Erin Hughes, Digital and Community Outreach Archivist, and Irene Danforth, Language Archivist, from the Oneida Nation, had the privilege of attending the Green Bay Packers Foundation luncheon at Lambeau Field on November 21st. This special event honored the 398 civic and charitable organizations from across Wisconsin that received grants this year from the Packers Foundation…. READ MORE
The Curating Indigenous Digital Collections Fellowship (CIDC) grant is coming to an end, and as the third-year fellow, my time with WiLS is also sadly drawing to a close. I have spent some time reflecting on my work over the past year and would like to share some of my favorite experiences and the insights… READ MORE
Recollection Wisconsin connects cultural heritage institutions – libraries, archives, historical societies, and community organizations – statewide to preserve, promote, and facilitate access to Wisconsin’s rich history through collaboration and infrastructure. By providing both a unified portal to partners’ historical collections and a wide variety of support services for creating those collections, Recollection Wisconsin increases awareness of… READ MORE
By Cole Clark, Curating Indigenous Digital Collections Fellow, WiLS I first heard about Culture Keepers from my former supervisor and friend, Anita Heard, when I was working at the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways. It was described as so much more than a professional development conference for networking between Native Nations’ cultural heritage… READ MORE
Join presenters from WiLS on Friday, June 7th at 1:00 pm CT for a discussion of cultural considerations to be aware of as a non-Native person working with Native Nations communities. The discussion will center around building respectful and ethical relationships with a spirit of reciprocity. The presenters will share their own experiences working… READ MORE