Preserving the Land, History & Legacy of Those Who Came Before Us
Indigenous Memories is a United States tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization registered under EIN: 84-4933208. We maintain sacred burial spaces where these individuals and their descendants are interred. Sacred burial spaces include several likely ancient Indigenous burial mounds, disrupted burial mounds, a Maroon cemetery where Indigenous and Free People of Color are buried in the same space, and the Hardscrabble Slave Cemetery.
We offer historical hikes and storytelling to increase understanding of hardships Free People of Color faced daily during the 18th and 19th centuries. Hikes include a visit our Indigenous mounds, our Maroon cemetery, and our historical timeline fence.
HONORING LIVES, LEGACY, AND COMMUNITY
We honor the lives and legacies of James Parsley, a renowned engineer whose generosity led to the donation of a one-acre Indigenous and Black burial site to Indigenous Memories, and Richard Smallwood, the celebrated American gospel artist and premier pianist who descends from the Hardscrabble Plantation in NC.
We pay tribute to two extraordinary individuals whose contributions, compassion, and commitment to history and community continue to leave a lasting impact.
