For those of us who have worked closely over the years with the amazing visiting museum professionals and students in our Native American Fellows program, we are thrilled with the news that a recently awarded grant will help PEM expand the program.
The museum plans to build a cadre of successful Native American museum, cultural and academic leaders who will play a major role in the continuing development and preservation of Native American art and culture in the decades to come.
With an investment of $750,000 from the Mellon Foundation, the program will expand over a 10-year period, creating approximately 80 well-networked professionals, working as successful cultural leaders in museums, cultural programs and academic settings.
A film crew follows the author for the documentary produced by Alpheus Media, including director Mat Hames. Photo by Alpheus Media.
Let’s take a look back at some of the fun blog posts written by these fellows in the last few years. One timely post, Telling tribal stories, is about the documentary film Wind River, shot partially at PEM, and soon to be released.
A film crew follows the author for the documentary produced by Alpheus Media, including director Mat Hames. Photo by Alpheus Media.
The film, by Alpheus Media, is about the people of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming setting out to find their lost artifacts. It includes an elder who hasn’t left the reservation since he fought in Vietnam and a young journalist who was one of PEM’s Native American Fellows.
You can view the trailer here:
The PEM group in 2015 (from Left) : Michelle Moon, Ashley Tsosie-Mahieu, Halena Kapuni-Reynolds, Alex Nahwegahbow, Jordan Dresser and Karen Kramer. Photo by Kathy Tarantola/PEM.
Jennifer McCarty on a field trip with PEM’s Native American Fellows in 2014 to the Wampanoag Homesite, Plimoth Plantation. Photo by Michelle Moon.
Dominic Henry surveying one of PEM’s historic houses. Courtesy photo.
The Boston Globe reported on the grant HERE. See posts by our Native American Fellows below:
Reflecting on summer at PEM, Benton painting Native Americans, Telling tribal stories, Summer fellows, A breath of fresh air, A sense of place should guide us and Celebrating a Native American perspective.
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PEM’s Native American Fellowship Program Strengthened by $1.3M Mellon Foundation Grant
