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.

Celebratory Lunch with Pat Northrup

collaboration, Education, indigenous knowledge, shared voices, storytelling

Join us for lunch and casual conversation with Pat Northrup, who obtained her Indigenous Arts in Business, Interdisciplinary degree, Bachelor of Science from UW-Superior in December of 2022 at the age of 72. Feel free to share this with anyone… Read More

Conversation with an Elder and an Artist: Diane Amour and Sam Zimmerman

collaboration, Education, indigenous knowledge, native scholars, Ojibwe, potawatomi, storytelling

Please join us for our opening event to introduce the American Indian Student Center’s (AISC) and the Electa Quinney Institute’s (EQI) inaugural Artist in Residence, Sam Zimmerman/Zhaawanoogiizhik (Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, Crane Clan). Sam and the former director of… Read More

Artist Talk: Pat Northrup and Sam Zimmerman

collaboration, Education, indigenous knowledge, native scholars, storytelling

Join us to learn about Indigenous art, culture, and stories with artist and knowledge bearer, Pat Northrup (Dakota) along with the AISC and EQI Inaugural Artist in Residence, Sam Zimmerman (Ojibwe). Both will share stories, art processes, and Indigenous practices…. Read More

“Indigenous Voices” in the Planetarian issue of December

January 10, 2019Article, NewsAmerican Indian, cross discipline, partnerships, planetarium, shared voices, star stories, storytelling

In the Spring months of last year (2018), the UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium, the Electa Quinney Institute, and the native community came together to share stories and connections of star and earth. The development and lessons learned from the “Indigenous… Read More