Chapter 1 Whole Panel

All the stories and characters living on the land in Chapter 1: the Story of the Land (leftmost side of poster)

Native homesteads

Native birds in their nest-homesteads

Native and Settler Birds

Native bird species watch closely as invasive species arrive from the East

Fire Circle

The bear calls a council at a firecircle where spiders quilt and a mama wolf teaches her child how to weave a basket

Beaver dam

Beaver characters reshape the land, building wetlands that create rich fishing for a heron

Musicians

Instruments from the many cultures that informed modern Appalachian music

Burial Scene

Squirrels bury nuts and ancestors

Ancestor Plants

Sketch of plants whose ancestors were compressed into coal

A healthy and fertile stream

A freshwater eel lays eggs in a healthy stream

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Old Appalachian forest

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The community gathers around a fire to share stories, make decisions, and keep fingers and fangs busy crafting the objects that enrich their lives

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Hemlock tree

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Ancestor plants that formed ancient coal deposits and their contemporary relatives

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Squirrels burying nuts and morels

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Beaver doing traditional radial splitting