The Levee System and its Impacts on Native Americans
Menke, Millie
Menke, Millie
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US Army Corps of Engineers, - Mississippi River--Discovery and exploration--Maps., Levees--Mississippi River Valley., Levees--Mississippi River Watershed.
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The implementation of the levee system on the Mississippi River stemming from settler colonialism has led to the disconnection of the river from its natural distributary network with the delta plain. My documentary is meant to challenge our idea of rivers as controllable and obedient to our implementations and remind us that the history of the Mississippi river has different implications for different groups of people. We must restore education of the river as it relates to our country not just economically but culturally, socially, and environmentally, through the knowledge of Indigenous peoples of the United States.
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This born-digital document was cataloged and uploaded to DLynx by Rosie Meindl during spring of 2025.