We at GRASAC extend an enthusiastic welcome to our newest member, Ricky Punzalan! He has graciously provided the following profile as an introduction. (Image from Ricky Punzalan) Ricardo “Ricky” PunzalanAssociate ProfessorUniversity of Michigan School of Information Ricky teaches and ...
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GRASAC Statement in Support of Black Lives Matter
By the GRASAC Steering Committee As an Alliance focused on Great Lakes Indigenous arts and cultures, GRASAC condemns ongoing acts of settler colonial violence, and we stand in solidarity with the African American, Black, Indigenous, Black Native, People of Color, and activists of all ...
Student Summer Work on the GKS
By Haley Bryant This summer, GRASAC welcomes five new Graduate Student Research Assistants through the University of Toronto’s Work Study program: Chantelle Perreault, Olivia White, CJ Pentland, Alesha Grummett-Roesch, and Rachel Barber-Pin. The students will be contributing to the ongoing work ...
Professor Heather Howard wins national grant for a new digital portal for Waganakising porcupine quillwork and other heritage
by the Whiting Foundation Heather Howard, an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University, will receive a $50,000 Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship to support the collaborative development of a digital portal for the heritage of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa (LTBB) ...
In search of wampum in England
by Margaret Bruchac Margaret Bruchac with a zig-zag wampum belt (#Am1931-.12, possibly Lenape) at the British Museum. Photo credit Margaret Bruchac. In December 2019, with support from Arts Council England (ACE), Dr. Margaret Bruchac and Dr. Laura Peers travelled to the British Museum, Pitt ...