes Times Square? The art of the first Native New Yorkers
The Guardian examines the work of Native American artists grappling with Manhattan's history as indigenous homeland, asking how the first New Yorkers' descendants cope with sacred land now covered by Times Square and the city's concrete sprawl. The piece highlights art that confronts the displacement of the Lenape people and reclaims their presence in a metropolis that rarely acknowledges its origins, prompting wider reflection on colonial legacy and memory in public space.
Why now: Ongoing cultural and political debate in the US about indigenous history, land acknowledgment and colonial legacy is drawing attention to art that revisits these themes.
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- How do you cope when your sacred land becomes Times Square? The art of the first Native New Yorkers · The Guardian
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