On Friday, February 3, TLAM attended The University of Wisconsin American Indian Studies Program’s 15th annual Evening of Storytelling. The night began with the Wunk Sheek Drum Group silencing us with their native song, sparking the mood that would encompass
TLAM Student Group – Meeting Minutes (2/8)
Where: American Indian Studies Program conference room (3rd floor of Ingraham Hall) When: 12:00-1:00pm, Feb. 8, 2012 Members attending: Kelly, Troy, Jessica, Travis, Peter, Prairie, Dorothy, Dana, Robin, Jake Thank you to all who attended and thanks again to Robin
Trip to Red Cliff – Capital Campaign Workshop
Purpose of Trip: Capital Campaign Workshop (2 Days) Dates: January 17 -20, 2012 TLAM Members: Omar Poler, Louise Robbins, Robin Amado, Troy Espe, Jacob Ineichen, Jessica Miesner, Sarah Morris On January 18th and 19th, individuals invested in Ginanda Gikendaamin, the
Next Convening Culture Keepers: May 3 & 4
We have a date! We’ll be meeting on Thursday, May 3 and Friday, May 4 at the Forest County Potawatomi Cultural Center, Library and Museum. Over the next month, we’ll be looking at the previous evaluations and planning our next
TLAM Student Group minutes (1/26)
It looks like 2012 will be a good year for the TLAM Student Group! This is only our second semester but we already have lots of activity and a couple of cool events in the works. We held our first
LCO: Convening Culture Keepers Conference
On April 14th and 15th UW-Madison’s Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums class was able to attend “Convening Culture Keepers”, a gathering of Wisconsin tribal librarians, archivists, and museum curators. Unfortunately, the entire class was not able to make the trip,
Digital Collections – TLAM Week 12
This week’s readings were particularly poignant for me, since they involved the ethical dilemmas of photographing Native American people. During the late 19th and early 20th century heyday of such photography, the pictures were often staged somewhat offensively by non-Native
Trip to Bad River and Red Cliff – April 3 & 4
“The Mazina’igan Wakai’igan (Red Cliff Tribal Library) will be a community-based learning center with access to the world of knowledge and the opportunity to gather, learn, and share the language, history, and cultural values of the Anishinaabe and the Red
Knowledge Organization – TLAM Week 11
Our class started with a discussion about upcoming Pow-Wow’s and one is coming up on April 23rs at MATC’s Red Stein Gym at 1 pm and 7 pm. There is a $5 entrance fee and lots of activities, so everyone
TLAM 2011 Trip to Stockbridge-Munsee/Menominee Nation
“To be an Indian is having non-Indians control the documents from which other non-Indians write their version of your history.” –-William T. Hagan, “Archival Captive—The American Indian.” Although the sheer volume of American Indian archival materials in non-native collections is