Attending the 2019 SICC ē-micimināyakik Gathering by Annie Bosum I had the honour to attend the 2019 SICC ē-micimināyakikGathering hosted by the Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centrein SaskatoonMay 2-3, 2019. There, I presented the Brian Deer Classification System, which we are using in the Aanischaaukamikw Library and debriefed on the functions and spaces of theAanischaaukamikw Cultural Institute. …
ACCI Collection Officer, Paula Menarick @ Otsego! It was a privilege to attendthe 2015 Otsego Institute for Native North American Art History summer seminars in Cooperstown, New York. We focused on connoisseurship of materials and the theorization of materiality. What is the Otsego Institute? “The Otsego Institute for Native American Art History was founded …
The 36th American Indian Workshop took place March 24-27, 2015 at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main in Germany. This year’s topic was Knowledge & Self Representation, and featured presenters and keynote speakers from across Europe, North American, and Asia. ACCI archivist Raegan Swanson and former museum and archival technician (summer 2014) Jordan Graham presented …
Every year the Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA) holds a fantastic conference somewhere in Canada. This year the conference theme was Archivatopia and it was held in Victoria, at the historic Fairmont Empress Hotel. I have been a member of ACA since I was a grad student and I have love participating in conferences – …
From August 10 to 17, Rio de Janeiro heldthe 23rd triennial General Conference of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The Conference was a great opportunity to meet other museum professionals and learn about projects from cultural centers world-wide. The Cidadedas Artes was the venue chosen for the event, a beautiful location where shows, …