“kewakotam’ka’fope”: Together we find treasures in archival sources of knowledge; a talk by Ben J. Barnes (Shawnee Tribe, Second Chief)

Conserving and sharing information trapped within the documents of the “Great Lakes and Ohio Valley Ethnohistory Collection” (GLOVEC) by creating a digital platform of sharing between the Shawnee Tribe, Indiana University researchers, and academics elsewhere is part of a long term endeavor of Shawnee tribal citizens. For the better part of the past decade, the Shawnee people are creating relationships with universities, archives, historic sites, and numerous state agencies. NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) and the Historic Preservation Act drove these interactions in the past, but these relationships have evolved into collaborative and supportive relationships. Continued conversations between engaged, professional scholars and the Shawnee Tribe, one of the 567 federally recognized Native Nations, has created unique opportunities to contextualize history and research projects for both academia and citizens of the Shawnee Tribe. Re-contextualization of knowledge requires Shawnee scholars to become active participants with institutions, such as the Glenn Black Laboratory (GBL) and the Archive of Traditional Music (ATM).

For a full abstract please visit the Instiute for Adanced Study at http://ias.indiana.edu/

Cost: Free

For more information contact:

Sonila Zajmi
(812) 855-1513
[email protected]