In New York City, centuries worth of Indigenous history is being uncovered — and celebrated
New York City has one of the largest urban populations of Indigenous people in the United States, but for many, that history has been hidden — and artists, researchers and community leaders are working to shed light on it.
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![Earth's Eye was a temporary installation by Alan Michelson at Collect Pond Park in New York City. The stones traced the outline of a pond that served as a gathering place for the Lenape, but has since been covered by pavement. More than three dozen cement blocks, each inscribed with a word, form an uneven circle on rectangular paved stones.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7096316.1706300645!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/earth-s-eye-collect-pond-park.jpg)
New York City has one of the largest urban populations of Indigenous people in the United States, but for many, that history has been hidden — and artists, researchers and community leaders are working to shed light on it.