What did CCK mean for me? I was so lucky to attend this past Convening Culture Keepers. I was able to experience things I never believed I would never have been able to do so otherwise and my definitions of
Ho-Chunk Trip Number Two: A Van and a Plan
Purpose of Trip: To get a sense of the communities and children served by the Wellness Center; to complete the background checks; to meet with Beth and Mandy to finalize some details Date: March 21st, 2012 TLAM Members: Irene Hansen,
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
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
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
LCO: Convening Culture Keepers Conference
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
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
Week 4 (2010 TLAM): Visit with the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
The 2010 TLAM class, along with some guests, visited the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin near Green Bay. We drove up north for our day visit early one winter morning in mid-February from Madison. In the morning we were welcomed warmly