cultural heritage materials in archives

[Lisa Conathan]

To the ILAT list:

I am researching the ways in which early 20th century ethnographic and 
linguistic field notes are used in Native American communities and 
would be interested to hear stories or accounts of Native American 
people using cultural heritage materials (documents and recordings) in 
archives.

If you have a story to share, please contact me off list 
(conathan at berkeley.edu). I am particularly interested in:

-people discovering notes from interviews with their ancestors
-people who learned a song or story by using archival materials
-people who learned something about their language by using archival 
materials
-how people might have used technology to find out about or access 
archival materials
-what it is like to interact with the staff of the archives
-what it is like to request copies of materials
-how archival material is being used in (formal or informal) education
-references to any publications that address these issues

Thank you in advance for any contributions.

Lisa Conathan

Postdoctoral Scholar
University of California, Berkeley
conathan at berkeley.edu