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What do we lose when a language ceases to be spoken? Why should we care when a language goes dormant? How does language serve as a vessel for cultural knowledge and traditions? These were just some of the questions facing

Last week, TLAM had a special opportunity to visit the famed Newberry Library of Chicago. Present were several members of the TLAM class and TLAM student organization, along with Advisor Omar Poler and friend of TLAM Janice Rice. Our fun-filled

On March 17, 2016 the TLAM class made a trip to the Wisconsin Historical Museum to meet with Jennifer Kolb (Assistant Administrator of the Division of Museums and Historic Sites and WHS Native American Liaison), Angie Glasker (Assistant Curator Native

Archivists like to think of their institutions as places of remembrance – where the past is documented and organized, and where researchers go to construct narratives of historical events. All of this romanticization is fine when an archive is holding

According to the UNESCO Interactive Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 11 languages in the U.S. are vulnerable; 25 are definitely endangered; 35 are severely endangered, including Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) here in Wisconsin; 74 are critically endangered, including Oneida, Menominee, and Potawatomi here

Red Cliff Librarian, Nancy Newago, once told us that the Creator will provide what you need, but not always when you want it or in the way you were expecting. This advice rang particularly true on our trip to Red

On Thursday, November 5, 2015, three TLAMers presented “Sustaining Partnerships: From Red Cliff to Regional Movement” at the Wisconsin Library Association. Here’s the description: Carmella Hatch, Student, UW-Madison SLIS; Megann Schmitt, Graduate Student, UW-Madison SLIS; Samantha Link, Graduate Student, UW-Madison SLIS

I think I’ll be able to swim? I have noticed more and more that when you are a graduate student your supervisors, professors, and bosses tend to like the method of throwing you in the deep end and knowing that

This week the TLAM summer engagement course made huge progress of creating a draft project plan for the traveling exhibit. The plan will be shared with a group from the Wisconsin Historical Society, CGLCK Advisory Board, and eventually the whole

Happy summer! We just reached the halfway point of our summer TLAM field course — where oh where has the time gone? Looking out over the boats on Lake Mendota from the Bunge Room at SLIS, the six of us have embarked