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Finding Nigeria in Indigenous American Archives
When I first opened the lid of the gray archival box at the American Heritage Center, I was both exhilarated and apprehensive, the kind of feeling you get when you encounter something that is both fragile and alive. In it, … Continue reading
Posted in Colonial Studies, Cross-Cultural Analysis, Indigenous Peoples, International Perspectives, Student projects, Uncategorized
Tagged Arapaho, Colonial education, Cultural identity, Cultural resistance, Indigenous education, International studies, Language preservation, Missionary schools, Nigeria, Reverend John Roberts, Yoruba language, Zdeněk Salzmann
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Uncovering Wyoming’s Hidden History: How One UW Student Revealed the Truth About an Indigenous Boarding School
When Ava Olson first walked into the American Heritage Center’s reading room, she had no idea she was about to unearth a history that had remained largely untold for nearly a century. Today, we’re proud to announce Ava as the … Continue reading
Posted in awards, Indigenous Peoples, Student projects, Uncategorized, undergraduate students, Wyoming history
Tagged American Heritage Center Undergraduate Research Award;, Archival Research, Ava OLson, Cultural Assimilation, Episcopal Church, Ethete Wyoming, Indigenous Boarding Schools, Indigenous Languages, Native American History, Northern Arapaho, Primary Source Research, Professor Samantha Vandermeade, St. Michael's Mission, Wind River Reservation
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Revitalizing Indigenous Languages at the Archive: The American Heritage Center and the Arapaho Language
November marks Native American Heritage Month, a time to honor the rich cultures, traditions, and histories of Native communities. In celebration, the American Heritage Center is spotlighting collections that support the revitalization of Indigenous languages, particularly the Arapaho language, through … Continue reading
Posted in Archival preservation, Digital Resources, Indigenous Peoples, Language Preservation, Native American Heritage Month, Uncategorized
Tagged American Heritage Center, American Philosophical Society, Arapaho language, Bambi (1994 Arapaho version), California Language Archive, Cultural Preservation, Digitization, Disney, Dr. Steve Greymoming, Indigenous education, Indigenous language archives, Indigenous Language Digital Archive, Indigenous Languages and the Promise of Archives, John Roberts, Language documentation, Language revitalization, Linguistic heritage, Missionary records, Oral History, Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, Wyoming Folklife Archive, Zdenek Salzmann
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‘Plopped Down in the Middle of That’: Indian Boarding School Life Documented in the Warm Valley Historical Project
The Warm Valley Historical Project, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, was conducted from 1990 to 1991 in coordination with the Shoshone Episcopal Mission to interview residents about Wind River Reservation life during the early … Continue reading
Posted in American Indian history, Arapaho, Cultural assimilation, Eastern Shoshone, Indigenous Peoples, Uncategorized, women's history, Wyoming history
Tagged Arapaho, Eva Enos, Indian boarding schools, Native American Education, Native American Experiences, Rapid City Indian School, Reverend John Roberts, Scott Riner, Shoshone, Shoshone Mission School, Warm Valley Historical Project, Wind River Reservation
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Reclaiming the Colorado: The Differing Visions of the Bureau of Reclamation and the Chemehuevi
In 1931, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California praised plans to build the Parker Aqueduct, which would redirect water from the Colorado River to the rapidly growing Los Angeles metropole. To the engineers and planners of the Metropolitan Water … Continue reading
Posted in environmental history, Environmental policy, Hydroelectric power, Indigenous Peoples, Natural resources, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation history, Uncategorized, water resources, Western history
Tagged Chemehuevi, Colorado River, Colorado River Compact, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Land Rights, John B. Kendrick, Mary Ludwig, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Parker Dam, Sinclair O. Harper, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Water Disputes
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