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) ...
Newsletter Stories
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 ...
Interview with Ruth Phillips upon her retirement
by Bradley Clements https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-hJnLVm1k8 Interview with Ruth Phillips Congratulations to Dr. Ruth Phillips, GRASAC co-founder, on her retirement and amazing career! To celebrate, GRASAC research assistant Bradley Clements sat down with Dr. Phillips for an interview ...
Renewing (official) relationships
by Laura Peers Dr. Laura Peers is in the process of contacting all institutional partners from whom GRASAC hosts data and images on the GKS. As we move into a phase of renewal for the GKS, it’s a good moment to ensure that we have institutional permissions to continue to include information and ...
GRASAC Partnership Grant Workshop at Rama First Nation
by Haley Bryant Photo credit: Haley Bryant From May 26th to May 29th of 2019, GRASAC members and guests gathered together at the Black River Wilderness Park on the Rama First Nation for the GRASAC Partnership Grant Workshop. The meeting, which consisted of two full days of discussions and ...