Dates
October 10-11, 2024
Location
American Philosophical Society
Benjamin Franklin Hall
427 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
AND
Online - more information coming soon!
Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR) at the APS’s Library & Museum, this hybrid conference is an opportunity for people to gather together and share their experiences, insights, and visions for the future surrounding collaborative, community-engaged work in language and cultural revitalization, particularly the relationships between Indigenous knowledge and archives. Spanish/English interpretation offered for all of the conference sessions.
Coincidiendo con el décimo aniversario de la fundación del Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR) en la Biblioteca y Museo de APS, esta reunión es una oportunidad para reunirse y compartir las experiencias, la sabiduría y las perspectivas futuras para el trabajo colaborativo y comprometido con la comunidad en la revitalización lingüística y cultural, destacando especialmente las relaciones entre la sabiduría y los archivos indígenas. Se ofrece interpretación en español/inglés para todas las sesiones de la reunión.
Dates
October 10-11, 2024
Location
American Philosophical Society
Benjamin Franklin Hall
427 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA
AND
Online - more information coming soon!
"Following Knowledge Forward: A Gathering to Mark a Decade of Indigenous Knowledge at CNAIR"
October 10 and 11, 2024
Hosted by the American Philosophical Society
Note: Times are subject to change **All times are listed in ET**
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Benjamin Franklin Hall–427 Chestnut Street
9:30–10:30am Welcome and Introductions
10:30-10:45am: Break
10:45-11:45am Session 1: Creating New Language Resources
"Six Strings" (short film and discussion)
Callie Hill (Tyendinaga Mohawk), Tsi Tyonnheht Onkwawenna Language and Cultural Centre
Ashley Maracle (Tyendinaga Mohawk), Bawaadan Collective
Presentation by Ryan Lopez (Tunica-Biloxi), Tunica-Biloxi Language and Culture Revitalization Program, Elisabeth Pierite (Tunica-Biloxi), Tunica-Biloxi Language and Culture Revitalization Program
Moderator: Carly Tex (Western Mono), Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival
11:45am-12:00pm: Break
12:00-1:00pm Session 2: Indigenous Priorities in Institutional Relationships
“Elevating Indigenous Scholarship Through Indigenous Open Educational Resources: The Indigenous Knowledges Digital Learning Library"
Mowana Lomaomvaya (Hopi), Cline Library, Northern Arizona University
Moderator: Taylor Gibson (Six Nations), Six Nations Polytechnic, Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre
Respondent: Mikalen Running Fisher (Blackfeet Nation)
1:00-2:00pm Lunch
2:00-3:00pm Session 3: Relationships to Place
“Nametwaawin; Creating Anishinaabe Cultural Landscapes"
Maureen Matthews, Curator of Cultural Anthropology, Manitoba Museum (retired)
Carol Beaulieu (Anishinaabe)
“Las tierras ancestrales de los pueblos mayas de Yucatán y su relación con los documentos agrarios de la reforma agraria mexicana (1915-1940)"
Julio Cesar Hoil Gutiérrez, Universidades para el Bienestar Benito Juárez Garcia
Moderator: Jessica Locklear (Lumbee), Emory University
3:00-3:30pm Break and Discussion
3:30-5:00pm Archives Tour
5:30-6:00pm Reception
6:00-7:00pm Keynote: A Conversation on Experiences in Language and Cultural Revitalization over the Long Term
Vince Schiffert (Tuscarora Nation)
other Tuscarora Nation, participants TBD
Ryan Lopez (Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Language & Cultural Revitalization Program)
Elisabeth Pierite (Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Language & Cultural Revitalization Program)
Moderated by Brian Carpenter (American Philosophical Society)
Friday, October 11, 2024
Benjamin Franklin Hall–427 Chestnut Street
8:30-9:30am Breakfast
9:30-10:45am Session 4: Knowledge and Rights
“Activating and Amplifying Indigenous Knowledge: Collaborative Efforts in Community-Based Research and Archival Practices”
Jessica Locklear (Lumbee), Emory University
Ashley Minner Jones (Lumbee)
Tiffany Chavis (Lumbee)
“The Right to Destroy Cultural Property”
Delaney McNulty (Cherokee Nation), University at Buffalo
Moderator: Emily Jean Leischner, American Philosophical Society
10:45-11:00am Break
11:00am-12:15pm Session 5: Archival Materials and Language Vitality, Part One
"Incorporating Archival Documents into Cherokee Language Instruction: A Discussion with Exemplary Text and Exercises"
Eva Garroutte (Cherokee Nation), Boston College
"Strengthening Lakota Kinship Systems, and Language and Culture Resurgence Thru Archive Exploration"
Alex FireThunder (Lakota), Oglala Lakota College
“Published legacy materials of Comaltepec Chinantec used in a diaspora online micro-community of learning”
Tzintia Araceli Montano Ramirez (Mixtec), University of California-Berkeley
Diana Hernández Hernández
Moderator: Hali Dardar (Houma) - Patricia Anderson (Revitalization Technology LLC)
12:15-1:15pm Lunch
1:15-2:15pm Session 6: Reclaiming Culture
“Reclaiming Culture: Revitalizing Indigenous Culture and Language with Archival Collections”
Taylor Gibson (Six Nations), Six Nations Polytechnic, Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre
Tanis Hill (Six Nations), Six Nations Polytechnic, Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre
Heather Bomberry (Six Nations), Six Nations Polytechnic, Deyohahá:ge: Indigenous Knowledge Centre
Moderator: Paul Sutherland, American Philosophical Society
2:15-2:30pm Break
2:30-4:00pm Session 7: Archival Materials and Language Vitality, Part Two
“Strengths in Strands”
Carly Tex (Western Mono), Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival
"Remaking Her Bones/Language's Spirit Being"
Julian Lang (Karuk)
Olivia Rose "Rosie" Williams (Karuk)
Moderator: Andrew Abdalian, American Philosophical Society
4:00-4:30pm Wrap Up Discussion
Registration for this conference is now available. Please register to attend virtually and online.
(Español abajo)
Submission Deadline: May 31 June 10, 2024 (closed)
The conference committee welcomes proposals for presentations from Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants throughout North America, Latin America, and beyond. We hope this event will facilitate a space to create new connections and reaffirm long-standing relationships and reflect upon what they can teach for cultivating newer ones, to give mutual encouragement and inspiration, and to spotlight emerging new initiatives and approaches.
For this hybrid conference, we welcome proposals for in-person or virtual presentations. This gathering is intended especially to highlight the work happening within and by Indigenous communities. We envision this conference being attended by members of Indigenous communities working in many capacities, museum and archives professionals, academic researchers, and anyone else with an interest in these topics.
Suggested topics include:
We welcome a wide variety of creative and unique presentation styles such as:
We encourage you to reach out to staff at CNAIR ( [email protected]) if you’d like to discuss your idea for presenting.
Applicants should submit a title and a 250-word proposal related to these themes by May 31 June 10, 2024
Proposals will be accepted in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. Proposals in Indigenous languages are also welcome as long as a translation in one of the above languages is provided. Spanish interpretation will be offered for all of the conference sessions.
Decisions will be announced in July.
All in-person presenters will receive travel subsidies and hotel accommodations. Accepted presenters will be asked to prepare remarks appropriate for a broad range of audiences and for video streaming. Presenters who wish to create a scholarly journal-style version of their presentation will have the opportunity to publish such a version of their presentation in the APS’s Transactions.
For more information contact CNAIR at [email protected].
Fecha límite de envío: 31 de mayo 10 de junio de 2024
El comité para la reunión acepta propuestas de presentaciones de participantes, tanto indígenas como no indígenas, de toda Norteamérica, de Latinoamérica y de otras regiones. Esperamos que este evento facilite un espacio para crear nuevas conexiones y reafirmar relaciones duraderas, y reflexionar sobre lo que pueden enseñar para cultivar otras nuevas, darse aliento e inspiración mutuos y destacar nuevas iniciativas y enfoques emergentes.
Para esta reunión híbrida, damos la bienvenida a propuestas para presentaciones presenciales o virtuales. Esta reunión tiene como objetivo especialmente resaltar el trabajo que se realiza dentro y de parte de las comunidades indígenas. Prevemos que a esta reunión asistan tanto miembros de comunidades indígenas que trabajan en diversas capacidades, como profesionales de museos y archivos, investigadores académicos y cualquier otra persona que se interese en estos temas.
Los temas sugeridos incluyen:
Damos la bienvenida a una amplia variedad de estilos de presentación creativos y únicos, tales como:
Le recomendamos que se comunique con el personal de CNAIR ([email protected]) si desea conversar sobre su propuesta para la presentación.
Los solicitantes deben enviar un título y una propuesta de 250 palabras relacionada con estos temas antes del 31 de mayo 10 de junio de 2024.
Se aceptarán propuestas en inglés, español, francés y portugués. Las propuestas en idiomas indígenas también son bienvenidas siempre que se proporcione una traducción en uno de los idiomas ya mencionados. Se ofrecerá interpretación en español para todas las sesiones de la reunión.
Las decisiones se anunciarán en julio.
Todos los participantes presenciales recibirán subsidios de viaje y alojamiento en hotel. A los participantes aceptados se les pedirá que preparen comentarios apropiados para una amplia gama de públicos y para transmisión de video. Los participantes que deseen crear una versión de su presentación al estilo de una revista académica tendrán la oportunidad de publicar dicha versión de su presentación en Transacciones de APS.
Para obtener más información, comuníquese con CNAIR en [email protected].