Mapping Indigenous Chicago (D’Arcy McNickle Distinguished Lecture Series)
October 17, 6-7:30pm
Online – Zoom
Take a deep dive into the process of creating the many multifaceted and interactive maps for the Newberry’s Indigenous Chicago project, with scholars who helped to conceptualize and build them.
Join us as John William Nelson, Eric Hemenway, and Raphael Wahwussuck discuss the critical importance of Chicago’s regional waterways to Indigenous history.
Native students are invited to participate in a two-and-a-half-hour long workshop led by local Indigenous artists, with lunch provided at the Newberry Library. No experience necessary.
Madalene Big Bear will introduce the process of quillwork and lead the group through a demonstration to make their own earrings/quill fringe. After lunch, Noelle Garcia will share the history of beadwork and contemporary examples of the practice. She will teach the Peyote stitch, which students will learn through creating their own bracelets.
This event is for Native youth and advance registration is required.
Indigenous Chicago Newberry Teacher Consortium Seminar
COURSE FULL – Waitlist available
October 8, 9:30am – 3:30pm
Taught by Rose Miron, Meredith McCoy, and Analú María López, in person at the Newberry Library
This session will provide attendees with an overview of the six-module curriculum; demonstrate how the modules connect with other aspects of the Indigenous Chicago Project (digital mapping resources, an exhibition, and oral histories); and lead teachers through an interactive exploration of one of the modules.
Join Indigenous artists whose works are featured in our Indigenous Chicago exhibition as they discuss how their research in the Newberry archives informed their art.