Land Elders

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Land Elders

Land Elders

Charlie Toledo by newly built straw bale shed on Suskol House land. Land Elders On June 23, 2012, we will have two speakers at Harms Vineyards and Lavender Fields Open House: Charlie Toledo, Executive Director of the Suscol Intertribal Council, and Clare C. Marcus, Professor Emerita of Departments of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of… Read more »

What is it about an island? ―and Reflections on Clare Cooper Marcus’ Iona Dreaming

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What is it about an island? ―and Reflections on Clare Cooper Marcus’ Iona Dreaming

What is it about an island? ―and Reflections on Clare Cooper Marcus’ Iona Dreaming

Aran na Naomh       The first contact I had with the wild islands off the coast of the British Isles was the Blasket Islands, and that was from a mile away. Although we attempted several crossings to the Great Blasket, rough seas always prevented the passage, a condition that often isolated the islanders,… Read more »