Libraries Category
Aloha from the Island of Oahu!
By: Loriene Roy on: May 20,2009 In: Featured, Indigenous Peoples Worldwide, Libraries, TravelOne of my long held dreams has been to spend more than ten days on the islands of Hawaii. Thanks to the kind invitation of Dr. Andrew Wertheimer at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s library school, I am here to teach a short summer session class on indigenous librarianship. One of my colleagues, a [...]
Resources Supporting Episode Five of We Shall Remain: “Wounded Knee”
By: Loriene Roy on: May 11,2009 In: Education, Libraries, Media, Recommended ReadingThe final episode of PBS American Experience series We Shall Remain brings the series to more contemporary times with events taking place in 1973 at what is known as “Wounded Knee II.” Themes prominent in the previous episode-leadership, resistance, self-determination, sovereignty, the impact of assimilation policy-are obvious again in the actions and beliefs of the [...]
Resources Supporting Episode Four of We Shall Remain: “Geronimo”
By: Loriene Roy on: May 7,2009 In: Education, Featured, Libraries, Media, Recommended ReadingEpisode Four of the PBS American Experience series We Shall Remain explored the story of Geronimo, the end of Indian Wars, the beginning of the reservation system, and the establishment of the first Indian boarding school.
The Library Event Kit and Teacher’s Guide for the PBS television series We Shall Remain provides topics to explore, asking [...]
Resources Supporting Episode Three of We Shall Remain: “Trail of Tears”
By: Loriene Roy on: Apr 28,2009 In: Education, Featured, Libraries, Media, Recommended ReadingEpisode Three of the PBS American Experience series We Shall Remain explored the story of Indian Removal and, in this case, the Cherokee Trail of Tears in the late 1830s.
The Library Event Kit and Teacher’s Guide for the PBS television series We Shall Remain provides topics to explore, asking you to consider questions similar to [...]
