Volume 33, No. 2
December 1, 2010
American Indian
Libraries Newsletter
Fall 2010
VOLUME XXXIII, NUMBER 2, ISSN 0193-8207
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A I L A
P r e s i d e n t 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1 :
J o d y
G r a y
( C h e y e n n e
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I NSI DE THI S
I SSUE :
AILA President’s Message
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Spotlights: Sandy Littletree
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On Becoming a Librarian
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Living Tribal Histories Collection
4-5
Federal Depository Library
Program
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Culture Keepers:
Wisconsin Mini-Conference
7
Conferences 2011
7
AILA Meeting Notes
8-15
The Book Review
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Native Radio
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The Editor’s Nook
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I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the American
Indian Library Association
(AILA). A member of AILA
since 2003, I am extremely
grateful to this organization for
providing me with amazing
mentors and colleagues and I am
always blown away by the passion and loyalty of the members.
The months since ALA Annual
Conference continue to fly by
and I‟m sure I will finally get
the hang of all of this the moment it‟s time for me to pass the
reins on to the next President.
Regardless, it is the hard work
of the AILA Executive Board
and Committee Members who
truly keep this organization alive
and relevant. I am pleased to be
working with such a fabulous
group, and for the past few
months it has been extremely
busy for AILA. Let me take a
moment to talk about some of
these projects.
With the outstanding leadership
of Immediate Past President
Liana Juliano, AILA partnered
with the Asian Pacific American
Librarians Association
(APALA) to launch a Family
Literacy Focus project called
Talk Story: Sharing Stories,
Sharing Cultures. I encourage
everyone to visit the Web site
created for this project, located
at www.talkstorytogether.org.
They did a truly amazing
amount of work in a very small
amount of time and the product
is of the highest quality. In order
to continue growing this project
AILA and APALA are currently
working on formal selection
criteria to select one library each
year for a mini grant of $500 to
be used towards refreshments,
publicity, story-teller and other
needs.
The third American Indian
Youth Literature Awards
(AIYLA) winners were celebrated at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The
celebration took place on Monday June 28, 2010 from 5:307:30 p.m. in the Washington
Convention Center. Chief Billy
Tayac (Piscataway) provided the
blessing for this event; scholar
and author Gabrielle Tayac
(Piscataway) of the National
Museum of the American Indian
(NMAI) was the keynote speaker. Mark Tayac (Piscataway)
and dancers from the Piscataway
Singers presented a fun and
educational cultural program.
Award winners Genevieve
Simermeyer for "Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from
Oklahoma" and Lurline Wailana
McGregor for "Between the
Deep Blue Sea and Me: A Novel,” were present to accept their
awards. Award winners Thomas
King and , illustrator Gary
Clement for "A Coyote Solstice
Tale" were unable to attend, but
a representative from Groundwood Books accepted the beautifully beaded award on their
behalf. Thank you so much to
the entire AIYLA committee
and a special thank you to Lisa
Mitten for being a true leader in
putting this award and event
together. AILA provided scholarship and travel grant opportunities to several members in the
past few months. The DEMCO/
AILA Library School Scholarship in the amount of $2,000
was awarded to Mary Gibson
(Te-Moak Tribe of Western
Shoshone) who will be pursuing
her Master of Science in Library
and Information Science at the
Simmons Graduate School of
Library and Information Science. The DEMCO/AILA Travel Grant was offered for the
American Library Association
Annual Conference held June 24
-29, 2010 in Washington, D.C.
Four (4) scholarships in the
amount of $500 each were offered to defray the cost of registration and travel expenses. Recipients were Teresa Mares,
Librarian, Noli Indian School;
Sandra Tharp, Tribal Librarian,
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; and
Melanie Toledo, Library Manager, Ak-Chin Indian Community
Library. Congratulations to all
of the scholarship and travel
grant award winners.
Melanie Toledo also has been
granted the AILA Emerging
Leaders Sponsorship. This is the
first year that AILA has sponsored an Emerging Leader.
Sponsorship includes a contribu-
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tion of $1,000 ($500 to attend
ALA Midwinter Conference
and $500 to attend ALA Annual Conference). The ALA
Emerging Leaders Program
was developed in 2007 as a
part of President Leslie Berger‟s initiative to provide opportunities for new librarians
to develop leadership roles in
professional organizations.
Several AILA members have
participated in this program
including myself, Jacquie Samples and Holly Tomren. I think
this is a great program and I‟m
very pleased that AILA is
sponsoring it. Just as I am
excited about all of the opportunities for new members of
AILA, I am sad to see my
friend and colleague Joan
Howland step down as AILA
Treasurer, a position she held
for twelve (12) years. President Liana Juliano presented
Joan with a plaque on behalf of
AILA at the Annual Business
Meeting that took place on
June 27, 2010 in Washington,
D.C.
Joan and I both work at the
University of Minnesota. She
is the Professor of Law and
Associate Dean for Information and Technology at the
University of Minnesota Law
School. Joan has been a mentor
of mine. She really pushed me
to become more involved with
AILA and I can honestly say
that if it weren‟t for Joan I
would not be in this position. I
appreciate her support and
luckily will continue to work
with her on projects outside of
AILA.
Finally, I would like to take
this opportunity to remind
everyone about the second
National Joint Conference for
Librarians of Color (JCLC):
Gathering at the Waters:  Celebrating Stories, Embracing
Communities. The conference
will take place on September 19-23, 2012 in Kansas
City, Missouri. The conference
is co-sponsored by the American Indian Library Association
(AILA); the Asian/Pacific
American Librarians Association (APALA); the Black Caucus of the American Library
Association (BCALA); the
Chinese American Librarians
Association (CALA), and
REFORMA, the National Association to Provide Library
and Information Services to
Latinos and the Spanish Speaking. The conference proceeds
will be divided equally among
the five groups for their scholarship endowments.
The JCLC 2012 Steering Committee consists of two (2) representatives from each of the
caucus associations totaling ten
(10) members.  The AILA
representatives include Janice
Rice and I. Janice is also the
CO-Chair of the steering com-
A I L A
President:
Vice-President/
President-Elect:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Past-President:
Member at Large:
Member at Large:
Member at Large:
mittee. We have been working
on this conference for several
years now and it seems as if
2012 is just around the corner.
I encourage AILA members to
participate in this conference.
As a CO-Sponsor we have a
voice in the kind of programming and speakers that will be
highlighted at JCLC. Janice
and I will sometimes put a call
out for volunteers or suggestions and we hope that the
AILA membership will let us
know what is important to you
so we can work to make the
programming happen.
In the next year and a half ,
you will begin to see calls for
program proposals, requests
for fund raising assistance and
support, registration and website information. Janice and I
hope that you feel that you can
come to us with your comments, suggestions or questions about this upcoming conference. I attended the first
JCLC and it was one of the
best conferences I have ever
attended. It is my hope to make
the second one live up to that.
With that I will be signing off.
I look forward to seeing you at
ALA Midwinter in San Diego,
CA or hearing from you on the
AILA Listserv.
“...we hope that
the AILA
membership will
let us know what
is important to
you so we can
work to make the
programming
happen.”
Pilamaye,
Jody Gray
O F F I C E R S
Jody Gray (Cheyenne River Sioux)
[email protected]
Sandy Littletree (Navajo/Shoshone)
Heather Devine (Eastern Shawnee)
Carlene Engstrom (Salish/Kootenai)
Liana Juliano
Holly Tomren 2009-2011
Lisa Mitten (Mohawk) 2009-2011
David Hurley 2010-2012
[email protected]
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support for individuals
interested in library and information services
for Native American and
Latino populations (http://sirls.arizona.edu/
KR).
Vice President, American Indian
Library Association (AILA)
2010-2011
Greetings. My name is Sandy Littletree. I am
Eastern Shoshone, born
for the Kii ya anni (Towering House) Clan of
the Navajo Nation; my
maternal grandfather is Eastern Shoshone,
and my paternal grandfather
comes from the Ta'neeszahnii (Tangled)
Clan. My mother comes from the
Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, and
my father is Navajo from the
Burnham Chapter area in the northwest corner of New Mexico. I grew up
in Kirtland, New Mexico located in northwestern New Mexico, and I currently
live in Tucson, Arizona. I am the Program
Manager for the Knowledge
River Program at The University of Arizona's
School of Information
Resources and Library Science (SIRLS).
Knowledge River is a program
funded by the Institute for Museum and
Library Services (IMLS). Its goal is
to provide education at the Master‟s level and
Before coming to Knowledge River in June
2009, I was a Librarian in North Carolina
State University Library's Fellows program,
2007-2009. I graduated from The University
of Texas at Austin in 2006 as part of
the Honoring Generations Program, and I
was an American Library Association (ALA)
Spectrum Scholar, 2005-2006. As a volunteer
and independent contractor, I developed
advocacy resources for tribal libraries
through the ALA Office for
Literacy and Outreach Services; I oversaw
the revision of the third edition of the Training and Assistance for Indian Library Services (TRAILS) Tribal Library Procedures
Manual, and I developed the "Landmark
Documents in American Indian History" for
the Greenwood "American Indian Experience" electronic resource. I served as a member of the Spectrum Special Interest Group,
2008-2010. I currently serve as the secretary
of the Gathering of Arizona Tribal Libraries
group; I am on the advisory committee for
San Jose State University‟s Circle of Learning program; and I am a member of the advisory board for Greenwood's "The American
Indian Experience".
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high schools and adult literacy/English as a
Second Language (ESL) and General Educational Development (GED) centers. As the
Program Manager for Knowledge River, I have
the pleasure and honor to work with the next
generation of library and information
professionals who will serve the country's
Native American and Latino populations. I
enjoy getting to know the Knowledge River
students as well as other graduate students at
SIRLS and the 100+ Knowledge River
alumni. My job allows me to learn from and
interact with a variety of groups, from academic departments on campus, to the wide range of
public, academic, and tribal libraries and cultural institutions in Arizona and across the
country, to groups of people who are also
interested in the educational pursuits of minority groups. I look forward to serving as the Vice
Present/President Elect of AILA this
year.
Sandy Littletree, MA, MSIS
Knowledge River Program Manager
School of Information Resources and Library
Science
1515 E. First Street, Tucson, AZ 85719
520.621.5220 (direct office line)
520.621.3279 (fax)
http://sirls.arizona.edu/KR
http://www.facebook.com/knowledge.river
http://blog.ltc.arizona.edu/knowledgeriver
Previous to my librarian career, I obtained a
master's degree in curriculum and instruction
at New Mexico State University and worked
in a variety of educational settings, including
From the Arizona Desert to the Seattle Rain: On Becoming a Librarian
As an undergraduate student I worked at the
University of Arizona libraries. One day at
work some Knowledge River graduate students encouraged me to consider becoming
a librarian.
After studying abroad in Germany my junior
year, I decided I would apply to Master of
Library and Information Science (MLIS)
programs. I decided to become a librarian
because I want to help improve access to
information services for Native American
communities. My senior year I applied to all
the top library programs and the University
of Arizona. I love Arizona, but when I visited the University of Washington (UW) I
met a Native PhD student in information
science named Miranda. Miranda told me that she
would take care of me if I came to UW. I listened
to her advice and chose the University of Washington because I wanted to learn more about the
work of Dr. Cheryl Metoyer. Cheryl was my
advisor and professor for two years. She taught a
course on Indigenous Systems of Knowledge and
inspired me to write about the Pima. I realized
while writing my final paper that my grandparents and other elders in the community serve as
living libraries. The knowledge that grandparents
and elders in the community share is more valuable than books on a shelf. I learned that library
services in Native communities are growing and
slowly improving.
Graduate school was not easy, but the support
from faculty, PhD students, and fellow classmates has made all the difference. I was the only
Native student in my program, but I realized that
this was my opportunity to have an impact on
others and teach them about Native American
communities. Living and going to school in
Seattle, Washington taught me a lot about tribes
in the Northwest, but I also had the opportunity
to share with others about tribes in the Southwest. Before going to library school I did not
like to read. I discovered in library school that
reading is fun. I had never read so much before
in my entire life, but now I actually enjoy reading!
Written by Naomi Bishop, University of Notre
Dame Librarian in Residence 2010-2012
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The Living Tribal Histories Collection, the start of a Native American
Canon...
A small cohort of students from the University of Arizona put together a listing of books that revolve around
common themes within Native American culture. The goal was to create a collection that reflected works by, and
for Native Americans. Originally this was part of an assignment for a class, Information Environments from
Hispanics and Native American Perspectives, within the School of Information Resources and Library Sciences
(SIRLS), but it turned into something more personal as the majority of this cohort are recognized Native Americans. The themes within this collection involve creation stories, trickster tales, and a few additional topics. As a
spotlight on collections, their listing will be made available so that other librarians can benefit from their research.
Since there are one hundred (100) items on this listing, which includes documentaries, narrative films, adult, young
adult and children‟s books, only a portion of the listing will be highlighted in each issue of this newsletter. To get
started here are excerpts taken directly from the collection:
Adult
In the Courts of the Conqueror: The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided
Echo-Hawk, Walter R.
Fulcrum Publishing 2010
Hardcover, 576 pages
ISBN: 9781936218011
Ten cases are presented and analyzed by Echo-Hawk that show how American law destroyed Native American
cultures. This unique historical view of the American justice system highlights the injustice of American law in its
dealing with Native Americans. This book explains the legal genocide of Native Americans and the legal invasion of
Native lands with an answer to the question, “What can Americans do now to correct some of these injustices?”
Dine Bahane’: The Navajo Creation Story
Zolbrod, Paul G.
University of New Mexico Press 1987
Paperback, 443 pages
ISBN: 0826310435
This is the most complete version of the Navajo creation story to appear in English since Washington Matthews’
Navajo Legends of 1847. Zolbrod’s new translation renders the power and delicacy of the oral storytelling performance on the page through a poetic idiom appropriate to the Navajo oral tradition.
Notes from the Center of Turtle Island
Champagne, Duane
AltaMira Press (October 16, 2010)
Hardcover, 192 pages
ISBN: 0759120013
This is a compilation of newspaper editorials authored by Champagne that deal with a variety of Indian cultural
issues that are complex and thoughtfully presented. The purpose is to create a dialogue and discussion while educating people about indigenous history and policy.
Narrative Film
Barking Water (All Audiences)
Directed by: Sterlin Harjo (Seminole/Creek)
Actress: Casey Camp-Horinek
Runtime: 81 min
Awards: 2009 AIFF Winner, Best Film and 2009 AIFF Award for Best Actress-Casey Camp-Horinek
Summary:
Before Oklahoma was a red state, it was known as the “Land of the Red People,” as described by the Choctaw
phrase “Okla Humma.” In his sophomore film, Sterlin Harjo takes viewers on a road trip through his own personal
Oklahoma, which includes an eclectic mix of humanity.
This feature focuses on Frankie (Richard Ray Whitman) and Irene (Casey Camp-Horinek) who have a difficult past,
but come together for Frankie’s final, dying wish; he needs to get out of the hospital and go home to his daughter
and new grandbaby to make amends. Irene had been his one, true, on-again-off-again love until they parted ways for
good. To make up for the past, Irene agrees to help Frankie in his trying time. With steady and graceful performances, this story takes viewers for a ride in the backseat of Frankie and Irene’s Indian car while the pair listen to
their past and rhythmic soundtrack, which sets the beat and tone for a redemptive road journey. Harjo wraps us in
the charm and love of Oklahoma through the people and places Irene and Frankie visit along the way. In this sparingly sentimental and achingly poignant film, Harjo claims his place as one of the most truthful and honest voices
working in American cinema today. Barking Water is an expression of gratitude for the ability to have lived and
loved.
“The themes
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collection involve
creation stories,
trickster tales, and
a few additional
topics.”
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Young Adult
Skywalkers: Mohawk Ironworkers Build the City
David Weitzman
Flash Point: 2010
Hardcover: 128 pages
ISBN: 1596431628
Beginning in the mid 1800s the Mohawks (Kannawake people) have been building bridges and skyscrapers across North America. This book follows the
changes from wooden structures to steel structures and from a time of personal risk to current protective gear. This historical account covers explanations about how ironworkers adapted to new technology and occupations.
Moccasin Thunder: American Indian Stories for Today
Carlson, Lori Marie, editor.
HarperTeen 2005
Library binding: 176 pages
ISBN: 0066239591
These short stories about teens by ten American Indian writers are complex and contemporary. This collection shows how young adults can overcome
burdens and find strengths in their cultures while reaching for their dreams.
Skunny Wundy: Seneca Indian Tales
By: Arthur C. Parker
Illustrated by: George Armstrong
Syracuse University Press, New York 1994
Language: English
Paperback, pages 224
ISBN: 0815602928
Anthropologist Arthur C. Parker collected these stories while growing up on the Cattaraugus Indian reservation in New York. They have been handed
down from generation to generation in order to protect the lessons and ensure their survival. The Seneca stories of animals, whose weaknesses and
strengths are like those of humans, teach people how to live and exist in the world around them.
Children’s
Meet Naiche: A Native Boy from the Chesapeake Bay Area
Gabrielle Tayac
Council Oak Books (August 15, 2007)
Hardcover: 48 pages
ISBN: 1571781463
The first in the series, My World: Young Native Americans Today, Naiche humanizes a young Piscataway boy with photographs and descriptions of his
daily life. Older children can read this on their own while younger children will enjoy listening to the story and viewing the color photos.
Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes
Carl Waldman
Checkmark Books; 3rd edition 2006
Paperback, 368 pages
ISBN: 0816862749
Covering over 150 different tribal groups and their history including current information and issues this third edition book uses language that is easily read
with colorful illustrations. Presented in alphabetic order, each entry varies in length. This work does not cover every tribe in North America, but the
content is fine for young children.
Tatanka And the Lakota People: A Creation Story
Montileaux, Donald F.
South Dakota State Historical Society Press 2006
Hardcover, 44 pages
ISBN: 9780974919584
An introduction identifies this story as part of the longer Lakota creation legend that was passed from generation to generation as oral history. The story
begins with the Great Spirit Skan, who created “our ancestors,” taking “our bones from Stone, our bodies from Earth, and our souls from himself and
Wind and Thunder.” The Lakota lived in the Underworld until Spider, the Trickster, sent Wolf to persuade Tokahe, the strongest man, that life would be
easy on the surface. However, Tatanka, the holy man, warned him not to go. When the people found life was difficult, Spider laughed at them, but Tatanka helped them by turning into a buffalo able to communicate with the Spirits and to give the people the sustenance they needed to survive. Montileaux, an Oglala Lakota artist, illustrates the text with paintings. The colorful, stylized images match the formal tone of the story. The English telling is
clear and concise, with the corresponding Lakota text appearing alongside. This is a good choice for multilingual collections, communities in need of Lakota language books, or libraries seeking folk material.
The Living Tribal Histories Collection (the start of a Native American Canon) researched and submitted by Shawna Thompson, M.A. Candidate,
Knowledge River Scholar Cohort 7, Poet; Jamie A. Lee, M.A. Candidate, Knowledge River Scholar Cohort 9, social justice documentary filmmaker; Sara J.
Tankersley, M.A. Candidate, Knowledge River Scholar Cohort 9, Cum Laude (undergraduate); Donovan Pete, M.A. Candidate, Knowledge River Scholar
Cohort 9, Graphic Artist; and students at the University of Arizona.
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T h e
F e d e r a l
D e p o s i t o r y L i b r a r y
P r o g r a m :
H o w
I t C a n H e l p Y o u r
T r i b a l C o l l e g e
L i b r a r y
“Being an
FDLP member
library can
provide your tribe
and local
community with
access to federal
government
information
resources…”
Since 1813 the Federal Depository
Library Program (FDLP) has provided access to federal government
information to the people of our
nation. Today about 1,250 depository libraries, including five tribal
college libraries, are members of
the FDLP and receive free federal
government information products
in various formats including paper,
map, microfiche, CD-ROM,
and DVD formats. Additionally,
access over the last few years has
changed: in 2008 about 93%
of the titles available were accessible as either an Internet or a tangible-format-plus-Internet title. This
percentage is not expected to
change in coming years.
HOW MEMBERSHIP IN THE
FDLP CAN HELP YOUR TRIBAL COLLEGE LIBRARY
Being an FDLP member library can
provide your tribe and local community with access to federal government information resources, and
your staff will build expertise in
knowing how to find and retrieve
that information by networking
with the staff of other FDLP libraries.
TRIBAL COLLEGE MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM
Current tribal college members of
the FDLP are Fort Peck Community College, Fort Belknap College,
and Salish Kootenai College, all in
Montana; Little Priest Tribal College in Nebraska; and Oglala Lakota College in South Dakota. Find
their full contact information by
using the link to the Directory of
FDLP Libraries at the end of this
article.
standards to be eligible to join,
including:

Have at least 10,000 books.
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Offer access and service not
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only to your tribal member
but also to other library
users.
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Designate one person who
will work with the FDLP at
your library. This person
doesn‟t have to be a degreed
librarian.
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Have a library that can be
easily reached by auto or
mass transit and has parking.
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Have a library that is accessible to the physically challenged.
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Your library and/or college
administration fully appreciates the responsibilities and
costs associated with being a
Federal depository library.
It‟s important to know that as land
grant institutions all tribal college
libraries are eligible to join the
FDLP as long as they meet the
basic requirements as identified
above. The library simply sends a
letter requesting FDLP designation
to the Public Printer of the United
States, whose agency administers
the FDLP program. See the link to
the Designation Handbook at
the end of this article for details.
TIPS FOR SUCCESS
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Select no more than 3% to
5% of available items for
your first 3 to 5 years.
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Contact your Regional Federal Depository Librarian
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO
JOIN
Your library needs to meet basic
and get assistance in setting
up your depository operation.
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Seek advice from the tribal
college libraries that already
belong to the FDLP.
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Choose as depository items in
paper and other tangible
forms those titles that you
would have bought in paper
format anyway, such as Statistical Abstract of the United
States.
ONLINE TOOLS
Designation Handbook for Federal
Depository Libraries
http://www.fdlp.gov/home/
about/62-designate-a-library
Federal Depository Library Handbook
http://www.fdlp.gov/
administration/handbook
Value of a Federal Depository
Library
http://www.fdlp.gov/home/
about/100-fdlvalue
Federal Depository Library Directory. To use, click on link for
“FDLP Public page”. For Regional
Library information, click on “Find
All Regional Libraries”.
http://catalog.gpo.gov/fdlpdir/
FDLPdir.jsp
Written by Steve Beleu, Oklahoma
Department of Libraries; Janet
Scheitle, Kathyrn Brazee, Ashley
Dahlen, and Robin HaunMohamed, U.S. Government Printing Office; and Charles Bernholz,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Convening Culture Keepers: tribal librarians, archivists, and museum
curators gather for Wisconsin mini-conference
Oneida Nation. Alison Freese,
Institute of Museum and Library
Services (IMLS) Senior Program
Officer for Native American Library Services, and Loriene Roy,
American Library Association
(ALA) past-president and University of Texas at Austin professor,
also joined the group, each offering their unique national and international perspectives on tribal
cultural institutions.
From left to right: Dennis Grignon, Omar Poler,
Kelly Kraemer, Louise Robbins
Photo by Della Nohl.
On October 1-2, 2010 over thirty tribal librarians, archivists, and museum curators gathered
for Convening Culture Keepers, the first in a
series of networking and professional development mini-conferences for Wisconsin tribal
cultural workers.
The mini-conferences are sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Library and
Information Studies–Continuing
Education Services (SLIS–CES).
With the guidance of an advisory
board, the group plans for more
Hosted by the Oneida Nation‟s Cultural Herit- upcoming Culture Keepers gatherage Department, attendees from reservation
ings. Omar Poler, Outreach Specommunities across Wisconsin convened to
cialist at SLIS–CES, will coordishare experiences and learn of new developnate five more on reservations
ments in indigenous information services.
throughout Wisconsin over the
Attendees enjoyed a feast of traditional foods next three years. The intent of the
by an Oneida Nation caterer, Yawe‟ku, and
gatherings is to support culturallybrowsed cultural displays provided by
relevant information services
Michelle Danforth and Nic Reynolds of the
through professional networks,
participatory workshops, and
trainings on topics like archival
best practices, digital collections, indigenous knowledge
organization, and language
revitalization. Convening Culture Keepers is an outgrowth of
the Tribal Libraries, Archives,
and Museum (TLAM) project–
–a three-year effort at UWMadison SLIS to promote
indigenous information issues,
long-term community relationships, and resource-sharing
within library information
studies education. Two other
ongoing and inter-related projects include: 1) a service learning project which has provided
assistance in reopening the Red
Cliff Ojibwe tribal library in
northern Wisconsin, and 2) the
TLAM seminar, a studentcreated LIS course on tribal
libraries, archives, and museums.
The mini-conference series is a
result of a successful 2010
grant proposal submitted by
SLIS students, faculty, and
staff. Active collaborators and
contributors include Louise
Robbins, Omar Poler, Michele
Besant, Meredith Lowe,
Christina Johnson, Ryan
Comfort, Christina Cieslewicz, Nancy Mithlo, and
Janice Rice. Letters of support were received from tribal
leaders and tribal librarians,
archivists, and museum curators. Convening Culture
Keepers is funded by
$115,000 from the UWMadison Ira and Ineva Reilly
Baldwin Wisconsin Idea
Endowment and Morgridge
Center for Public Service.
The second mini-conference is
being organized for April
2011 and will be hosted by the
Lac Courte Oreilles Community College.
Written by Omar Poler and
Janice Rice of the University
of Wisconsin-Madison.
Conferences 2011
Archives
Alaska Native Libraries, Archives, and
Museums Summit in Anchorage, AK
April 27-30, 2011
For more information contact Sue Sherif
[email protected] (907)-269-6569;
(800)-776-6566 (in Alaska)
Associação dos Arquivistas Brasileiros:
Fourth Conference on Archival Information Databases Rio de Janeiro May 46, 2011
http://www.aab.org.br/iv_encontro/indexe.htm
Protection, Preservation, and Presentation of American Indian Materials in
Durango, CO June 6-10, 2011
http://www.atalm.org/
SALALM LVI Preserving Memory:
Documenting and Archiving Latin
American Human Rights May 28-June
1, 2011
http://www.salalm.org/conference/
index.html
http://www.ala.org/ala/
conferencesevents/upcoming/
midwinter/index.cfm
Society of American Archivists
2011, Chicago, IL, Aug 22-27
Music Library Association
http://www.archivists.org/conference/ 80th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA February 9-12,
2011 http://
PublicLOEX Annual Conference
mla2011.musiclibraryassoc.org/
2011 39th Annual LOEX Conference (Information Literacy) in Fort
Worth, TX May 5-7, 2011
2011 NMLA Annual Conferhttp://www.loexconference.org/
ence: Colorful New Mexico,
Colorful People, Colorful
Libraries in Albuquerque,
Medical
MLA 2011 Meeting and Exhibition NM April 27-29, 2011
http://
in Minneapolis, MN May 13-18,
nmla.organnualconference/
2011
http://www.mlanet.org/am/
45th Annual ARSC Conference in Los Angeles, CA May
Others
ALA Midwinter Conference in San 11-14, 2011
http://www.arscDiego, CA January 7-11, 2011
audio.orgconference/
SLA Annual Conference & INFOEXPO in Philadelphia, PA June 1215, 2011
http://www.sla.org/content/Events/
index.cfm
ALA Annual Conference in New
Orleans, LA June 23-28, 2011
http://www.ala.org/ala/
conferencesevents/upcoming/annual/
index.cfm
104TH AALL Annual Meeting &
Conference in Philadelphia, PA July
23-26, 2011
http://www.aallnet.org/events/
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AILA Meeting Notes
American Indian Library Association
Business Meeting Minutes
June 27, 2010 - 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Grand Hyatt Washington, Independence F/G
Attendees: Paulita Aguilar, Lynne Altstatt, Monica (Kirby) Birrer, Patricia Cutright, Charley Dejolie, Heather Devine, Carlene
Engstrom, Maria Escalante, Jane Fisher, Alison Freese, Jody Gray, Susan Hanks, Richenda Hawkins, Joan Howland, Stephanie Joseph,
Liana Juliano, Janice Kowemy, Sandy Littletree, Teresa Mares, Alana McGrattan, Lisa Mitten, Leslie Monsalve-Jones, Janice K. Nez,
David Ongley, Lotsee Patterson, Mary Ellen Pellington, C. Pfoff, Omar Poler, Janice Rice, Alexandra Rivera, Loriene Roy, Zora
Sampson, Tamara Sandia, Theresa Seidel, Grace Slaughter, Sandra Tharp, Melanie Toledo, Holly Tomren, Linda Wynne
1.
Call to Order
President Liana Juliano called the meeting to order at 3:36pm.
2.
Prayer
Janice Rice offered the opening prayer.
3.
Introductions
All those present introduced themselves.
4.
Approval of Agenda
The agenda was amended to remove item #6 (OLOS Update) and move item #11 (JCLC 2) to item #6.
Jody Gray moved to accept the agenda as amended. Heather Devine seconded. The agenda was approved as amended.
5.
Approval of Minutes
Susan Hanks moved to approve the minutes. Jody Gray seconded. The minutes from the AILA Business Meeting at the
ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston, MA were approved as submitted.
6. JCLC 2
Members of the JCLC Steering Committee, Jennifer Baxmeyer (Black Caucus of the American Library Association) and Alexandra
Rivera (REFORMA), thanked AILA and its representatives (Janice Rice and Jody Gray) for supporting JCLC 2. The conference is
still being planned. It will be held September 19-23, 2012, in Kansas City, MO. There will be a fundraiser at ALA Midwinter 2011,
and a call for proposals at the end of the summer. The theme is “Gathering At the Waters: Celebrating Stories, Embracing Communities”. To volunteer or find out additional information, visit the JCLC website at http://www.ala.org/jclc.
7.
ALA Executive Liaison Report (Jody Gray for Courtney Young)
Membership in ALA has increased some from last year (62251, up from 58982). ALA is working on a 2015 strategic plan that has
been forwarded to council for discussion. The five goal areas for the strategic plan are:
Advocacy, funding and public policy
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Building the profession
Transforming libraries
Member engagement
Organizational excellence
8.
Treasurer's Report (Carlene Engstrom)
Carlene Engstrom provided the Treasurer’s Report. In addition to operating expenses, the budget also includes funding for an AILA Emerging Leader and a donation to the Spectrum Scholarship fund.
9.
Executive Board Report (Jody Gray)
OLOS update from Miguel Figueroa
The Spectrum Presidential Initiative has raised about $250,000 to date. AILA was one of the first gifts received. Additional
gifts have been received from REFORMA, APALA, and CALA. On the division side, gifts have been received from YALSA,
ACRL, ALSC (in perpetuity), AASL, MLA, and NLM (10 year agreement for 2 scholarships each year). The goal is to raise
$1 million. Spectrum recently announced 75 new scholars.
IMLS funded grant, “Discovering Librarianship: The Future is Overdue”, to address diversity recruitment initiatives. Early career librarians will be recruited to speak to high school students and undergraduates at local, regional, national, educational, and cultural events. Recommendations are needed for events where people can speak. The program is developing
recruitment materials which will be shared.
OLOS has been given funding to invest in permanent web presence for Talk Story projects.
Executive Board
Southern Arizona Chapter of AILA was established
Investigating use of Paypal for paying membership dues and making donations
AILA is funding an emerging leader
Lifetime memberships were discussed – look for more information to come
10.
Presentation of plaque to Joan Howland (Liana Juliano)
After serving AILA as treasurer for 12 years, Joan Howland decided to step down from the position. Furthermore, Cathy Heltemes, who has assisted Joan with much of the record keeping duties, has retired from the University of Minnesota and will be
moving on as well. The executive board named Carlene Engstrom as interim treasurer.
Many people may not be aware that it was Joan who secured AILA’s legal status and has advised the association from time to time
on matters that might involve legal issues. In addition to Joan’s role as AILA treasurer and her position as Professor of Law and
Associate Dean for Information and Technology at the University of Minnesota Law School, she travels extensively to universities
around the world assisting them with their development and accreditation activities. Joan also gives many presentations at professional meetings both in the United States and abroad.
AILA would like to thank Joan for her outstanding contributions to AILA. We can’t thank you enough for your years of dedication, support, and council to the association.
12.
AILA Committee Reports
Development and Fundraising Committee (Richenda Hawkins) – The committee is continuing to solicit donations from vendors and gaming tribes. We want to improve our method of keeping track of vendors and potential vendors. We plan to work on an annual fund drive campaign, and are also working on a proposal for ways to recognize various levels of donations to the association. Also, please make sure to thank DEMCO for their ongoing support of AILA.
Thank you, DEMCO!
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Announcement of Nominating Committee Slate of Candidates (Liana Juliano) –
Vice-President/President-Elect – Sandy Littletree
Treasurer – Carlene Engstrom
Member-at-Large – David Hurley
AILA Representative to Diversity Council – Zora Sampson
Thanks to Kelly for serving as a Member-at-Large.
David Ongley moved to accept the slate of candidates. Heather Devine seconded. The slate of candidates was
accepted.
Announcement of DEMCO/AILA Library School Scholarship winner and presentation of travel grant certificates (Holly Tomren)
The DEMCO/AILA Library School Scholarship in the amount of $2000 was awarded to Mary Gibson, an enrolled member
of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone.
The DEMCO/AILA Travel grant in the amount of $500 was awarded to Teresa Mares, Librarian, Noli Indian School; Sandra Tharp, Tribal Librarian, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma; and Melanie Toledo, Library Manager, Ak-Chin Indian Community
Library.
Congratulations to the scholarship and travel grant recipients!
American Indian Youth Literature Award update (Lisa Mitten)
The winners of the American Indian Youth Literature Award were chosen last December and announced at Midwinter.
The awards presentation is Monday, June 28, from 5:30-7:30pm in room 146C. Thank you to the Mashantucket Pequot
for creating and printing the awards brochures.
13.
Other Committee Reports
OLOS Subcommittee on Library Services (Susan Hanks)
There were several initiatives in the previous year. Operation Teen Book Drop distributed over 10,000 books to Native
teens with the help of Reader Girlz in April. Little, Brown shipped over 16,000 copies of The Absolutely True Diary of a
Part-Time Indian. The subcommittee is working with the Committee on Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds for
a Banned Books Week event. The subcommittee is also working on the ALA Traditional Cultural Expression (TCE) statement. Loriene Roy and Linda Wynne are on the new working committee for TCE..
Committee on Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds (Sandy Littletree)
The incoming chair of the committee is Loriene Roy after annual. The intern for the committee will be Omar Poler. The
Web site for the committee is being revised and should be out and available soon, with resources/links to OLOS and
ALA. The committee will be cleaning up out of date and non-relevant links, and will let AILA know when it is ready.
Diversity Council (Leslie Monsalve-Jones)
Diversity Council would like to encourage AILA members to run for ALA Council. Richenda Hawkins and Zora Sampson
are the AILA representatives to Diversity Council. Please vote for more diversity on ALA Council. Diversity Council
passed three resolutions that will go before ALA Council this week.
14.
IMLS Report (Alison Freese)
There was an increase in basic grants, which were awarded to 218 Tribes (up from 203). Enhancement grants are under review.
There were 45 applications and approximately 15 will be awarded. On Friday, the current enhancement grant recipients presented posters to each other and IMLS staff. Everyone was very enthusiastic about projects and the visibility they gave to the enhance-
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ment grants. Thank you to everyone who acts as reviewers for the enhancement grants. Additionally, the FCC is working on a
national broadband plan. Please contact the FCC to tell them that getting broadband to tribal communities is very important. A
question was asked about whether there has been any mention of increasing enhancement grants. There is not currently, but
tribes, communities, and AILA can submit feedback and requests to increase the funding for enhancement grants.
15.
Tribal Library Standards (David Ongley)
David Ongley moved to approve the resolution on tribal library standards. Susan Hanks seconded. The resolution on tribal library standards was approved (see attached).
16.
Camila Alire Frontline Advocacy Report (Kelly Webster, Liano Juliano)
AILA partnered with APALA to create a program for Camila Alire’s Family Literacy Focus Initiative. Alire invited the ethnic caucuses to come up with a literacy program that is reproducible for libraries in the future. With funding of $4,000, AILA and
APALA created Talk Story: Sharing Stories, Sharing Culture. A program manual was created to detail ways to do story times, tips
for celebrating at the library, resources for librarians, and a selected bibliography. A Web site was created that provides information about the program and also lists story times. AILA chose three tribal libraries that were provided funds to buy materials,
hire storytellers, and publicize the event. The executive board approved funding to provide a mini-grant for one library each year.
17.
IFLA SIG on Indigenous Matters (Loriene Roy)
Anyone can be a member of the group; membership in IFLA is not required. Find the group’s page on Facebook to participate
with librarians from around the world. A key issue upcoming on the agenda is working with LIANZ and the National Library of
New Zealand to incorporate information about Indigenous matters into the IFLA body of knowledge.
18.
TCE Update (Loriene Roy and Linda Wynne)
The TCE document was the result of much conversation and a lot of cooperation, but there were people who had difficulty with
the document. In many ways, the process is back to square one for political reasons. Loriene and Linda are serving as the AILA
representatives to an ALA Presidential Task Force on TCE. The Alaska Library Association and Montana Library Association
both adopted the 7th draft of the TCE document. AILA and its members need to help people understand what the issues are.
19.
Announcements
Emerging Leaders (Jody Gray) – ALA has an emerging leaders program and AILA has decided to sponsor an emerging leader. AILA will provide $1000: $500 for midwinter and $500 for annual. Applications are available currently. The
program provides an opportunity to learn about structure of ALA and acquire leadership skills. Each Emerging leaders
has a specific project they work on through the year. As sponsors, the AILA executive board will be working on what
kind of project we would like to see happen. We’ll be getting a product back from the emerging leader.
Honors –
In October 2009, David Ongley was awarded the distinguished service award.
This year, Janice Kowemy and Liana Juliano were recognized as Library Journal Movers & Shakers.
Thank you to book publishers that have been supporting us, in particular Victoria Stapleton at Little, Brown.
There was an amazing amount of work put into the Talk Story project. Thank you to book publishers who sent books
to the libraries!
Announce SJSU SLIS Circle of Learning Grant (Liana Juliano)
The Circle of Learning grant, a joint project between the San Jose State University School of Library and Information
Science and AILA, was funded by IMLS. The advisory committee had its first meeting and there will be additional information about how to advertise the grant to potential applicants.
Call for Listserv Apprentice (Kelly Webster)
An apprentice is needed for the listserv. This is a great way to get your foot wet in AILA. Please talk to Kelly if you are
interested.
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Roberta Stevens Initiative for Why I Need My Library
No criteria set yet, but idea is that they are looking for a particular age group (possibly teenagers) to make a very short
video about why they love and need their library. Anybody can submit a video for a chance to receive money for their
library. This could be a really wonderful way to get a little more spotlight on tribal libraries; get kids from tribal libraries
to make videos and bring issues to the forefront. Additional information will be sent to the membership list once it’s
available.
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Other/Announcements
Janice Rice – Flyers are available to give to vendors/relatives that sell cultural items to invite them to participate in
JCLC. Please think of ideas for programs as well.
Liana Juliano – Liana asked AILA members to please email Kevin Cherry to thank him for grants, so they will continue
to make IMLS grants available. Thank IMLS for supporting programs.
Alison Freese – IMLS has given a lot of money to tribally-focused grants and education. They can do it because excellent applications are turned in. Everyone is enthusiastic about programs.
Omar Poler – UW Madison received grant funding to host a series of conferences for tribal librarians in Wisconsin to
bring people together to network. The first one will be held in October.
21.
Adjournment
President Liana Juliano adjourned the meeting at 5:19pm.
Resolution On Tribal Library Standards
June 27, 2010
Whereas, library standards are a fundamental expression which constitutes the clearest and best knowledge of what a library
should be, how it should be staffed and how it should operate, and
Whereas, a set of standards for tribal libraries has been prepared by and shared widely with tribal librarians at meetings of the
American Indian Library Association, the Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums Conference and at the Tribal college Library
Institute, and
Whereas, recommendations and changes have been received and incorporated into this dynamic document, and
Whereas, this document is recognized as a beginning and may in the future be expanded or revised,
Now therefore be it resolved that the American Indian Library Association adopts the document TRIBAL LIBRARY STANDARDS.
AILA Committee Reports: ALA Annual Meeting 2010, Washington DC
American Indian Youth Literature Award Jury, 2008-2010
ALA Annual Meeting – June 2010
Submitted by Lisa Mitten
Planning for the awards presentation has continued since the winners were announced in January, 2010.
BEST PICTURE BOOK
A Coyote Solstice Tale by Thomas King. Pictures by Gary Clement. Groundwood Books, 2009
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BEST MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK
Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from Oklahoma by Genevieve Simermeyer. With photographs by Katherine Fogden. National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution in association with Council Oak Books,
2008.
BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK
Between the Deep Blue Sea and Me: A Novel by Lurline Wailana McGregor. Kamehameha Publishing, 2008.
The awards program will take place Monday, June 28, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in room 146C of the Washington Convention Center.
Scholar and author Gabrielle Tayac (Piscataway) of the National Museum of the American Indian will be the keynote speaker.
Mark Tayac and a dancer from the Piscataway Singers will be presenting the cultural program. Either Mark or Chief Billy Tayac
will do the blessing.
Award winners Genevieve Simmermeyer and Lurline Wailana McGregor, along with representatives from their publishers, will be
present to accept their award. Thomas King and Gary Clement will be unable to attend, but a representative from Groundwood
Books will accept their awards on their behalf.
The next round of awards will be given in 2012 for books published 2009-2011. Submissions are welcome now. As of this date,
the next Jury will consist of the same members of the current Jury.
Communications and Publications Committee
ALA Annual Meeting June 2010
Submitted by Liana Juliano and Heather Devine
The committee has continued to work on issues surrounding the newsletter. Thanks to Membership Coordinator, Kelly Webster, we were able to reduce the number of newsletters that need to be mailed which has helped with printing and postage costs.
Instead, most members are willing to receive the newsletter online.
In the next several months we plan to conduct a needs assessment of the AILA Web site. We plan on starting the process by
conducting a survey of the AILA membership. We will look into using Drupal and have found a Web hosting site that does not
charge hosting fees for non-profits. We are also investigating adding PayPal to the Web site so members can renew or donate
online.
Development and Fundraising Committee
No report submitted
Programming Committee Report
January - June 2010
Submitted by Susan Hanks
Chair: Susan Hanks
Members: Karen Letarte, Janice Rice, Liana Juliano
Youth Literature Awards: The OLOS Subcommittee on Services to Native Americans is co-sponsoring the Youth Literature
Awards Monday June 28th 5:30-7:30 at the DC Convention Center Rm. WCC 146C; AILA is a co-sponsor. ALA is providing a
room and equipment. AILA is providing honoraria for the speakers; medallions and monetary awards for the authors and the
illustrator; and a cultural group to perform in honor of the winners.
Library of Congress – the committee has arranged for two programs with the Library of Congress. Both programs will be held
Monday June 28th.
Judith Gray – The Folk Life Center – will host two groups to explore Native American field recordings: 9:30-10 and 1:15 to 2.
Judith has asked for tribal affiliation to allow the program to focus on filed recordings related to participants. Because of limited
space, participation is limited to 25 for each session.
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AILA Indigenous Peoples in the Americas: Access to Electronic Primary Resource Materials at the Library of Congress: Madison
Building, National Digital Library (NDL) Learning Center, capacity 60 people
Focus on Family Literacy: Operation Teen Book Drop: The committee worked closely this year with Loriene Roy and readergirlz to successfully distribute 10,300 to Native American teens nationwide. The books were distributed to 40 tribal libraries
and centers, and 2 public libraries in Texas.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie: Worked closely with AILA and Victoria Stapleton at LittleBrown to distribute over 15,000 copies of The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian to Native American libraries, highschools, education centers and tribal administrators nationwide.
AILA Scholarship Committee Report
ALA Annual Meeting June 2010
Submitted by Holly Tomren
Chair:
Holly Tomren
Members:
Carlene Engstrom, Richenda Hawkins, Liana Juliano
Thanks to the generosity of DEMCO, AILA was able to offer both the DEMCO/AILA Travel Grant and the DEMCO/AILA Library
School Scholarship in 2010.
The DEMCO/AILA Library School Scholarship resulted in a pool of three highly qualified applicants, making our decision very difficult. The committee awarded the 2010 DEMCO/AILA Library School Scholarship in the amount of $2000 to Mary Gibson. Mary
is an enrolled member of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone, and she will be pursuing her Master of Science in Library and
Information Science at the Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
The DEMCO/AILA Travel Grant was offered for the American Library Association Annual Conference held June 24-29, 2010 in
Washington, DC. Four scholarships in the amount of $500 each were offered to defray the cost of registration and travel expenses. The committee received applications from four qualified tribal librarians and was able to offer travel grants to all four. One
recipient was unable to attend the conference and returned the check. The final recipients were:
Teresa Mares, Librarian, Noli Indian School
Sandra Tharp, Tribal Librarian, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Melanie Toledo, Library Manager, Ak-Chin Indian Community Library
The committee increased its marketing efforts for both scholarships by posting not only to the AILA-L listserv, newsletter, and
Web site, but also by spreading the word on sites such as ALA Opportunities Exchange, ALA Connect, Facebook, and Twitter.
We believe this increased exposure, as well as the increased dollar amount of the scholarship, resulted in more applicants for the
library school scholarship than in previous years. We hope to continue and increase this type of marketing next year.
Between Annual 2010 and Midwinter 2011, the committee will focus on adding to the documentation on our wiki, particularly
updating the list of places where the AILA scholarship is advertised and working to make sure the advertisements contain correct
information. There are still many places online where our scholarship has incorrect dollar amounts and contact information. We
will also review the guidelines for all scholarships to see if any changes need to be made before posting the 2011 call for applicants.
Due to one returned travel grant check, $500 in DEMCO funds will return to the DEMCO/AILA pool for next year. DEMCO will
provide another $3000 in scholarship funds for 2010-2011 ($1 for each of the first 3000 people to visit the DEMCO booth at
ALA Annual), for a total of $3500 in DEMCO/AILA scholarship funds to be allocated for next year.
The committee recommends keeping the amount of the DEMCO/AILA Library School Scholarship at $2000 and allocating the
remaining $1500 to three $500 DEMCO/AILA Travel Grants. We believe that less than $2000 is not sufficient to fund a year of
library school tuition in the current economic climate, and we believe that the increased interest in the library school scholarship
this year has a great deal to do with the increased dollar amount of the scholarship. We recommend keeping the amount of the
travel grant at $500, as any amount more than $600 must be reported as income to the IRS and this creates a hindrance to the
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The committee also recommends that the AILA Executive Board should consider whether or not to allocate additional funds
from the AILA 2010-2011 budget to supplement the DEMCO scholarship funds, and if so, for which scholarship(s) and for what
amount(s). In 2009-2010, the Executive Board did not allocate additional funds for the general AILA library school scholarship,
due to an excess of DEMCO funds carrying over from the previous year.
However, given that the scholarship committee had to turn down several promising applicants this year, we may want to reconsider offering additional scholarship funding in 2010-2011, if funds allow.
The committee recommends that AILA continue to pursue the idea of tying a mentor program to the AILA scholarship program,
to encourage continued involvement in AILA from people who receive AILA scholarships.
Due to the fact that AILA contributed $2500 to the Spectrum Presidential Initiative in 2010 (http://www.ala.org/ala/
newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/march2010/aila_ofd.cfm), the committee recommends that we do more to promote
the ALA Spectrum Scholarship to AILA members, including links on the AILA Web site and announcements on the AILA listserv.
I would like to thank all of the AILA Scholarship Review Board members for their hard work in 2009-2010, and I look forward to
continuing our work to support Native librarianship in 2010-2011.
Subject Access and Classification Committee
Ad hoc committee that only convenes as needed.
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The Book Review
Lost Creeks: Collected Journals
Posey, Alexander Lawrence, (2009).
Lost Creeks: Collected Journals.
Edited with an introduction and notes
by Matthew Wynn Sivils. Lincoln :
U. of Nebraska Press. 187 pages.
ISBN 9780803216280.
Native American condition
through the lens of the white
man‟s point of view.
This is the third compilation of
Alexander Posey‟s works that
Matthew Sivils has published.
Alexander Posey (1873-1908)
has become as important to
modern readers as he was to
his readers during his short life
time. Posey was raised in rural
Oklahoma. His mother was
Muscogee and his father was a
white orphan who had been
raised by a Muscogee family.
Posey did not speak English
until he was 14 years old but
was literate in both Muscogee
and English by the time he became an adult. He was a
scholar, a humorist, a journalist, an educator, a tribal official, and acknowledged, during
his lifetime, as the most influential Native American literary
figure of his time.
Silvis has organized these eight
short pieces chronologically to
give a greater sense of Posey‟s
life and thoughts. Prior to this
publication, only six had been
previously published.
“Biographical,” “The Cruise of
the Good Vrouw: From a Diary
by One of the Crew,” and “Lost
to His Tribe for Many Years”
were last published in the early
20th century. “Journal of the
Creek Orphan Asylum,”
“Notes Afield,” and “Journal of
the Creek Enrollment Field Party” were published in 1968 but
poorly edited. These publications were marred by inaccurate
translation from the original
Muscogee texts and omissions
of entire paragraphs. The two
remaining pieces, “The Hains
Letters” and “The River Journal: The Barde Typescript” are
offered for the first time.
To understand the value of this
book, it is necessary to realize
that Sivils has brought us the
“complete and accurate collection” of Posey‟s eight existing
autobiographical works. It is
through these primary source
materials that the reader gets a
glimpse of life in Oklahoma
during the allotment period
from a progressive Muscogee
Creek‟s point of view rather
than the typical relating of the
Silvis has written a short biography that precedes the introduction that puts Posey‟s pieces
into historical perspective. For
even further edification, the
editor has added an appendix of
“A Catalog of Alexander Posey‟s Personal Library,” extensive notes, bibliography, and an
index. This book is an excellent addition to Native American collections in either an academic or public libraries.
The two other volumes of Alexander Posey‟s work that Silvis had edited are Chinnubbie
and the Owl: Muscogee
(Creek) Stories, Orations,
and Oral Traditions and Song
of the Oktahuche: Collected
Poems.
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Native Radio:
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A Mini-Pathfinder
In September 2007, the United Nations declared that
“[i]ndigenous peoples have the right to establish their own media
in their own languages and to have access to all forms of nonindigenous media without discrimination.” In 2008, the U.S.
Federal Communications Commission began to approve large
numbers of noncommercial FM radio stations. These factors,
along with constantly rising levels of awareness of indigenous
rights issues, have contributed to a recent leap in numbers of
Native radio stations, indigenous music shows, and indigenous
issues talk shows on the airwaves in the United States. At the
same time, Internet broadcasting has become widely available:
with a computer, broadband access, and the know-how to install
free broadcasting software, a homebrewed Internet radio show
can be created and “on the air” in a matter of hours.
The resulting multitude of Internet and AM/FM radio
shows on any given subject are accessible to anyone in the U.S.
with Internet access or a radio, regardless of income and education levels. Native radio has thus developed, especially in recent
years, as an instrument of communication and community in this
country. Outside of the U.S., radio and other broadcast media
play roles in awareness of and advocacy for local and global
indigenous issues. In some countries, radio has become a grassroots tool so powerful that governments try to suppress or outlaw
it.
This pathfinder will serve as a starting point to anyone
interested in learning about or participating in the Native radio
movement. I aimed to include a wide range of resources, both
theoretical and practical. I searched the University of Texas at
Austin‟s library system, electronic journal databases, and the
Internet with phrases such as “indigenous radio” and “Native
media,” and followed up with searches based on Library of Congress subject headings “Indians in radio broadcasting” and
“Indian radio stations.” In order to keep this pathfinder “mini,” I
did not delve into politics and practicalities of indigenous language and music preservation through radio; perhaps this would
be a topic for a future pathfinder. I also did not include hard-tofind sources such as out-of-print books or dissertations, but stuck
to those sources that are currently widely available through the
Internet or U.S. libraries.
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. (2007).
United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples.
Article 16.1.
Native airwaves. (2009, January/February). Utne Reader, 151,
21.
This pathfinder is intended to assist those interested in listening
to, learning about, and even participating in the current multitude
of Internet and AM/FM audio broadcast media by, for, and about
Native people. Most of the following Web sites, articles, and
publications are available on the Internet. The books were found
through the University of Texas at Austin‟s library system, but
should be available at many libraries or through interlibrary loan
systems.
I am interested in listening to indigenous radio shows and
stations. Where can I start?
There are many online sources for finding indigenous radio
I n d i a n
L i b r a r i e s
shows on U.S. airwaves and on the Internet. Native Public Media provides a current and comprehensive directory of Native stations broadcasting on AM and FM radio
in the U.S.
Native Public Media. (2011). Native stations directory. Retrieved from
www.nativepublicmedia.org/Partners/nativestations-directory.php
Options for listening online are vast, but two good places
to start are American Indian Radio on Satellite (AIROS)
and Native Voice One. These are two Internet radio
stations with varied programming including talk and
music shows.
Native American Public Telecommunications.
(n.d.). AIROS audio. Retrieved from
www.airos.org/airos_audio
Native Voice One: The Native American radio
service. (n.d.). Retrieved from www.nv1.org
Where can I learn about the development of Native
radio in the U.S.?
Books, articles, and reports take varied perspectives on
the subject. Michael Keith reviews the early history and
evolution of Native radio, as well as its challenges, successes, and prospects for the future.
Keith, M. C. (1995). Signals in the air: Native
broadcasting in America. Westport, CT: Praeger.
A report from the New America Foundation‟s Open
Technology Initiative summarizes quantitative and case
studies on technology use in tribal communities, including several tribal radio stations.
Morris, T., & Meinrath, S. (2009). New media,
technology and Internet use in Indian country:
Quantitative and qualitative analyses. Native
Public Media. Retrieved from http://
oti.newamerica.net/publications/policy/
new_media_technology_and_internet_use_in_
indian_country
Indigenous issues publication „Cultural Survival Quarterly‟ takes an activist stance on U.S. radio in an article
from a 1998 special issue on aboriginal media.
Cornette, B. L., & Smith, M. L. (1998). Electronic
smoke signals: Native American radio in the
United States. Cultural Survival Quarterly, 22
(2). Retrieved from http://
www.culturalsurvival.org/ourpublications/csq/
article/electronic-smoke-signals-nativeamerican-radio-united-states
Where can I learn more about the global context of
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http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/
indigenous radio?
In Summer 1998, indigenous advocacy publication Cultural Survival Quarterly published a special issue devoted to indigenous media in the U.S.
and elsewhere. Though now a decade old, the
articles provide an introduction to global issues
surrounding indigenous radio.
Cherrington, M. (Ed.). (1998). Aboriginal
media, aboriginal control [Special issue]. Cultural Survival Quarterly, 22
(2). Retrieved from http://
culturalsurvival.org/publications/
cultural-survival-quarterly/222-summer
-1998-aboriginal-media-aboriginalcontrol
Reading about the challenges to indigenous media
in other countries contextualizes the struggles and
successes of Native radio in the United States. For
example, in Australia, community radio and television broadcasting are essential services for indigenous populations. In Mexico and much of
Latin America, governmental control over broadcast media is a source of struggle. Despite this,
community radio exists as an important indigenous resource in some Latin American countries.
Cultural Survival is currently involved in a campaign to legalize community radio in Guatemala.
Meadows, M., Forde, S., & Foxwell, K.
(2009). Developing dialogues: Indigenous and ethnic community broadcasting in Australia. Wilmington, NC: Intellect.
Rodriguez, J. M. R. (2005). Indigenous radio
stations in Mexico: A catalyst for cohesion and cultural strength. Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast
and Audio Media, 3(3), 155-169.
Cultural Survival. (2010.) Guatemala Radio
Project. Retrieved from http://
www.culturalsurvival.org/currentproject/guatemala-radio-project
I am an aspiring DJ, station manager, or radio
journalist interested in indigenous issues, or a
Native American musician trying to get radio
airplay. What should I do?
Both the Center for Native American Public Radio
and Native Public Media provide lists of resources
about community broadcasting policy and management.
Center for Native American Public Radio.
(2004). Resources. Retrieved from
http://nativemedia.org/resources.shtml
Native Public Media.. (2010). Links and
resources. Retrieved from http://
www.nativepublicmedia.org/links.php
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The Native American Journalists Association
may be helpful for those interested in radio journalism. The National Museum for the American
Indian‟s Native Radio Program accepts applications from organizations and individuals who are
interested in producing radio segments that
“profile Native lives and document community
experiences.”
Native American Journalists Association.
(2010). Native American Journalists
Association. Retrieved from http://
www.naja.com
National Museum of the American Indian.
(n.d.). Native Radio Program. Retrieved from http://www.nmai.si.edu/
subpage.cfm?
subpage=collaboration&second=media
Most importantly, find indigenous radio stations
and shows in your area (using online searches or
directories such as the Native Stations Directory
listed above), and get in contact, expressing your
interest and specific inquiries. Some radio sta
tions will accept sample copies of your music.
And the global community of indigenous radio
will be glad to have you as a listener, participant,
and supporter!
Written by Emily Clark of the University of Texas at Austin
Bibliography
1. Center for Native American Public Radio.
(2004). Resources. Retrieved from http://
nativemedia.org/resources.shtml
2. Cherrington, M. (Ed.). (1998, Summer). Aboriginal media, aboriginal control [Special issue].
Cultural Survival Quarterly, 22(2). Retrieved
from http://www.culturalsurvival.org/
publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/222summer-1998-aboriginal-media-aboriginalcontrol
3. Cornette, B. L., & Smith, M. L. (1998, Summer). Electronic smoke signals: Native American
radio in the United States. Cultural Survival
Quarterly, 22(2). Retrieved from http://
www.culturalsurvival.org/ourpublications/csq/
article/electronic-smoke-signals-native-americanradio-united-states
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www.culturalsurvival.org/current-projects/
guatemala-radio-project
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CT: Praeger.
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(2009.) Developing dialogues: Indigenous
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8. Morris, T., & Meinrath, S. (2009). New
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publications/policy/
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www.naja.com
12. Native American Public Telecommunications. (n.d.). AIROS audio. Retrieved
from www.airos.org/airos_audio
13. Native Public Media. (2011). Links and
resources. Retrieved from http://
www.nativepublicmedia.org/links.php
14. Native Public Media. (2011). Native
stations directory. Retrieved from
www.nativepublicmedia.org/Partners/
native-stations-directory.php
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www.nv1.org
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Reflections: The Editor’s Nook
pictures that seemed to do all the talking. So my grandmother continued,
Elder Wisdom: What we can learn
and she talked about how she came
from our grandparents
from Mexico and that her aunts and
mother were “Indios”, which seemed
I have one remaining grandmother in
my family, and in many ways I wonder to have a bad connotation as she said
it. Considering the climate towards the
what will happen to the knowledge
indigenous in Mexico and in the U.S. it
stored within her after she is gone.
really was not surprising. I asked her
Growing up my grandparents were such what was the name of the tribe they
a big part of my life. They knew things were a part of, and she said some unthat I didn‟t, and it seemed humorous to pronounceable name of which now I
them, I am sure, as I tried to learn eve- cannot recall. Even the tape recorder
is gone, and so the record is lost.
rything I could about the world. They
watched me grow from the baby who
However, that was enough for me to
liked to eat alphabet blocks to the
grown woman who just loved to spend know that at least one part of me was
time with them. It was a sad time when indigenous. The other parts included
Latina; sprinkle in a little bit of Arab
both my grandfathers and my aunt
passed away all within months of each and Spanish then call me American.
At that moment I had realized that I
other. An old wives tale says that it
had become a product of the generaalways happens in threes. In this partions of turmoil in our country. I
ticular situation I suppose that cannot
don‟t entirely belong to any one group,
be disputed. Since then, I have spent
time thinking about all the experiences but a little part of me belongs in many
and knowledge they shared with me all of them. It was as if I shed my culture
throughout my life. It didn‟t happen all and stepped into the mold we call
American. At some point this happens
at once, but rather in little short moto all Americans. It may take generaments that now seem to add up.
tions, but eventually you get there.
I remember one time I interviewed my First the traditions stop, then the language is lost. That may be why one of
grandmother, the one who has since
my grandfathers held on to Spanish
passed away, with a tape recorder in
order to find out about our family histo- and refused to speak English. Lastly,
we stop listening to old knowledge,
ry, which no one cared to relate to me.
and so it is forgotten.
It was as if a dark cloud had settled
over the past and was visible to no one.
I imagine that my grandparents‟ life
Yet, when I asked my grandmother
was so much more difficult than mine.
about her younger days she seemed to
However, every time I saw them, they
be a little enthusiastic, maybe it was
had a smile as if to scare away all the
because someone cared enough to
bad thoughts, and pain away with their
know. Given that most of our family
warm hearts. It always worked for me.
had moved away and gone their separate ways in life, it was a nice diversion I like to think of my grandparents in
the best way, in a different way than
for her. Sure, they stopped by, but it
my own parents knew them. For me
didn‟t seem like it was nearly long
enough. It wasn‟t that long before that they represented comfort and kindness.
they had spent every day together, and Somehow, they made it to this point,
and I wanted to know how they could
now the house just seemed still with
survive culture shock in addition
to a whole host of other obstacles.
The age on their skin and in their
hair was a testament to that. I will
never know all the secrets that
they kept to themselves now, and
this is why it is so important to
learn from our elders. We need to
pass on their knowledge so that in
a way they always are with us,
guiding and loving us. I only
hope that I can impart even half as
much to my future grandkids, provided I have enough wisdom in
me to make it to that point. Well,
all is not lost, I still have one
grandmother, and she is definitely
still the center of the family.
Mostly, what she has taught me is
how to be strong; and even being
eighty-three years old doesn‟t
slow her down. She is tireless.
You go, nana!
I wonder if you have any words of
wisdom to share with the AILA
community. We would like to
know. Maybe that wisdom is in
the form of stories, books, or oral
traditions. For submissions and
comments please email the editor:
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Knowledge River Cohort 9; AILA editor.
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