Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums Project at UW-Madison SLIS
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,
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
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
After reading the “World Libraries: Sámi Library Services in Norway” article assigned for class last week, I found myself wondering how the Sámi population was represented in the museum world in Scandinavia and Russia. Do the Sámi have their own
This week, our class was visited by Naomi Caldwell, who spoke about her experiences living in New Zealand and researching the image of indigenous peoples, particularly as these two relate to children and youth. Some members of our class were
Here’s an update from each of the groups on how their service-learning project is going! One month left of the semester, and then work will continue with the TLAM Student Group… Ho-Chunk Nation and the Dells Youth and Learning Center
Classification is an inherently human activity. We immediately seek to define and organize all phenomena we encounter in our everyday lives. Is something good or bad? What type of animal is that? Is it friendly or dangerous? Are those people
Last week, our TLAM class took a field trip to the Wisconsin Historical Museum to visit with the museum’s director, Jennifer Kolb, and assistant curator, Angie Glasker, to discuss the museum’s implementation of NAGPRA (The Native American Graves Protection and
How can archives support tribal sovereignty? “Archives can support human rights, but have in the past been instruments of human rights abuse and oppressive regimes…”[1] For many years, archives have been a part of the problem, perpetuating cultural inequalities, inaccurate
The word “archives” stems from the Greek word for the “home of the Archon”, or the dwelling in which important state documents were kept and interpreted. Though many centuries have passed and archival science has certainly developed since the time