Cahokia Mounds

[markhinr]

There is a smaller but very similar Mississippian archeological site at Aztalan, Wisconsin on the Rock River (Aztalan State Park). It was an outlying settlement that was part of a trade route, via rivers, to the upper Michigan copper mines. There are also related sites in Louisiana.

[brnoamik]

who that fat kid in red shirt?

[halo4044]

ive lived in cahokia ever since i was born but the cahokia mounds are on collinsville not acually cahokia

[jubchuqun]

@halo4044 - Yep! I lived there for 5 years, but we moved to Belleville last year, which is actually closer to the mounds, than "The Village of Cahokia." Being of Native American heritage myself, I used to go to the annual Powwow held at the Cahokia mounds. Sadly, they have discontinued this event :(

[MachuPicchuTours]

Great video! A+

Many mounds in flatlands of South America were made as safety areas from floods. Exploitation of trees led to less supplies for elevated homes, and also less rain absorbed by trees.

Still today in Amazon people are making these. Mountain caps run off into Amazon rivers and flood remote villages. Deforestation = less absorption.

Saludos from MACHU PICCHU Peru!

[MachuPicchuTours]

Great video! A+

Many mounds in flatlands of South America were made as safety areas from floods. Exploitation of trees led to less supplies for elevated homes, and also less rain absorbed by trees.

Still today in Amazon people are making these. Mountain caps run off into Amazon rivers and flood remote villages. Deforestation = less absorption.

Saludos from MACHU PICCHU Peru!

[MachuPicchuTours]

Great video! A+

Many mounds in flatlands of South America were made as safety areas from floods. Exploitation of trees led to less supplies for elevated homes, and also less rain absorbed by trees.

Still today in Amazon people are making these. Mountain caps run off into Amazon rivers and flood remote villages. Deforestation = less absorption.

Saludos from MACHU PICCHU Peru!

[jubchuqun]

Sorry ... I deleted this comment by accident!

I want to visit this site. Where exactly is it? What city/town? North American Indians fascinate me and it makes me so angry to think about how most of them are living today on those reservations. This land was sacred to them. I feel it being part Native American (Inca-Peru) myself. I believe that American Indians had a culture and way of life as facsinating as their relatives in Peru and Mexico.

[692ALBANNACH]

Use to believe the mound civilizations extended all the way up into ontario Can.On sundays we would go looking for arrow heads and found lots of them on what where said to be mounds. Curious about the hopewell from ohio also any information.

[rossguitarmaster]

i live like 20 miles from here! ha this is a great place. and to awnser the wooden circle question they are not sure what it was it isnt the origonal wood. and i am thinking little stonehinge? hmmm the mystery of it all! o0o0o0o0o

[PhuqueU]

market place

[imtherealthing]

@rossguitarmaster

The Book of Mormon talks about people building wooden fortifications and barriers in times of war in ancient america..probably what those "wooden circles" were.

[tulipthehobbit]

Very enjoyable video. Thank you for posting this and sharing your trip with us. May I ask, what are the wooden posts? These are original to the site? I have read much about Cahokia and was excited to watch your video. My husband is also part Cherokee.

[jubchuqun]

I believe the posts are on the site of original archeological site of the structures, but I don't think the wood could have survived that long to be the original material.

[thecutieforlife]

cahokia is in illinois not st.louis lol

[jubchuqun]

Yes. I lived in Cahokia for 5 years. People often come there looking for the Cahokia Mounds, but they are actually located in Collinsville, IL. However, you can see the Arch in St. Louis when standing atop The Temple of the Sun (aka "Monk's Mound).

I will be out there on Saturday, Oct 17th. I am participating in the 6th Annual North American Indian Photography Contest. I have two entries being judged. Wish me luck! :)

[spiderfrog95lvr]

I'm going there for a field trip Friday!

~Mkk (the sis of Sarah)

[davethegrinder]

This is my favorite place to go to in St.Louis. When I am there I am always amazed.

[zyruemusic]

@davethegrinder My favorite place to go in STL is the WHITE CASTLES or Hudson's BBQ on W.Florrisant and New Halls Ferry...they got the BEST sweet potato pies in STL....I LOVE MOUND CITY!!! PEACE!!

[BitterrootJournal]

Also wanted to add, it amazes me that the mounds are still referred to as mississippian indian mounds. When compared to the Mayan mounds in Teotihuacan, they are undeniably alike.

[jubchuqun]

It depends on who you are speaking to I think. Most people around here call the central mound "Monk's Mound." Many refer to them as earthen pyramids. The "Monk's Mound" is substantially larger at the base than even the largest of the Egyptian Pyramids and has 3 levels. Some, like myself, refer to it as The Temple of the Sun. ~Li

[zyruemusic]

@jubchuqun Monk's Mound sounds like a jazz standard that Thelonius Monk would compose...GREAT video!!! Thanks for sharing!!! PEACE!!

[BitterrootJournal]

Beautiful video. I remember when the steps up to Monk's Mound were wooden and half falling apart. I was part of a solar initiation many years ago with a Mayan elder who came to the States to perform a ceremony there. Every time I have gone back to Cahokia I feel as if I were coming home.

[PhillfromLondon]

Thank you for this video. I heard a radio programme about the mounds on the BBC. I'm glad they are going to be protected.

[indianxpaintbrush]

thank you another sacred place is doorway to the spirit world the natural arch in the cumberland forest in ky. many blessings to the Cherokee & Melungeon and children of mother earth

[icecubeflower]

I'm sorry about the comment I put, I guess I was in a bad mood and felt like offending people. I can't figure out how to erase a comment though.

[jubchuqun]

I understand. We are all imperfect beings striving toward an impossible goal of perfection. I removed the comment for you.

Have a great "Fourth of July" and may the Creator guide you wisely ...

Li

[sabata90]

this is du best video evea dont no one leave a bad comment or il make u cry to yo mothas dis is mi history dont no one leave a back comment if u do il leave a bad comment to u with your mom on my dick an dont no one leave a bad comment about the guy that made this eatha ok? u best not

[jubchuqun]

That is an opinionated, biggoted, prejudiced and immature remark. I am not sure what you base that asinine comment on, but the fact is that Indigenous Americans were susceptible to the many diseases brought over by Europeans. There were very few diseases here. Even the "common" cold did not exist. This can all be traced back to the practice of domesticating and herding animals.

Li

[NovakMary]

I do Lunar Ceremonies on the Moon Mound on the Saint Louis side... she's been torn down, but her energy and portal are still seen and felt by those of us who can do it.

[sunsmokename]

indigenous.

>>> did you know 95 percent of us natives died shortly after 1492.

there was a vast network civilizations here. since 4500 bc!!!!!!! or even earlier!!! check "poverty point"

80% of the vegetables and 100% of your snack foods also were made buy indigenous peoples of the north and south americas.

[jubchuqun]

Everything you've mentioned is so true, and you have only scratched the surface!

Li

[drew3076]

I've been there, it's really beautiful. Not enough people know about the civilization that inhabited U.S. land before us.

[jubchuqun]

So true. The "Monk's Mound" (or "Temple of the Sun" as I prefer to call it) was once the center of civilization for most of what is now the US, part of Canada and Mexico. Yet few people even know of its existence. Again proving that adage, "History is written by the victor!" ...sadly.

Li

[slimstvr]

I lived in Collinsville for a short time in 95

I'd go to the mound 3-4 times a week, I'd just go up there and sit, look around or close my eyes and try to imagine how it must have been, I miss that place

[finalmixed]

its beautiful and it helps for my school project =)

[jubchuqun]

It seemed appropriate. I am so please that so many people have expressed their appreciation. Feel free to send this link to people... (I am still waiting for some rude/negative comment... there's always someone out there... lol!)

Li

[BET777BET]

this song is a praise to the creator,Yahweh,Adonia this is the song of a holy man thankyou it is quite beautiful

[missannekol]

this means jehovah in english. my grandmum on my father side was cherokee.

[jubchuqun]

The City of St. Louis is in Missouri, "across the water" as they say here. There are over 100 mounds at the Cahokia Mounds site. It is not being "plowed under." I don't like the roads and power lines going thru the main square, but otherwise its not too bad. They are planning a land fill nearby though, and many of us are up in arms about that. If you get to visit, maybe I can join you there! It is a place to be shared.

Li

[Talciguin]

cool,

I hope to visit that place one day if it still exists, I did research on the trade links between MesoAmerica and Cahokia, it is impressive, too bad the city of St. Louis is desecrating the place by plowing it over. I find it funny that some people attributed the pyramids to glacial movement and refused the fact that natives constructed them.

[jubchuqun]

Actually, the city of St. Louis is in Missouri, and the Cahokia Mounds are in Collinsville, Illinois. (Not in the Village of Cahokia, where I live). Far from plowing it under, they are currently considering elevating the Cahokia Mounds to a Nation Park status. This would give it Federal funding, which it is in dire need of.

There were some mounds destroyed long ago in Missouri, but that no longer happens today I am happy to say.

Li