Great news! The Shokapee Mdewakanton Dakota community (headquartered in Prior Lake, MN) has awarded a $300,000 grant to kick-start the Ginanda Gikendaamin Community Center capital campaign. The seed money is intended to pay for a site appraisal, a development budget,
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,
Trials and Tribulations: Reflections on Tribal Histories by Dorothy Terry
It has always been said that you have to know where you’ve been to know where you are going. Embracing this idea, the TLAM class began expanding our minds by discovering the history of the tribes of Wisconsin. Opening Patty
Tribal Libraries, Funding, Professional Organizations
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
Convening Culture Keepers – Date, Location, Topics
Our next Convening Culture Keepers gathering is quickly approaching and there’s a lot to report. Date & Location: The mini-conference will be hosted by the Forest County Potawatomi Cultural Center, Library and Museum on Thursday, May 3 and Friday, May
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