Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums Project at UW-Madison SLIS
One of our many responsibilities as libraries and librarians–and I would assert one of the most important– is to include culturally accurate, relevant, and current information and materials on communities of color and tribal nations in our collections. With the
This past March, Jenny, Omar, and I presented at the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association conference in the Wisconsin Dells. Our session, called “Supporting Education Act 31 in Your Library and School”, had two objectives. One objective was to
The TLAM Project was happy to present its new poster, Convening Great Lakes Culture Keepers: Bringing Together LIS Students and Tribal Librarians, Archivists, and Museum Curators Through Continuing Education, at the ALA Office of Literacy and Outreach Services’ Diversity and
We were honored to attend (and present!) at the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums’ 2014 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Palm Springs, California. The community and family atmosphere of ATALM reminded us of Convening
Jenny, Katelyn, and Omar would like to thank everyone for attending our presentation at the International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums in Palm Springs, California, this week! Here are a few of the resources we mentioned. Please feel
This year, several past and present students from the Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums class had the opportunity to attend the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC). They were part of a group of nearly twenty current students from UW-Madison’s Society of
Lotus, Omar, and Emily would like to thank everyone who attended our session “The Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums Project: Bringing LIS Students Together with American Indian Communities to Learn through Sharing and Community” at MAC last week in Kansas
When Omar Poler accepted the award for third place, he responded, “Gas money for TLAM.” It was a fitting response considering TLAM fieldtrips have been instrumental in establishing relationships with American Indians across Wisconsin. TLAM was awarded third place at