If I had to pick a phrase to summarize one major message from TLAM so far, it would be: context, context, context. Our projects and many of our discussions focus on tribes in Wisconsin — this is our privilege and
A Visit to the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Last week our TLAM class visited the Wisconsin Historical Museum, located across the street from the State Capitol in Madison. We met with Angie Glasker, the assistant curator, who gave us an overview of museum’s work in implementing NAGPRA (The
“The Right to Know”
Generally speaking, archives should exist to contain our history and help us connect with our past. However, this hasn’t always been the case for tribes in the United States. During the 1970s and 1980s, when many tribes were looking to
Grasping Sovereignty
After 24 years of education, 11 in higher education, I am just now becoming aware of American Indian sovereignty. I’m finally beginning to see that the United States is a country whose territorial borders also include sovereign tribal nations. Or,
Oneida Trip Log
Friday February 13, 2015 We packed into two cars to journey from Madison to Oneida. Our visit had been in the works since our last meeting back in December. It had been three years since the Oneida Nation film preservation project
Reflecting on Our Path to Cultural Competence
We had the pleasure of welcoming Robin Amado into our class this past week as a guest instructor while Omar was away in Alaska. Robin brought us delicious banana bread (it was still warm!) and led the class through a
Bittersweet Winds Exhibit
We began our day at Red Cliff accompanied by Dee Gokee-Rindal to the youth center to catch the Bittersweet Winds exhibit by Richie Plass. We arrived just in time to have a look around between the curator’s presentations to busloads
Red Cliff Library Reopening is in Sight!
It was a whirlwind trip to Red Cliff this month, in which we met with some awesome new folks and made great headway in the library. For some of us, this was our first trip to Red Cliff, so we
“I is for Indian”
Our TLAM discussions this semester have led me to really think hard about micro-aggressions in day-to-day life. We have spoken about ‘the mascot problem’ and other cultural insensitivities that are prevalent in the world we live in, and this week
Opening Our Eyes and Ears to Language
Boozhoo! Welcome to a new semester for the TLAM class. Boozhoo is one of the few Ojibwe words that I have learned since the TLAM class started a couple of weeks ago, and I hope to learn more of the