Little did we know going into our first trip to Red Cliff in February that the next time we were all gathered there, it would be for Ginanda Gikendaasomin’s grand opening, an event seven years in the making. With that
Indigenous Knowledge Centres: An International Inspiration
In our study of tribal cultural institutions this semester, we have focused primarily on issues involving American Indians. In last week’s class, we delved into various international Indigenous issues. I could write a whole series of blog posts about the
Kicking Off, Wrapping Up and Starting from Scratch
With the Red Cliff Band’s Interim Library Grand Opening fast-approaching, two TLAM students were able to travel up north to help Nancy work on adding books’ call numbers into the catalog and talk in more detail about the LibraryThing catalog,
Tribal Libraries All Over: Comparing Contexts
If I had to pick a phrase to summarize one major message from TLAM so far, it would be: context, context, context. Our projects and many of our discussions focus on tribes in Wisconsin — this is our privilege and
A Visit to the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Last week our TLAM class visited the Wisconsin Historical Museum, located across the street from the State Capitol in Madison. We met with Angie Glasker, the assistant curator, who gave us an overview of museum’s work in implementing NAGPRA (The
“The Right to Know”
Generally speaking, archives should exist to contain our history and help us connect with our past. However, this hasn’t always been the case for tribes in the United States. During the 1970s and 1980s, when many tribes were looking to
Grasping Sovereignty
After 24 years of education, 11 in higher education, I am just now becoming aware of American Indian sovereignty. I’m finally beginning to see that the United States is a country whose territorial borders also include sovereign tribal nations. Or,
Oneida Trip Log
Friday February 13, 2015 We packed into two cars to journey from Madison to Oneida. Our visit had been in the works since our last meeting back in December. It had been three years since the Oneida Nation film preservation project
Reflecting on Our Path to Cultural Competence
We had the pleasure of welcoming Robin Amado into our class this past week as a guest instructor while Omar was away in Alaska. Robin brought us delicious banana bread (it was still warm!) and led the class through a
Bittersweet Winds Exhibit
We began our day at Red Cliff accompanied by Dee Gokee-Rindal to the youth center to catch the Bittersweet Winds exhibit by Richie Plass. We arrived just in time to have a look around between the curator’s presentations to busloads