<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV class="MsoNormal">MEDIA RELEASE<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">National Conference to Spotlight Native American Archives, Libraries and Museums<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Oklahoma City, OK. <SPAN style=""><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="新細明體">–</FONT></SPAN> American Indian librarians, historians, tribal leaders and others interested in tribal cultural preservation will gather at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Oklahoma City from Oct. 23-25, 2007 for a national conference of tribal archives, libraries, and museums. The 2007 event builds on two previous conferences that were held in Arizona during 2003 and 2005.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">This year<SPAN style="font-family:新細明體"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="新細明體">’</FONT></SPAN>s conference, "Guardians of Language, Memory and Lifeways: Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums,<SPAN style="font-family:新細明體"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="新細明體">”</FONT></SPAN> is hosted by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries with support from the Oklahoma Museums Association, Red Earth, Inc., and tribal representatives from throughout Oklahoma.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An envisioning committee, made up of leaders from throughout the nation, is providing guidance on issues of critical importance to tribal cultural entities.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">The two-and-a-half day conference will provide 56 concurrent sessions, keynote presentations with renowned speakers, hands-on workshops, and a variety of networking opportunities.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A series of day-long pre-conference workshops are scheduled for Monday, Oct. 22.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">Major funding for the conference is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, and the Western Council of State Libraries.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">For registration, exhibitor, sponsorship, or other information on the Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Conference, visit <A href="http://www.tribalconference.org"><SPAN style="color:windowtext; text-decoration:none;text-underline:none"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">www.tribalconference.org</FONT></SPAN></A> or phone the conference office at 405-522-3515.<O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal"> <O:P></O:P></DIV><DIV class="MsoNormal">The deadline for submitting scholarship applications for the 2007 National Conference of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums is May 16, 2007.<O:P></O:P></DIV></BODY></HTML>