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
Museums, Voice, Context – TLAM Week 8
This week in TLAM we trekked to the other end of State Street to visit the Wisconsin Historical Museum and meet with the museum’s director, Jennifer Kolb. The visit gave us a better understanding of how museums now work with
How did tribal libraries begin, anyway? – TLAM Week 7
How did tribal libraries begin, anyway? This week in TLAM, our co-instructor Janice Rice discussed tribal libraries and their complex roles in the communities they serve. Tribal libraries got their start from the days of native boarding schools. In the
Tribal Sovereignty – TLAM Week 6
Although the controversy has waned, white sportsmen’s anger toward American Indian fishermen reached a boiling point in the late 1980s and early ’90s. White protesters hurled verbal — and occasionally physical — assaults at American Indians who exercised their treaty
Madison protests and law – TLAM Week 5
The fifth week of TLAM broke a bit from the norm; because of historic demonstrations occurring in Madison, the class period was altered as our guest lecturers rescheduled for next week. We nevertheless adapted to the extraordinary times, met as
Indigenous Epistemology. What’s that you ask? – TLAM Week 4
Indigenous Epistemology. What’s that you ask? This week in class we spent a 2 hour and 30 minute session going over just this. There is no short answer in sight, but rather an overview of the engaging discussion that my