[OR_Archaeology] NATIONAL TRIBAL ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES CONFERENCE SET FOR PORTLAND OCT. 19-22

[Susan White]

NATIONAL TRIBAL ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES CONFERENCE SET FOR PORTLAND OCT
19-22

The Oregon State Library and Tamįstslikt Cultural Institute will host
the 2009 National Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Conference
entitled ”Streams of Language, Memory and Lifeways”. The conference
will take place Oct. 19-22 at the Red Lion on the River in Portland. 
The conference is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library
Services, and sponsored by the Western Council of State Libraries.  A
series of pre-conferences will be held on Oct. 19. Conference sessions
will be Oct. 20-22.  

Arvel Bird, award-winning multi-instrumental entertainer will perform
for the opening ceremony.  The slate of nationally known keynote
speakers includes activist, actor and author Russell Means; Cheryl
Metoyer of the University of Washington, Phil Cash Cash of the
University of Arizona, Alyce Sadongei of the Arizona State Museum, and
Billy Frank, Jr., chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries
Commission.

“This is the fourth national conference in a series planned to
provide a network of support for tribal cultural institutions and
programs.  This unique event brings together a wide variety of people
who share the common goal of preservation of cultural memories and
resources,”  says conference director Malissa Minthorn Winks.

The will provide information and hands-on training relating to all
aspects of care and management of archival, library, and museum
collections.  Sessions will range from language revitalization programs
to funding, preservation of cultural heritage, oral history programs,
archives management, developing museum collections and exhibits,
digitization, and tribal library standards and cataloging, and
up-and-coming Native authors. Tribal archives, museum, and library staff
will also meet and communicate with each other about issues of mutual
concern and learn from each other.  Conference programming is geared to
all levels of experience.  

More information is available at www.tribalconference.org.