Howasteya Oyuspapi: Capturing Their Good Voices

FAIN: ZED-283457-22

Black Hills State University (Spearfish, SD 57799-8840)
Urla Marcus (Project Director: May 2021 to March 2025)

Revision of the American Indian Studies program to include creation of a digital oral history project with community elders.

Like pandemics of the past, the coronavirus pandemic has been particularly devastating to American Indian populations. This NEH project will restore and expand (through virtual platforms) the BHSU Center for American Indian Studies' ability to offer public programming including the annual Wacipi (powwow), American Indian Awareness week, speaker series and coursework. It will also result in a professional film to document and preserve elders' wisdom and cultural knowledge related to resilience in the face of adversity.