University of Wyoming. Native American and Indigenous Studies Program records

University of Wyoming. Native American and Indigenous Studies Program records, 1924-2020

Overview of the Collection

Creator: University of Wyoming. Native American and Indigenous Studies program
Title: University of Wyoming. Native American and Indigenous Studies Program records
Dates: 1924-2020 (inclusive)
Date of CollectionDate of Collection

Website capture 2016-ongoing (inclusive)
Date of CollectionDate of Collection
Quantity: 2.00 cubic ft. (2 boxes) + digital + websites
Collection Number: 545020
Summary: The University of Wyoming, Native American and Indigenous Studies program, once the University of Wyoming, American Indian Studies Program, focuses on Native American communities and the social, political, and economic systems within them. This collection contains information on indigenous languages and groups, program descriptions, student and faculty papers, and the department website.
Repository: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The University of Wyoming, Native American and Indigenous Studies Program (NAIS), once named the University of Wyoming, American Indian Studies Program, focuses on Native American communities and the social, political, and economic systems within them. The program also brings attention to the culture and history of Native American and indigenous communities as well as the problems that face them.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains information on the Eastern Shoshone language, including a dictionary compiled by David Leedom Shaul, a glossary, a grant proposal, and a summary of the program. It also includes access to the archived department website. This collection also includes student and faculty papers, course descriptions, and information on indigenous groups.

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the University of Wyoming, Native American and Indigenous Studies Program at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from University of Wyoming, Native American and Indigenous Studies Program from 2014-2023.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Hunter Callahan McFarland in June 2015 and updated by Bailee Thomas in 2019, Maiah Porter and Sara Davis in May 2020, Jamie Greene in November 2020, and Erin Shadrick in January 2024.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box
1		"American Indian Programs at the University of Wyoming, 1975-2015: A Summary" by John F. Nutter	March 2016
1		Eastern Shoshone Working Dictionary	undated
1		Glossary of the Eastern Shoshone language	2012
1		Grant Proposal	2009
	Folder
1		American Indian Studies Program Information	1993-1994, 2018
1		Arapahoe Designs and Symbols	1983
1		Arapahoe 1010: Course Outline and Description	undated
1		Atlas of American Indian Affairs	1990
1		Cultural Trust and Relationship Matrix	2001
1		Current Trends in the Wind River Shoshone Sun Dance	1953
1		"Developing Effective Working Relationships With Indian Tribes and Organizations"	2001-2002
1		Dissertation: It Takes a Village: Decolonization, Experiential Narrative, and Community-Centered Learning in a Reservation Bordertown	2010
1		General Information on the Arapahoe	2002-2013
1		Graduate Thesis: A Botanical Survey in Grand Teton National Park: Plants Used By Native Americans	2006
1		Graduate Thesis: Catastrophe in Paradise: A Study of the Alienated Individual in the Fiction of James Welch	1989
1		Indian Education Legal Support Project	2005
1		Information on Indigenous Tribes	undated
1		Miscellaneous articles	1985-1995
1		Native American Education, Research, and Cultural Center	undated
1		A Quiet Crisis: Federal Funding and Unmet in Indian Country	2003
1 and Digital	ahcdm_545020_001-007	Shoshoni Language Materials (7 CDs)	2002
1		Student Papers	2006, undated
1		The Peyote Culture Among Wyoming Indians	1946
1		Tribal Names of American Indians: Origins and Evolution	1995
1		Tribal Water Code of the Seminole Tribe of Florida	1995
2		University of Utah: Anthropological Papers	1978
2		Atlas for Anthropology	1960
2		Casenote Legal Briefs: Indian Law	1998
2		Citizens and Savages: Applied Anthropology and Indian Administration in the United States	2006
2		Contextual Influences on the Creation of Crow Tribal Photographs by Richard Throssel in the Early Twentieth Century	2002
2		The Cultural Position of the Kalapuya in the Pacific Northwest	1951
2		Contribution to Canadian Linguistics	1979
2		The Coyote in the Kawuneeche: Story, Relation, and Experience in a Rocky Mountain Landscape	2010
2		Current Anthropology	1973-1979
2		The Eastern Shoshone Tribe: Supplementary Support of the Wind River Needs Determination Survey	1998
2		Mapping the Influences of the Hollywood "Indian"	2011
2		Now I Must Try to Live as They Did: Reginald Laubin and American Indian Representation	2009
2		Plan B Social Services and Wyoming American Indians: A Qualitative Study	2009
2		Recognizing Cultural Competence in Social Workers	1999
2		Report to the Hopi Kikmongwis and Other Traditional Hopi Leaders on Docket 196 and the Continuing Threat to Hopi Land and Sovereignty	1979
2		Wappo Texts	1924
2		Wyoming Indian Affairs Council	1994
Digital		Website: American Indian Studies Program	2016-2020
Digital		Website: Native American Education, Resource and Cultural Center (NAERCC)	2020-ongoing
Digital		Website: Native American and Indigenous Studies Program	2020-ongoing

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