New interpreter will attend Dorchester's Chicone Village Day

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Posted 4/12/23

VIENNA - The 2023 Chicone Village Day on April 29 will feature a new exhibitor and interpreter.

Matthew “Maasaw” Howard is of Cherokee and Tuscarora heritage and is an Independent …

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New interpreter will attend Dorchester's Chicone Village Day

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VIENNA - The 2023 Chicone Village Day on April 29 will feature a new exhibitor and interpreter.

Matthew “Maasaw” Howard is of Cherokee and Tuscarora heritage and is an Independent American Indian Field Researcher. He has located dozens of village, ceremonial and burial ground sites throughout the Eastern United States, ranging from Canada to Virginia.

After locating these sacred sites, Maasaw assists the land owners in having their land put into protective trusts to protect them from future development. He has published several books on American Indian history titled "Adonvdo Yona (Bear Spirit) Mountain, An Ancestral Awakening" and "As I Rest, Let My Face Touch Heaven."

Maasaw is an instructor at Shepherd University teaching classes on "American Indian Burial Practices." Often, Maasaw is called by the American-Indian and African-American communities to be an expert at identifying 17th- and 18th-century graves that are endangered of being destroyed by developers. He is involved in multiple civil rights legal cases against developers and county governments that allow these sacred graves to be threatened.

Maasaw often speaks at archaeological conferences and universities, presenting his research findings. He also shares his research with archaeologists and fellow professional researchers so they can learn more about our ancestors as well.

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