Saura (Cheraw) peoples, of the Sauratown Mountain range in Stokes County, North Carolina, have played a vital role in American commerce since the Woodland Period. The tribe's stories have been kept through tales of exploration by Berbers of North and West Africa, Spanish Conquistadors, and German explorer accounts. Professor David Rose, a critical ethnographer and Saura historian, has been working with communities, east of the Mississippi, at the intersection of aboriginal cultural preservation, commerce and asset based community development for two decades. The lecture Primitive Urbanism & the Language of Discovery is an exploration of pre-colonial urbanism, centered around ancient native American trade routes, and the 'language of discovery' that shapes our understanding of the modern life of ancient peoples. 

The lecture will be followed by an interview and open conversation where audience members are encouraged to ask questions and tell stories of their own 'discoveries.' Attendees will leave with notepads and a resource list filled with local institutions that are equipped with the necessary information for self-study.