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title: A Walk Through East Baltimore’s American Indian ‘Reservation’
date: 2021-11-22T05:30:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/a-walk-through-indigenous-baltimore"
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# A Walk Through East Baltimore’s American Indian ‘Reservation’

*November 22, 2021* — by [Shannon Clark M.Jour. ’22](/author/shannon-clark-m-jour-22)


> Alum Creates Tour of Her Peoples’ History—and Continued Presence—in East Baltimore

*1 1920x1080 — One stop on a new tour of Indigenous Baltimore by alum Ashley Minner Ph.D. '20 (below) is the the East Baltimore Church of God, founded decades ago by members of Baltimore's Lumbee community. Many Lumbee tribal members remain in the city, including local elders who gathered on East Baltimore Street (at bottom) in 2012.*

A side of Indigenous Baltimore hidden in plain sight for years will become more visible today, thanks to a University of Maryland graduate’s work that traces the path of important aspects of her own cultural heritage and that of thousands of other area residents.


*Ashley Minner portrait*


*American Indian elders*



**Sidebar note:**

[Tune in](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74_NVE11DOM) on YouTube at 6 p.m. today for a virtual launch and community celebration for the Illustrated Guide to East Baltimore’s Historic American Indian “Reservation,” baltimorereservation.com, and the Guide to Indigenous Baltimore mobile app.





**Topics:** [People](https://today.umd.edu/tags/people)


**Tags:** [Alumni](https://today.umd.edu/topic/alumni), [American Studies](https://today.umd.edu/topic/american-studies), [History](https://today.umd.edu/topic/history)


**Units:** [College of Arts and Humanities](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-arts-and-humanities)