Acknowledging the historical legacy of violence and the ongoing struggle resulting from colonialism is essential before research work begins in the Mississippi River region.

Field Station 1

Before fieldwork on tribal lands can begin, first its legacy of settler violence and oppression must be acknowledged. In this statement created during the Mississippi. An Anthropocene River project in 2019, researcher Anya Kaplan-Seem and new media practitioner John Kim acknowledged the legacy of the land at Coffee Pot Landing, near Lake Itasca, Minnesota—a project site of Field Station 1. The location is the site of the first proposed Line 3 oil pipeline crossing and represents a critical intersection of the political concerns over land and resource rights that plague the Anthropocene.