Maryland Today / By Karen Shih ’09
Growing up in Charles County, Md., Anjela Barnes ’04 loved swimming, fishing, and paddling in Mattawoman Creek, just off the Potomac River.
As a Piscataway, “being outdoors is such an important part of our culture,” said Barnes, now the executive director of the Accokeek Foundation. “I remember as a kid, digging into the muck to find clams,” as her ancestors did in this area for thousands of years.
This fall, Barnes took University of Maryland students to the creek as part of “Where the Waters Blend: Contemporary Indigenous Perspectives on History, Traditions, and Modern Issues” (HNUH268W), a new course offered by the Honors College’s University Honors program.
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