Category Archives: Native American history

The Work of Respect: Student Interns Lead Indigenous Collection Review

This month is Native American Heritage month, and this year, the American Heritage Center has chosen to highlight two student interns currently working on an internship project with us. Georgie Moss and Darwin St. Clair are working with the Native … Continue reading

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Through the Stereoscope: White Tourists, Native Prisoners, and the Colonial Gaze

One afternoon at the American Heritage Center an old photograph retrieved from deep in the archive propelled me on a fascinating research journey. It also led me to reckon with the power of photography as a colonial tool and to … Continue reading

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‘It’s in My Heart’: A Lakota Chief’s Descendant Bridges Past and Present in Wyoming

I had the opportunity to listen to many interviews conducted for the American Heritage Center’s Wyoming Voices Project. It’s an oral history project, which means it is a collection and study of historical events and information using recordings of interviews … Continue reading

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