Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums Project at UW-Madison SLIS
Attendees of the fifth Convening Culture Keepers at Oneida, Wisconsin On November 8 and 9, over thirty Wisconsin tribal librarians, archivists, and museum curators at the fifth gathering of Convening Culture Keepers (CCK) hosted by the Oneida Nation. Eleven SLIS
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
“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
A quick note before I lose the thought … I feel privileged to be in this class and to be on these trips. There are moments when you know that you are witnessing history. Sometimes it’s obvious, because everyone around
Students at UW-Oshkosh from the Menominee, Stockbridge-Munsee, and Oneida spent their spring break helping the Houma Nation recover from the lingering damage from Gulf Coast hurricanes in recent years, including bringing donated children’s books. They went to Louisiana as representatives
Gabe’s account of our trip to the Menominee and Stockbridge-Munsee libraries, archives, museums.