Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums Project at UW-Madison SLIS
When offered the chance to join a group of talented and service-minded individuals throughout the state, we leapt at the opportunity to become part of the longstanding partnership between SLIS and the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. What
Not content to stop at the borders of our country, we spent a week learning about TLAM efforts abroad, which came with mini-lessons on other indigenous groups. For our penultimate discussion, the class was broken up into four pairs,
Libraries match their collections, services, and spaces to the community and the community’s wants and needs. This makes tribal libraries bi-cultural institutions as they provide access to both indigenous knowledge and western knowledge. In other words, tribal libraries can be
Last week, TLAM had a special opportunity to visit the famed Newberry Library of Chicago. Present were several members of the TLAM class and TLAM student organization, along with Advisor Omar Poler and friend of TLAM Janice Rice. Our fun-filled
On March 17, 2016 the TLAM class made a trip to the Wisconsin Historical Museum to meet with Jennifer Kolb (Assistant Administrator of the Division of Museums and Historic Sites and WHS Native American Liaison), Angie Glasker (Assistant Curator Native
Archivists like to think of their institutions as places of remembrance – where the past is documented and organized, and where researchers go to construct narratives of historical events. All of this romanticization is fine when an archive is holding
Studies have found that Indian children consistently underperform in standardized tests, and that only 70% graduate on time. Why are Native children not succeeding? In particular, why do they lag behind other groups that have also experienced historical inequities (e.g.
According to the UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 11 languages in the U.S. are vulnerable; 25 are definitely endangered; 35 are severely endangered, including Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) here in Wisconsin; 74 are critically endangered, including Oneida, Menominee, and Potawatomi here
Red Cliff Librarian, Nancy Newago, once told us that the Creator will provide what you need, but not always when you want it or in the way you were expecting. This advice rang particularly true on our trip to Red
On Thursday, November 5, 2015, three TLAMers presented “Sustaining Partnerships: From Red Cliff to Regional Movement” at the Wisconsin Library Association. Here’s the description: Carmella Hatch, Student, UW-Madison SLIS; Megann Schmitt, Graduate Student, UW-Madison SLIS; Samantha Link, Graduate Student, UW-Madison SLIS