The United Nations agency had just named the ancient Indigenous-made Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks to its prestigious World Heritage list. Read Full StoryIndigenous people built the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks between 1,600 and 2,000 years ago. Photo by Joseph ZummoThe Importance of HomelandThe day following the World Heritage announcement, members of the United States delegation to Riyadh gathered. Heritage for the WorldThe idea of proposing the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks to the World Heritage list began percolating some 35 years ago, said Lepper. For Aultman, the significance of safeguarding humanity’s special places was driven home in 2019, when fire ravaged another World Heritage site, Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral.