Volunteers And Collections As Viewed From The Museum Mission Statement,
2011
University of Memphis
Volunteers And Collections As Viewed From The Museum Mission Statement, Robert P. Connolly, Natalye B. Tate
Documents
This article explores the volunteer program employed at the C. H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa which sees volunteers take a more active role in collections curation.
The Catskill Commons Precontact Archeological Sites : Late Archaic Occupations In The Mid-Hudson River Drainage,
2011
University at Albany, State University of New York
The Catskill Commons Precontact Archeological Sites : Late Archaic Occupations In The Mid-Hudson River Drainage, Lori Jones Blair
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Archeological excavations conducted in advance of a retail development in the Town of Catskill, Greene County, New York revealed three precontact archeological sites occupying a distinct ecological setting connected to a wetland environment. The sites include a large, single-component site, Site CC3, accompanied by two smaller single-component sites, Sites CC1 and CC2.
Restoring Relationships: Indigenous Ways Of Knowing Meet Undergraduate Environmental Studies And Science,
2011
Antioch University of New England
Restoring Relationships: Indigenous Ways Of Knowing Meet Undergraduate Environmental Studies And Science, Nancy Leigh Rich
Antioch University Dissertations & Theses
As places to engage with changing and complex ideas, institutions of higher education offer a logical site for bringing Indigenous ways of knowing together with environmental studies and science. However, profound differences between Indigenous and Western knowledges, as well as ongoing colonialism, cultural biases of science, and the nature of mainstream academia, have discouraged this endeavor. Recent developments in undergraduate pedagogy now point the way.
Using critical inquiry and qualitative methodology, this comparative study developed recommendations for practice based on current undergraduate teaching practices that bring Indigenous ways of knowing together with environmental studies and science across a diversity of …
"What A Woman Can Do With An Auto" : American Women In The Early Automotive Era,
2010
University at Albany, State University of New York
"What A Woman Can Do With An Auto" : American Women In The Early Automotive Era, Carla Rose Lesh
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
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Tribal Gaming And The Political Contributions Strategies Of Native American Tribes In Minnesota,
2010
Bemidji State University
Tribal Gaming And The Political Contributions Strategies Of Native American Tribes In Minnesota, Thomas Sorenson
Political Science Theses and Capstones
The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act has made a big impact on tribal-state relations since it was enacted in 1988 by the federal government. Tribes have started to make campaign contributions to state and federal politicians to help try to mold lawmakers to vote for Tribal interests. My research looks at Minnesota tribes and their campaign contributions to House members during the 2005 election, and whether these lawmakers voted for tribal issues during their term. For control variables I also gathered a variety of information related to legislative districts. What my analysis has shown is that the tribes in Minnesota donate …
