Topic: Tribal Libraries, Funding, Professional Organizations Guest Lecturer: Janice Rice The world is as small as you make it. Consider this: the more individuals you meet in your professional field, the more connections you make. These connections lead you to
Enduring Partnerships: TLAM Returns to the Oneida Nation
On an early morning in March the students currently taking the TLAM course and their instructor piled into two vans and headed north to visit the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, located along the Fox River near Green Bay. One of
Surrounded by Wisconsin? TLAM discusses American Indian Law with Larry Nesper
Larry Nesper, Associate Professor of Anthropology and American Indian Studies Eleven autonomous Tribal Nations surrounded by the state of Wisconsin? According to Larry Nesper a recent guest lecturer in the Tribal Libraries Archives and Museums class, “when you’re on a
TLAM Student Group – Meeting Minutes (3/14)
Where: American Indian Studies Program conference room (3rd floor of Ingraham Hall) When: 12-1:00pm, March 14, 2012 Members attending: Kelly Kraemer, Troy Espe, Dawn Wing, Robin Amado, Jacob Ineichen and Jessica Miesner Topics: Revision of the Constitution Red Cliff Update
Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums – Spring 2012
Week 1 – Welcome! We are kicking off the new semester with the opening class of TLAM. Seated around the beautiful wood circle table of 4246, ten classmates introduced themselves and the interests they are pursuing while enrolled in SLIS.
A First-Time Trip to the Ho-Chunk Youth Services Learning Center – A Meeting and Crash Course
Purpose of Trip: To see the Ho-Chunk Youth Services Learning Center and meet up with Mandy. Dates: February 15, 2012 TLAM Members: Kelly Kraemer, Travis Mueller, Rachael Page, Janice Rice, Dorothy Terry, and Phillip Yocham On February 15th, some of
Red Cliff Updates – 2/23
Red Cliff Meeting: Thursday, February 23, 4:15pm, SLIS Commons Attendees: Louise Robbins, Robin Amado, Janetta Pegues, Jennie Freeburg, Troy Espe, Jake Ineichen, Omar Poler, Sarah Morris Louise just conference called with the Library Committee meeting up at Red Cliff Library
Evening of Storytelling – Reflections
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
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
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