Indigenous Archives and Public History

Reception 5:00 p.m, Keynote, 6:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
Please RSVP to attend

Franklin Hall
427 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

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Watch the recorded discussion online

"Indigenous Archives and Public History: A Conversation with Eric Hemenway and Brian Carpenter"

The American Philosophical Society Library will host a free public event on Wednesday July 31 as part of its third annual Digital Knowledge Sharing Workshop. Eric Hemenway, Director of Archives, and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, will participate in a special keynote conversation with Brian Carpenter, Curator of Native American Materials at the APS. Hemenway is Anishnaabe/Odawa from Cross Village, Michigan, and has worked with the Little Traverse Bay Bands on tribal cultural preservation and repatriation work since 2006. The conversation will begin at 6:00pm and will cover topics at the core of Digital Knowledge Sharing, including strategies for raising awareness of Indigenous history in public history settings. and the efforts of Native nations to establish their own archives.

Prior to the keynote conversation, at 5:00pm the APS will host an informal reception and poster session showcasing research conducted by its 2019 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Native American Scholars Initiative (NASI) Undergraduate Summer Interns. Will Cummins,  Jasmine Gloria, and Liandra Skenandore will be available to discuss their work.

Please join us on July 31 for an evening of engaging conversation!