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Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine

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Steve chats with Allison Waukau, Native Community Liaison at Hennepin County Library, about her work connecting the library with the Native community, how libraries can better hire and retain Native staff, how publishing is (slowly) improving at telling authentic Native stories, and the importance of land acknowledgements.  Read the transcript!  Allison Waukau (Menominee/Navajo) resides in Minneapolis, MN and works in Community Engagement. Allison currently is a Member at Large with the American Indian Library Association and one of Library Journal’s 2021 Movers &amp; Shakers. Allison’s professional interests include exploring library land acknowledgement practices, developing community-led library programs, and elevating the voices and perspectives of her Native community. SPONSOR: Syndetics Unbound, from ProQuest and LibraryThing.Today’s show is brought to you by Syndetics Unbound, from ProQuest and LibraryThing. Syndetics Unbound helps public and academic libraries enrich their catalogs and discovery systems with high-interest elements, including reader’s advisory, cover images, summaries, author profiles, similar books, reviews, and more. Syndetics Unbound encourages serendipitous discovery and higher collection usage, and was awarded Platinum distinction in the LibraryWorks 2021 Modern Library Awards. To learn more about Syndetics Unbound, visit Syndetics.com. While there, be sure to visit the Syndetics Unbound Blog for news and analysis, including a break-down of libraries’ top titles and other stories of interest to the library community. SHOW NOTES: Subscribe (FREE!) to the Circulating Ideas newsletter!

<a href="https://ia601501.us.archive.org/25/items/ci-223/CI223.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve chats with Allison Waukau, Native Community Liaison at Hennepin County Library, about her work connecting the library with the Native community, how libraries can better hire and retain Native staff, how publishing is (slowly) improving at telling authentic Native stories, and the importance of land acknowledgements. </a> <a href="https://circulatingideas.com/transcripts/allison-waukau/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read the transcript!</a> <a href="https://circulatingideas.files.wordpress.com/2022/06/movers2021profilewaukau.jpeg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> Allison Waukau (Menominee/Navajo) resides in Minneapolis, MN and works in Community Engagement. Allison currently is a Member at Large with the American Indian Library Association and one of Library Journal’s 2021 Movers &amp; Shakers. Allison’s professional interests include exploring library land acknowledgement practices, developing community-led library programs, and elevating the voices and perspectives of her Native community. SPONSOR: <a href="https://proquest.syndetics.com/Marketing/Home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Syndetics Unbound</a>, from ProQuest and LibraryThing. Today’s show is brought to you by Syndetics Unbound, from ProQuest and LibraryThing. Syndetics Unbound helps public and academic libraries enrich their catalogs and discovery systems with high-interest elements, including reader’s advisory, cover images, summaries, author profiles, similar books, reviews, and more. Syndetics Unbound encourages serendipitous discovery and higher collection usage, and was awarded Platinum distinction in the LibraryWorks 2021 Modern Library Awards. To learn more about Syndetics Unbound, visit <a href="http://Syndetics.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Syndetics.com</a>. While there, be sure to visit the Syndetics Unbound Blog for news and analysis, including a break-down of libraries’ top titles and other stories of interest to the library community. SHOW NOTES: <a href="https://www.getrevue.co/profile/circideas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://circideas.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe (FREE!) to the Circulating Ideas newsletter! </a>

223: Native Community Liaison Allison Waukau

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine – Weekly Radio ShowNative Lights is a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and siblings, Leah Lemm and Cole Premo. Native Lights is a space for people in Native communities around Mni Sota Mkoce -- a.k.a. Minnesota -- to tell their stories about finding their gifts and sharing them with the community.Native Lights – Allison Waukau’s Gift for Raising Native Representation in Libraries On today’s show, we talk with Allison Waukau (Menominee/Navajo) a community builder who works in library programs, raising Native representation on the shelves and behind the scenes, making libraries more welcoming to Native community members. Allison Waukau started as a liaison at the Hennepin County Library, where her role quickly expanded into creating a Native Employee Resource Group for library and county employees, aimed at recruiting, supporting, and retaining Native colleagues. Allison is a member-at-large with the American Indian Library Association and one of Library Journal’s 2021 Movers &amp; Shakers. We enjoyed talking with Allison about her many professional interests, including exploring library land acknowledgment practices, developing community-led library programs, and elevating the voices and perspectives of the Native community near and far.Allison’s book recommendations can all be found at https://birchbarkbooks.com/Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend by Dawn QuigleyVoices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers by Teresa Peterson &amp; Walter Labatte Jr.The Seed Keeper by Diane WilsonMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceAllison also wants to note a new Minnesota publishing company focusing on Dakota/Lakota authors and voices, launched by Spirit Lake Dakota artist Marlena Myles: http://wiyounkihipi.com/Hennepin County Library events page: https://hclib.bibliocommons.com/v2/eventsThe Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library: https://thefriends.org/calendar-of-events/Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine is produced by Minnesota Native News and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Online at https://minnesotanativenews.org/

Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine – Weekly Radio ShowNative Lights is a weekly, half-hour radio program hosted by Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members and siblings, Leah Lemm and Cole Premo. Native Lights is a space for people in Native communities around Mni Sota Mkoce -- a.k.a. Minnesota -- to tell their stories about finding their gifts and sharing them with the community.Native Lights – Allison Waukau’s Gift for Raising Native Representation in Libraries On today’s show, we talk with Allison Waukau (Menominee/Navajo) a community builder who works in library programs, raising Native representation on the shelves and behind the scenes, making libraries more welcoming to Native community members. Allison Waukau started as a liaison at the Hennepin County Library, where her role quickly expanded into creating a Native Employee Resource Group for library and county employees, aimed at recruiting, supporting, and retaining Native colleagues. Allison is a member-at-large with the American Indian Library Association and one of Library Journal’s 2021 Movers &amp; Shakers. We enjoyed talking with Allison about her many professional interests, including exploring library land acknowledgment practices, developing community-led library programs, and elevating the voices and perspectives of the Native community near and far.Allison’s book recommendations can all be found at <a href="https://birchbarkbooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://birchbarkbooks.com/</a>Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend by Dawn QuigleyVoices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers by Teresa Peterson &amp; Walter Labatte Jr.The Seed Keeper by Diane WilsonMoon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig RiceAllison also wants to note a new Minnesota publishing company focusing on Dakota/Lakota authors and voices, launched by Spirit Lake Dakota artist Marlena Myles: <a href="http://wiyounkihipi.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wiyounkihipi.com/</a>Hennepin County Library events page: <a href="https://hclib.bibliocommons.com/v2/events" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hclib.bibliocommons.com/v2/events</a>The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library: <a href="https://thefriends.org/calendar-of-events/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thefriends.org/calendar-of-events/</a>Native Lights: Where Indigenous Voices Shine is produced by Minnesota Native News and Ampers, Diverse Radio for Minnesota’s Communities with support from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. Online at <a href="https://minnesotanativenews.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://minnesotanativenews.org/</a>