Browsing by Author "University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian Studies"
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Item Aaniin Ezhiwebak (2015 Winter)(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2015) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesItem Aaniin Ezhiwebak (2016 Winter)(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2016) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesItem Aaniin Ezhiwebak (2017 Winter)(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2017) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesItem Aaniin Ezhiwebak (2018 Winter)(University of Minnesota Duluth, 2018) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesItem Anika Fajardo Book Reading (2019-10-07)(2019) Fajardo, Anika; University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesWhere do I come from? (and does it matter?) This talk will highlight the identity issues surrounding birthplace (born in Columbia and raissed in Minnepolis), ethnicity, family history, and language as reflected by her 2019 memoir Magical Realism for Non-Believers: A Memoir of Finding Family. It will encourage reflection and discussion about who we are and where we come from and how those identities impact our perceptions of our place in the world.Item The Chippewa National Forest Isn't Just Another Forest, It is a Homeland (2021-02-04)(2021) Thompson, Douglas P; University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesThe Chippewa National Forest is the first national forest in the National Forest System created by statute and the only National Forest created with explicit provisions for the benefit of a Tribal Nation. Over time, this history has faded from the corporate and collective memory of the United States Forest Service. The understand [sic] of this singularly unique relationship has been reconstructed over recent years, requiring a recalibration of natural resource management activities and planning on one of the most intensively managed Forests in the National Forest system.Item Department of American Indian Studies Departmental Review (2017)(2017) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesItem The Family Decides: Locating Anishinaabe Laws of Belonging through Adoption Stories (2016-02-04)(2016) Lee, Damien; University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesFor generations, the Canadian state has forced Anishinaabeg to internalize racialized logics of determining who belongs with their nations, a process that continues to dis-member Anishinaabe communities through the pseudo-science of blood quantum. Damien Lee will discuss Anishinaabe customary adoption practices as a viable source of law through which Anishinaabe citizenship laws can be (re)considered.Item Finding Our Way with Native Literature (2020-02-07)(2020) Meland, Carter; University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesIn this presentation, novelist Carter Meland talks about the transformative power of Native literatures and what they mean to him as a teacher, a creative writer, and an Anishinaabe descendent seeking to make sense of his fractured family history.Item Finding our Way with Native Literature (a Return) (2021-04-08)(2021) Meland, Carter; University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesBlending poetry and critical reflections, this virtual talk engages with the truths in American Indian literature by looking at novels, oral stories, and rock art in an attempt to make sense of the Anishinaabe manidoo (spirit) of honesty, Bahwajinini, also known as Bigfoot in English. Filmed at sites around UMD and the North Shore, this presentation takes you out of the usual Zoom room and gets you out in the woods, down by the lake, or knee deep in the swamp.Item Geographic Indigenous Futures (2022-03-29)(2022) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesDr. Smiles (Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe) will speak on his current work which seeks to draw connections between the ways that Indigenous nations protect cultural resources such as burial sites and other important spaces, and what this might mean for Indigenous political and cultural sovereignty in an era of climate crisis, especially for ‘more-than-human’ parts of the environment.Item MTAG + MTRES Project Showcase (2021-03-27)(2021) Weizenegger, Ronda; Kesner, Shannon; University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesRonda Weizenegger, MTAG '21, presents: "A Company's Culture"; Ronda is an enrolled member of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and part of MTAG Cohort 9. She sought out the program to increase her knowledge in tribal governance as she believes this will enable her to enhance the overall performance of tribal businesses. Ronda began working at Grand Casino Mille Lacs upon its opening in 1991 and served in various roles during her time with the company. Currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, Ronda works with business leaders to identify and execute strategies aimed at enhancing operations.; Shannon Kesner, MTRES '20, presents: "Indani-Biskomaajimin: Returning to Ourselves"; Shannon is a member and life-long resident of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. In addition to her MTRES degree, Shannon holds an A.A. from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College and a B.A. in Biology (plant science focus). She worked as a Wetland Specialist for Fond du Lac in the Environmental Department for 9 years and is currently a Tribal Liaison with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Shannon's main focus, or passion, is to accomplish goals that increase awareness of both tribal concerns and potential opportunities regarding food apartheid and food security. This broad focus includes impacts from agricultural practices, on the broader landscape, on natural resources both on reservation lands and within ceded territories.Item My Life As an Avatar: Skawennati (2019-09-30)(2019) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesScreenings of: She Falls for Ages, The Peacemaker Returns, and Words Before All Else and Q&A with FilmmakerItem Necessity Film Screening (2019-09-19)(2019) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesJoin us for a screening of Necessity followed by a panel with film participants and advisors Necessity traces the fight in Minnesota against the expansion of Line 3 carrying toxic tar sands oil through North America (Turtle Island). Indigenous activists and allies engage in direct actions to force the legal system to confront the climate emergencyItem Point of Rocks: Stories and Histories from Missabekong (2020-10-15)(2020) Grover, Linda LeGarde; University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesLinda LeGarde Grover's most recent research examines the intersections and parallels of traditional Ojibwe stories with our current life here at the western end of Lake Superior. Written in a collection of essays, stories and poetry, this dibaajimowin of the communities of indigenous and immigrant people begins with the view from the Point of Rocks, the outcropping of gabbro rock at the center of Duluth, and sweeps westward to eastward as well as past to present.Item The Science in Our Stories (2020-11-12)(2020) Smythe, Wendy F; University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesDr. Wendy F. Smythe will examine a traditional Haida story and discuss the scientific knowledge passed on in oral tradition.Item Those Who Belong: Identity, Family Blood, and Citizenship among the White Earth Anishinaabeg (2015-10-19)(2015) Doerfler, Jill; University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian Studies; University of Minnesota Duluth. Office of Intercultural InitiativesItem Traditional Knowledge and Western Science: Policy and Research Practices (2021-11-23)(2021) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesItem The Treaty of 1854 – Why is it Relevant in 2021? (2021-10-19)(2021) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian StudiesSonny Myers, Executive Director of the 1854 Treaty Authority, will talk about Treaty Rights in general, and the importance of Treaty Rights to Tribal nations in the 1854 ceded Territory. Sonny, who is an alum of the University of Minnesota will also talk about the path that led him to his position, and the programs and services provided by his organization.Item Using University Studies in Tribal Preservation Fields (2021-12-07)(2021) University of Minnesota Duluth. Department of American Indian Studies