Native American Heritage Month Events at Ball State University Libraries
Dr. Kenan L. Metzger, assistant professor in the Ball State University Department of English, will speak at Bracken Library in the Forum Room tonight, November 12, at 7:30 P.M. Dr. Metzger will present, Native Ways of Knowing Along with Traditional Western Thought, a program sponsored by the Friends of the Alexander M. Bracken Library.
Dr. Metzger’s research reveals that educational institutions continue to either negatively portray or ignore the Native American experience, which adversely affects the lives of students and faculty. In his talk, Dr. Metzger will discuss ways that educators can provide more collaborative experiences in the classroom and incorporate individual cultural experiences.
This presentation coincides with a new exhibit on the second floor of Bracken Library for Native American Heritage Month. The Archives and Special Collections, the Geospatial Resources and Map collection, and Educational Resources Collections collaborated to display various items for the exhibit located in the display cases outside the Archives. Photographs from the Miami Indian photo collection, historical texts, and books from the Archives and Special Collection are featured in the exhibit. The Geospatial Resources and Map Collection provided maps showing the location of Delaware settlements along the White River, the Navajo Nation, Indian Tribes and Trapper Trails, a map highlighting the influence of the Indian on Indiana natural and cultural location names, and many others. Educational Resources Collections exhibited several unique Indian artifacts, including a rawhide rattle, a peace pipe, a breast plate, and a shield. The Anthropology Department also provided pottery and arrowheads for the exhibit.
The exhibit, Native America at the Crossroads: Resources Celebrating Native American Heritage Month, will be on display from November 12 through December 31, 2008.
The GRMC is also featuring a Native American map for the “Map of the Month” exhibit for November. The map, Native American Heritage: A Visitor’s Guide, was produced by the National Geographic Society in 1991 and includes inset maps of “Great Plains, “The First Americans,” “Eastern Woodlands,” “Desert West,” and the “Far West.”
For more information about the special exhibit or the presentation, please contact John Straw, Assistant Dean for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections and Executive Secretary for the Friends of the Alexander M. Bracken Library, at 765/285-5078.
Dr. Kenan L. Metzger, assistant professor in the Ball State University Department of English, will speak at Bracken Library in the Forum Room tonight, November 12, at 7:30 P.M. Dr. Metzger will present, Native Ways of Knowing Along with Traditional Western Thought, a program sponsored by the Friends of the Alexander M. Bracken Library.
Dr. Metzger’s research reveals that educational institutions continue to either negatively portray or ignore the Native American experience, which adversely affects the lives of students and faculty. In his talk, Dr. Metzger will discuss ways that educators can provide more collaborative experiences in the classroom and incorporate individual cultural experiences.
This presentation coincides with a new exhibit on the second floor of Bracken Library for Native American Heritage Month. The Archives and Special Collections, the Geospatial Resources and Map collection, and Educational Resources Collections collaborated to display various items for the exhibit located in the display cases outside the Archives. Photographs from the Miami Indian photo collection, historical texts, and books from the Archives and Special Collection are featured in the exhibit. The Geospatial Resources and Map Collection provided maps showing the location of Delaware settlements along the White River, the Navajo Nation, Indian Tribes and Trapper Trails, a map highlighting the influence of the Indian on Indiana natural and cultural location names, and many others. Educational Resources Collections exhibited several unique Indian artifacts, including a rawhide rattle, a peace pipe, a breast plate, and a shield. The Anthropology Department also provided pottery and arrowheads for the exhibit.
The exhibit, Native America at the Crossroads: Resources Celebrating Native American Heritage Month, will be on display from November 12 through December 31, 2008.
The GRMC is also featuring a Native American map for the “Map of the Month” exhibit for November. The map, Native American Heritage: A Visitor’s Guide, was produced by the National Geographic Society in 1991 and includes inset maps of “Great Plains, “The First Americans,” “Eastern Woodlands,” “Desert West,” and the “Far West.”
For more information about the special exhibit or the presentation, please contact John Straw, Assistant Dean for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections and Executive Secretary for the Friends of the Alexander M. Bracken Library, at 765/285-5078.
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