Weaving Interpretive Stories and Re-awakening Wampum Objects and Archives in Museums Written by Margaret Bruchac In August 2017, several members of the Wampum Showcase group gathered together at the Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic ...
Research
Histories of Indigenous Education, Literacies & Schooling
Negotiating Schooling and Literacies in the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River Regions, 1600-1900 The early history of schooling in Great Lakes Indigenous communities is poorly understood. Though there are rich studies of specific schools, teachers, and communities, little research has been ...
Shaataahaa: Indigenous Methodologies for Collection Based Research
“Shaataahaa!” is an Anishinaabe greeting used when you see, with excitement, someone you have not seen for a long time. Emerging from personal experiences in collections and conversations circulating among Indigenous scholars and artists “doing” collections research, this project proposes focused ...
Nitaawichige: Skilled at Making Things
Our project extends work at the Michigan State University Museum with Anishinaabe master and apprentice makers over several decades through its involvement in the Michigan Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, folklife festival programs, and other projects, including with Indigenous museums and ...
Jiingwan: Sounding Out Law
This pilot project explores the relationship between sound and law, as well as institutional and tribal protocols. Its goal is to reconnect historical sound-making heritage items in museums with the First Nations communities from which they originated. The overall objectives are threefold: to hear ...