{"id":14408,"date":"2016-09-23T15:54:51","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T22:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnlm.gov\/pnr\/dragonfly\/?p=14408"},"modified":"2026-02-03T17:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:14:25","slug":"nlm-and-ala-partnership-brings-native-voices-exhibit-to-libraries-in-pnr-region","status":"archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/nlm-and-ala-partnership-brings-native-voices-exhibit-to-libraries-in-pnr-region\/","title":{"rendered":"NLM and ALA Partnership Brings Native Voices Exhibit to Libraries in PNR Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"\/pnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/08\/NV_LOGO_HORIZ-df.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12779\" src=\"\/pnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/08\/NV_LOGO_HORIZ-df-300x52.jpg\" alt=\"Native Voices logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">A year ago last fall, the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) partnered to bring the NLM traveling exhibition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlm.nih.gov\/nativevoices\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Native Voices: Native Peoples&#8217; Concepts of Health and Illness<\/em><\/a> to academic, public, and tribal libraries in the United States and other Native-serving cultural institutions beginning in 2016 through 2020. \u00a0Libraries and institutions were encouraged to apply for this opportunity and the awardees were announced late in 2015. Here, in the Pacific Northwest Region, several libraries received notice that they were selected. In fact, libraries in all five states are represented.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016 three libraries were hosts to <em>Native Voices <\/em>and\u00a0include libraries at Clark College, Fort Peck Community College, and North Seattle College. Library staff from each of these libraries have written a short summary of the activities planned around the exhibit as well as the benefits to the library community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fpcc.edu\/library\/\" target=\"_blank\">James E Shanley Tribal Library<\/a>,\u00a0Fort Peck Community College,\u00a0Poplar, MT<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hosted exhibit\u00a0from Feb. 3 \u2013 March 16, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Anita Scheetz wrote,<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The exhibit opened on February 4th but we held the native blessing and smudged the building and the exhibit on February 18.\u00a0As part of the Native Voices grant, we were asked to do two health related programs but since we had the exhibit for an extended length of time we decided to do one each week in the month of March.\u00a0The most popular of these events was the Native plants program.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March 3 Lois Red Elk \u00a0&#8220;Native Plants and Medicines&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>March 10 Loy Sprague &#8220;Mind Body Medicine: Mindfulness and Stress Reduction&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>March 17\u00a0Dr. Christine Holler-Dinsmore will present &#8220;Science, Faith, Family, Friends and Healing&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>March 24 Beth Brown Morgan &#8220;Essential Oils: Uses in Health&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>March 30 Teresa Rorvik &#8220;Pitfalls of Fad Diets&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There have been lots of people reading the posters and checking out the iPads. \u00a0I don&#8217;t have exact numbers but\u00a0almost everyone who comes in stops and looks at the banners.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/library.clark.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cannell Library<\/a>, Clark College, Vancouver, WA <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hosted exhibit from Feb. 3 \u2013 March 16, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Laura Nagel wrote,<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Clark College Libraries enjoyed hosting the <em>Native Voices<\/em> exhibit and had good feedback from the campus and the community\u2014people really seemed to appreciate that we were highlighting these issues and creating more awareness about Native health and wellness. Below is a summary of events:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Opening Ceremony: Tuesday, February 9<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Students, staff, faculty, and community members came to Cannell Library to celebrate the opening of the exhibit.<strong>Sam Robinson<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>a Chinook tribal elder, gave a blessing and sang some songs along with student Channa Smith, president of the Native American Culture Club of Clark College.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student of Color Luncheon: Tuesday, February 16<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>A Multicultural Student Affairs event we partnered with. The speakers for the event were Cheyenne and Arapaho artists\u00a0<strong>Brent Learned<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>George Levi<\/strong>, creators of the\u00a0<em>One November Morning\u00a0<\/em>exhibit of artwork depicting the day of the Sand Creek Massacre. Channa Smith was also announced as the first DREAM CATCHER Scholarship recipient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Documentary on<\/strong><em><strong>One November Morning<\/strong><\/em><strong>: Friday, February 19<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Descendants of the Sand Creek Massacre of November 29, 1864 created an exhibit of artwork depicting the day of the massacre. More than 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho people were viciously massacred at Sand Creek, CO. <strong>Brent Learned<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>George Levi<\/strong>\u00a0presented a documentary about the massacre, spoke about the process of creating their exhibit, and held a discussion. This event was sponsored by the Native American Culture Club of Clark College.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>30 Clicks: Wednesday, February 24<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Librarian Laura Nagel presented this 30-minute workshop showing digital storytelling and digital humanities projects that focus on the connections between wellness, illness, and cultural life for Native peoples.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Art Walk-Cannell Library, Archer Gallery, Clark County Historical Museum: Friday, March 4<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Cannell Library hosted a reception with food and beverages beginning at 5 pm. At 6 pm artists from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/imndn.org\/section\/419341-Woven-The-Art-of-Contemporary-Native-Basketry.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Woven: The Art of Contemporary Native Basketry<\/em><\/a> exhibit spoke in Archer Gallery&#8211;Curator<strong>Todd Clark<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(Wailaki) and artists<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Ka&#8217;ila Farrell Smith<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(Klamath\/Modoc), <strong>Brittany Britton<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(Hupa), and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Sara Siestreem<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(Hanis Coos).<\/li>\n<li>Clark County Historical Museum was final stop, with two exhibits open until 8 pm and free admission:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cchmuseum.org\/one-november-morning\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>One November Morning<\/em><\/a> and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cchmuseum.org\/making-beauty\/\" target=\"_blank\">Making Beauty: Native Beadwork of North America<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Closing Ceremony: Wednesday, March 9<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sam Robinson<\/strong> returned to share photos and speak about the healing journey of canoeing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"background: white\">Photos from some of these events can be found on the Clark College Libraries flickr album: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/clarkcollegelibraries\/albums\/72157663391131834\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/clarkcollegelibraries\/albums\/72157663391131834<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.northseattle.edu\/welcome\" target=\"_blank\">North Seattle College Library<\/a>, North Seattle College, Seattle, WA<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hosted exhibit from\u00a0March 30 \u2013 May 11, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Camila Jenkin wrote,<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNative Voices and New Partnerships\u201d<br \/>\nWelcoming the <em>Native Voices<\/em> exhibit to North Seattle College strengthened relationships between the Library and campus partners while sowing enthusiasm for future projects. \u00a0Guest speakers, students, campus club members and library staff all gathered together to hear about North Seattle College&#8217;s context in the history of the surrounding land and community while celebrating the new perspectives on our campus.<br \/>\nThe opening ceremony was started off by Dr. Annette Squetimkin Anquoe, who sang a blessing and introduced the themes of the exhibit. \u00a0Following her was a guest speaker from the University of Washington School of Medicine, NormaAlicia Pino, who spoke eloquently about understanding the context and history of the Seattle land where we live. \u00a0To wrap up the ceremony joyfully, Deyo Esquivel led a singing and dancing session where audience members were invited to participate.<br \/>\nThanks to the generosity of the ALA and NLM, we ended up deciding to use our $250 grant to purchase titles from the <em>Native Voices<\/em> recommended reading list to bolster our collection of books by Indigenous writers. \u00a0Hosting <em>Native Voices<\/em> has drawn parts of our campus together in ways usually uncommon, and the titles we will purchase will continue that effort for many years.<\/p>\n<p>We want to thank all the libraries who hosted <em>Native Voices<\/em> and for their contributions to this Dragonfly post. The Native Voices exhibit explores the interconnectedness of wellness, illness and cultural life for Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. The online version of the <em>Native Voices<\/em>\u00a0 includes interviews, lesson plans, a timeline of Native Peoples\u2019 health that chronicles the survival and resurgence of traditional ways to promote well-being, and career-planning and educational resources. \u00a0In 2017 the exhibit will be at\u00a0Aaniiih Nakoda College Library in Harlem, MT and Medicine Spring Library at Blackfeet Community College in Browning, MT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year ago last fall, the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM) partnered to bring the NLM traveling exhibition, Native Voices: Native Peoples&#8217; Concepts of Health and Illness to academic, public, and tribal libraries in the United States and other Native-serving cultural institutions beginning in 2016 through 2020. \u00a0Libraries and&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/nlm-and-ala-partnership-brings-native-voices-exhibit-to-libraries-in-pnr-region\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[44,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14408","post","type-post","status-archive","format-standard","hentry","category-network-members","category-regional-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14408"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15643,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14408\/revisions\/15643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_5\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}