/news-archive/tag/native-american/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:15:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/10/24/erin-fehr-american-indian-newspapers/ Wed, 24 Oct 2018 13:15:40 +0000 /news/?p=72391 ... Archivist Erin Fehr to be featured in webinar on American Indian newspapers]]> Erin Fehr, an archivist with the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Sequoyah National Research Center, will be a featured speaker in a webinar about American Indian newspapers.听 The Association of College of Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association, is presenting the webinar, 鈥淎merican Indian Newspapers: Exploring Primary Sources for the Study of American Indian Cultures,鈥� at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31. Tribal newspapers can provide a broad understanding of historical and contemporary Indigenous experiences across North America. Produced by and for Indigenous communities, these newspapers present scholars with unique research opportunities that cannot be found in textbooks alone. Working closely with Tribal Councils and in collaboration with the Sequoyah National Research Center and the Newberry Library, two centuries of Indigenous print journalism from the U.S. and Canada are now digitally accessible in the primary source collection, American Indian Newspapers, from Adam Matthew Digital. During the webinar, Fehr will discuss the origin of the digital collection, while Robert Warrior, Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of Kansas, will discuss the significance of Indigenous journalism as an untapped tool for teaching and research within American Indian studies. 聽聽 Those interested in the webinar may. If participants cannot watch the webinar live, a recording of the webinar will be emailed to all those who registered.]]> /news-archive/2018/07/06/sequoyah-internship-program/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 13:16:24 +0000 /news/?p=71054 ... Native American students selected for internship program at Sequoyah National Research Center]]> Two Native American students are getting in touch with their heritage by serving as interns this summer at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 Sequoyah National Research Center.听 Kevin Briceland, a doctoral student studying American history at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, and Courtney Peyketewa, a graduate student studying adult higher education at the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, have been selected for the center鈥檚 Native American Student Internship Program. The goal of the program is to provide students an experiential learning environment in which to acquire an understanding of the value of archives and the research potential of the collections of the Center and to engage in academic research and practical archival activities related to tribal culture, society, and issues. The interns work 25 hours a week from June 4 to July 27 and receive on-campus housing and a $2,000 stipend. Interns are expected to demonstrate the value of their experience by either a summary report of work, finding aids for collections, or reports of research or other written work that may be shared with their home institutions. Peyketewa, a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, is working on the center鈥檚 World War I project with SNRC Director Dr. Daniel Littlefield and Archivist Erin Fehr. 鈥淲e are working on modern warriors of World War I,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he has asked the center to help identify the 12,000 American Indian servicemen who served in World War I. We are collecting names, their enlistment records, and any medals or honors they have received. In honor of the centennial, we wanted to honor those who served and recognize them for their service.鈥� The center will also create a website where the public will be able to access the records. 鈥淚t is very interesting. I am learning stuff every day that I didn鈥檛 learn about before,鈥� Peyketewa said. 鈥淐urrently, I am contacting all the tribes to ask them if they have any information or memorials on their tribe members who are WWI veterans to be able to obtain that information.鈥� After Peyketewa earns her Master of Education, the 27-year-old Oklahoma City native plans to work in student affairs at a university. She also hopes to learn more about her family history while working at the center. 鈥淚t was awesome to be selected for this opportunity. I feel like I am filling in information for people, and that it is a way of giving back,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 plan to learn about my family heritage by talking to Dr. Littlefield. He tells me tidbits of information. I also hope to be able to trace my family tree and learn more about my family.鈥� Briceland, a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is processing the manuscript collection of SNRC Director Littlefield. He said working at the archives will help prepare him for his dissertation research. 鈥淎s an historian in training, it will help me to have a working knowledge of an archive,鈥� Briceland said. 鈥淚 plan to do a lot of my dissertation research here, so this is a good introduction. I like that I am getting two months of complete access to the materials I know I am going to use down the road.鈥� Briceland is planning to write his dissertation on race and policy in Indian Territory from the post-Civil War era through the 1920s. 鈥淚 think it is a very interesting period of time that often gets overlooked,鈥� he said. 鈥淚n Indian Territory, you have a lot of different ethnic groups coming together in a complex way. Plus, I grew up there. The people have demonstrated a resiliency and adaptability to change that is important to understand. Being a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma gives you an outlet to connect with the history and culture.鈥� For more information about the Sequoyah National Research Center, contact Erin Fehr at ehfehr@ualr.edu or 501-569-8336. In the upper right photo, the Sequoyah National Research Center has selected four students for its 2018 Native American Student Internship Program. The interns (L to R) include Kevin Briceland, from Southern Methodist University, Courtney Peyketewa, from Oklahoma Central University, Heidi Davis, and Stephanie Rabadeux, both from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Photo by Ben Krain/糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.听]]> /news-archive/2018/06/26/watson-2018-parins-scholarship-sequoyah-national-research-center/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:04:43 +0000 /news/?p=70886 ... Watson receives 2018 Parins Scholarship from Sequoyah National Research Center]]> Tori Watson, a graduate student pursuing a Master of Arts in professional and technical writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is the 2018 recipient of the James W. Parins Intern Scholarship at the Sequoyah National Research Center.听 The Parins scholarship was established in 2017 as a way to honor the legacy of SNRC鈥檚 co-founder Dr. James W. Parins. The scholarship is awarded to a student who demonstrates a knowledge of Native American cultures and is in good standing with the university. Watson received a $650 scholarship and interned at Sequoyah during the spring semester, where she researched the removal of the Choctaws from the southeast United States to Indian Territory during the Trail of Tears. 鈥淭oo much Native culture has been lost throughout the years, and if we can work together to preserve and counter that loss, then we have an obligation to do so,鈥� she said. 鈥淣ative American traditions have always been a part of my life, and I am very glad that I will be continuing my life long journey of learning more about my culture and history.鈥� Watson received her Bachelor of Arts in English from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, where she graduated with high honors. After teaching in a junior high school and realizing it was undersupported, she returned to school with the intent to pursue a career in technical writing.]]> /news-archive/2017/07/06/snrc-grant/ Thu, 06 Jul 2017 15:44:43 +0000 /news/?p=67423 ... Sequoyah National Research Center receives grant to allow public to search collections online]]> Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (SNRC) has received a $22,283 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council to allow online access to its extensive collections.听 Currently, the center鈥檚 databases contain newspaper indices, tribal enrollment information, documents, and Native American obituaries. With this grant, the center will be able to consistently format all entries in their databases and implement a user-friendly search function on the website. In this project, the center will consolidate the current database records and create a standardized data model. After the data model is created, a web developer will analyze user needs and create a new search interface to help patrons explore the collections. This project will help researchers across the world find the information they need without physically visiting the research center. The provides grants to state-owned properties for management, stewardship, and acquisition of natural areas, historic sites, and outdoor recreation areas owned by the state of Arkansas. In the upper right photo,聽Dr. Daniel Littlefield, director of the Sequoyah National Research Center, stands among the center’s extensive collection of Native American information. 聽Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Communications.听]]>