indigenous knowledge Archives

EQI/AISC Art Reception and Indigenous Language Celebration

American Indian, collaboration, Education, indigenous knowledge, language, Languages, Menominee, Ojibwe, Oneida, revitalization, Sam Zimmerman, University Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Please join us as we celebrate the artwork created by inaugural AISC & EQI Artist in Residence, Sam Zimmerman (Ojibwe) and UWM students. We will also celebrate the multiple Native languages taught at UWM with language tables and a live… Read More

Open Studio w/ Zhawaanoogiizhik in UWM Studio Arts and Craft Centre

American Indian, collaboration, indigenous knowledge, Ojibwe, shared voices

Join Zhawaanoogiizhik, the AISC and EQI Inaugural Artist in Residence for one (or all) of his Open Studio hours. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join him while he works on sketches and beings the painting work for the final… Read More

Open Studio w/ Zhawaanoogiizhik (Sam Zimmerman)

American Indian, Artist in Residence, collaboration, Education, indigenous knowledge, Ojibwe, Sam Zimmerman, University Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The Ojibwe Night Sky

Aanishnaabemowin, American Indian, collaboration, constellations, indigenous knowledge, Ojibwe, shared voices, stars, storytelling

Please join us for a conversation with our Artist in Residence (AIR) Sam Zimmerman and Language Instructor Michael Zimmerman Jr. about constellations of the night sky through an Ojibwe lens.

Indigenous Identity in Higher Education

American Indian, Education, identity, indigenous knowledge, shared voices, University Wisconsin-Milwaukee

In collaboration with the Electa Quinney Institute and the American Indian Student Center, the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion presents a panel discussion about the complexity of “Indigenous Identity in Higher Education.” This discussion will provide a foundation for… Read More