[at-l] Native American and the AT was OT Thread about YTerrorism

[quoleldil at operamail.com (David Addleton)]

Growing up on the banks of the Indus and visiting most of the archaeological sites between there and Rome has left me with an interest in history and archaeology which sometimes appears in the oddest of places. It's difficult for me to hike the AT and not think of the history and prehistory of the place. Just about any flint or quartz-like area near a spring turns out to have once been a nomadic camp site used to mine for arrow and spear heads; most significant sites are *off* trail, however, for good reasons ... Taking a geologic perspective leaves me thinking about how disinterested the Appalachian Mountains must be in the transient saga of world history that originated on its flanks 2 or 3 centuries ago -- from the genocide of the barbaric skrielings (among whom on both sides of the conflict were some of my ancestors) to the latest attempts to affect history half way around the globe ... 



----- Original Message -----
From: "rick boudrie" <rickboudrie@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:28:41 -0400
To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [at-l] Native American and the AT was OT Thread about YTerrorism

> Just picking up on the Native American thread, I am wondering what if any 
> reminders of thier history remain along the AT.
> 
> At the ATC Conference there was a presentation given by some archealogists 
> who had done some extrordinary work along the corridor in CT given thier 
> very small budget.  For those of us who think of the Trail as far more than 
> just a place to hike, it was very thought provoking to hear thier reports.
> 
> While one can't help but absorb a bit of history while hiking the Trail-- be 
> it about Benedict Arnold's trek to Montreal or the Civil War or Audie 
> Murphy, I can't really think of any spot on the AT that sparked any thought 
> (in me) regarding Native Americans when I hiked.  I think I probably would 
> have had a richer hike if I did.  I didn't even know about the remarkable 
> Cherokee Nation and how they were subjected to the Trail of Tears at the 
> behest of a President, as I approached NW GA.
> 
> Rick B
> 
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