The Meaning & Cultural Significance of
Native American Stone Landscapes
in the Forests of New England
A special workshop offered by Grandfather Doug Harris,
Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer,
Narragansett Indian Tribal Historic Preservation Office.
The indigenous ceremonial stone landscape is of cultural significance to the tribes of the northeast. Mr. Harris will explain why these ceremonial features should be preserved, and what to do if you would like to help.Doug Harris is a Native American tribal historic preservationist and is a member of the Narrangansett Nation. For the past 16 years, he has been tribally-certified to seek and preserve indigenous ceremonial and sacred stone landscapes in his position as the Deputy Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Narrangansett Indian Preservation Office. He travels and lectures extensively in the northeast USA in seeking to identify ceremonial stone structures for earmarking as historic ceremonial landmarks.
