Robin and I have the last posts about the TLAM Practicum and I am left attempting to answer this question: How do I sum up this incredible 5 week experience? Between our in-class discussion and on-site work, six TLAM students
Why is TLAM important? – Week 4
After our two-week long practicums on three of the reservations in Wisconsin, the TLAM students got back to Madison for a few more days of class earlier this week. We recapped our experiences and began planning for the CGLCK institute
Living in an Archivist’s Paradise: Learning about Museums, History, and Community in the Field – Week 4
For the last couple of weeks, I have been thinking about what makes this TLAM practicum different from other parts of my education so far. So much of my library and archives education seems like checking a box to fill
Learner and Teacher – Week 4
As an aspiring academic librarian, I am always interested in learning more about pedagogy. During the first week of class, we read Lawrence Gross’s article “Some Elements of American Indian Pedagogy from an Anishinaabe Perspective,” which introduces us to the
How to Learn Archives in 10 Days! – Week 3
You know like, “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” but with almost no Kate Hudson and a lot more provenance! For the last two weeks, I worked in the Oneida Nation Museum archive as part of the Summer
Digging into Summer Reading at LCO — Week 3
Katelyn and I were at the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College Library with Caryl as our site supervisor. To learn more about our first week, read Katelyn’s blog post. As our main project for our practicum at LCO, it
Anticipation and Excitement – Week 2
The first week here at LCO began with anticipation and ended with excitement. While we (my sitemate Robin and I) had an idea of what would be accomplished due to communicating with our site supervisor, Caryl, we were unsure as
Looking through a Different Lens: Learning about Photograph Collections, Community Outreach, and Access to Materials at the Oneida Nation Museum – Week 2
I spent the last week working at the Oneida Nation Museum with my site partner Mary Wise. As a student specializing in archives – I was attracted to the practical experience, learning about a culture that I am not familiar
College of Menominee Nation Library – Week 2
For our TLAM practicum, Jacob and I are working at the College of Menominee Nation Library. My main project is to design LibGuides to help students with their research papers, while Jacob is working in the Special Collections. LibGuides are
Beginning with Humility – Week 1
This week began our TLAM summer class. There are six of us within the class who have been completing readings, discussions, and projects relating to many topics including indigenous perspectives, educational theory, and sovereignty alongside our leaders, Michele Besant and