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National Museum of the American Indian

An Edit-a-Thon

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, welcomes online participants to its edit-a-thon focused on Native American issues in Wikipedia.

When
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
3:00 - 5:30pm
Who
All volunteers with basic knowledge of editing on Wikipedia are welcome. This gathering is part of a communications/journalism course taught by Andrew Lih at the American University on Wikipedia & Public Knowledge.
Where
National Museum of the American Indian
4th St & Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560 (directions here)
Fourth floor, rooms 4018 and 4019 in the NE corner
RSVP Required
Please sign up below if you plan on joining us remotely.
Etherpad for today's event

Schedule

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National Museum of the American Indian Edit-a-Thon Schedule
Time Activity
2:30-3:00 pm Early arrivals
3:00-3:05 pm Welcome
3:05-3:20 pm Presentation by Heather Shannon, photo archivist, National Museum of the American Indian
3:20-5:30 pm Edit-a-Thon & Discussion

Questions? Add your own

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  • How do I RSVP?
  • Add your name to the list below if you plan on joining us remotely.
  • Can I share what I’m doing?
  • Yes, please feel free to share what you’re working on on your preferred social network using #glamwiki and invite your friends to join us remotely!
  • What can we photograph, and what can we release under a free license?
  • What other sensitivities are there when dealing with Native American artifacts and images, that go beyond copyright and legal issues?
  • One of the charters is that the museum is a "living memorial" which makes it rather unique. Is there a different relationship with

RSVP

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The public is welcome to this event

Special guests

  1. Katherine Maher, incoming chief communications officer for the Wikimedia Foundation, starting April 14
  2. Lynsea Garrison, BBC reporter, researching a story on GLAM and Wikipedia

Yes

  1. COMM535 students
  2. Fuzheado | Talk 18:29, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  3. Harej (talk) 20:15, 31 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
  4. FriendlyFred (talk) 21:26, 31 March 2014
  5. jlmugg
  6. Duckduckstop (talk) 16:39, 1 April 2014 (UTC) i will be late, but can answer questions during editing, would like to talk to NMAI folks.[reply]
  7. Djembayz (talk) 16:55, 1 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe

  1. Geraldshields11

List of articles we will be working on

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Resources

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  • Incan Engineering: Inka Engineering Symposium on YouTube
  • Archaeology of the Americas: Cerámica de los Ancestros: Central America’s Past Revealed- pdf of exhibition catalogue
  • Norval Morrisseau & George Morrison: Before and after the Horizon: Anishinaabe Artists of the Great Lakes - pdf of exhibition catalogue via USB on-site
  • Exhibition catalogues, research files

Websites, library catalogs, & databases

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Reference book citations to copy and paste

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  • Everett, Deborah (2008). Encyclopedia of Native American Artists. Artists of the American mosaic, ISSN 1939-1218. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313337628.
  • Klein, Richard (2006). No reservations: Native American history and culture in contemporary art. Ridgefield, Conn.: Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. ISBN 9781888332308. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  • National Museum of the American Indian (2009). Hide: Skin as Material and Metaphor. NMAI editions. Kathleen E. Ash-Milby (ed.) (1st ed.). Washington [D.C.]: NMAI Editions, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 9781933565156.
  • National Museum of the American Indian (2008). The land has memory: indigenous knowledge, native landscapes, and the National Museum of the American Indian. Duane Blue Spruce, Tanya Thrasher (eds.) (1st ed.). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807832646.
  • National Museum of the American Indian (2005). New Tribe, New York: the Urban Vision Quest. Gerald McMaster (ed.). Washington, D.C: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. ISBN 0971916330. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  • National Museum of the American Indian (2007). Off the Map: Landscape in the Native Imagination. Kathleen E. Ash-Milby (ed.) (1st ed.). Washington, DC ; New York: NMAI Editions. ISBN 9781933565088.
  • National Museum of the American Indian (1998). Spirit capture: photographs from the National Museum of the American Indian. Tim Johnson (ed.). Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press in association with the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 1560989246.
  • National Museum of the American Indian (2004). Spirit of a Native place: building the National Museum of the American Indian. Duane Blue Spruce (ed.). Washington, D.C: National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, in association with National Geographic. ISBN 0792282140.
  • National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) (2013). Before and after the Horizon: Anishinaabe Artists of the Great Lakes. David W. Penney, Gerald McMaster, Kevin Gover (eds.) (First ed.). Washington, DC ; New York: Published by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian. ISBN 9781588344526.
  • Reno, Dawn E. (1995). Contemporary Native American Artists. Brooklyn, N.Y.: Alliance Publishing. ISBN 0964150964.
  • Sonneborn, Liz (2007). A to Z of American Indian Women. A to Z of women (Rev. ed.). New York: Facts On File. ISBN 9780816066940.
  • St. James Guide to Native North American Artists. Roger Matuz (ed.). Detroit: St. James Press. 1998. ISBN 1558622217.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Individual artists

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  • Hill, Greg A. (2006). Norval Morrisseau: Shaman artist. Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada. ISBN 1553651766. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  • Luna, James (2005). James Luna: Emendatio: [published in conjunction with the Exhibition James Luna: Emendatio], organized by the Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian Washington, D.C., and New York, [and first presented at the] Fondazione Querini Stampalia, 51st International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, [June 9 - November 6, 2005]. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 9780971916364. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  • National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) (2008). Most Serene Republics: Edgar Heap of Birds. Kathleen E. Ash-Milby, Truman Lowe, Edgar Heap of Birds (eds.). Washington, D.C: National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 9781933565125.
  • Norval Morriseau and the Development of the Woodland School of Art, 1960-1980. Toronto, Ontario: Maskak McLeod Gallery.

Help after the event

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About the NMAI

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The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of the Native cultures of the Western Hemisphere—past, present, and future—through partnership with Native people and others. The museum works to support the continuance of culture, traditional values, and transitions in contemporary Native life. http://nmai.si.edu/home/

Results and outcomes

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Article creation

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New articles
Updated articles
Images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons
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