SKC Indigenous Research Center - IRC

10/04/2020

Listen in to the latest episode featuring special guest Salisha OldBull. In this episode the IRC team tackle some complication and issues that arise when tribal people preform tribal research.

In the episode, the IRC team speaks with Salisha OldBull (Salish/Apsáalooke). She is a Student Success Coordinator at the University of Montana (UM). She's currently completing a Bachelor of Arts degree at UM. She's a former Native American Studie...

09/26/2020

Catching up on your Podcast IRC episodes? Don't forget to listen in to Episode #14, Part 2 of Song Knowledge: Retention and use of songs in Tribal communities - Guest: John Stiffarm & Mike Lafromboise. John and Mike share years of knowledge reflecting a life and commitment to singing. Comment, like, share.

09/26/2020

In part 2 of this series of episodes, the IRC team is also joined by a special guest, John Stiffarm (A̓a̓niiih), and returning guest Mike Lafromboise (Piikani). John is from the Fort Belknap Reservation and has served as a teacher since 2007 of the A̓a̓niiih (Gros Ventre) language in kindergarten through 12th grade. His passion for culture and language revitalization has followed John into all aspects of his life as he continues to promote an Indigenous life through his work in education. Mike is a faculty member in the Tribal Governance program, at Salish Kootenai College.

The IRC team discusses the knowledge of songs both contemporarily and traditionally. The episode starts with a clip of Louie NinePipe singing the Snčučaw, a Shoshone war dance song used by the Salish at the end of the war dance in preparation for the distribution of food. The similarity of this song and others, originating from the Omaha grass dance across the plains and plateau tribes, provides context to the historical sharing of knowledge. The discussion of protocols and procedures related to songs and singing are shared between the respective hosts (Apsáalooke & Seliš) and guests (A̓a̓niiih & Piikani) tribes.

The IRC team continues the discussion after listening to a clip of a song composed for Sampson Birdinground (Apsáalooke) to remark his deeds. The song, generally sung to remark war deeds, was composed to note Sampsons horsemanship and general good qualities. Along with the guests, the IRC continues to discuss how deeds are thought of today the complement those of our ancestors.

The discussion centers around questions such as "How can tribes reinvent or revive traditional practices that were common across our communities?" "How can songs and singing be utilized again to promote inquiry and quests for knowledge?"

Have answers? Suggestions? Agree? Disagree? Join the conversation at one of our social media sites. Your input is valuable to advance our understanding.

Guest: John Stiffarm, Mike Lafromboise
Hosts: Aaron Brien, Shandin Pete

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YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWwuqsg39_mE76xMxER5MSQg up on your Podcast IRC episodes? Don't forget to listen in to Episode #14, Part 2 of Song Knowledge: Retention and use of songs in Tribal communities - Guest: John Stiffarm & Mike Lafromboise. John and Mike share years of knowledge reflecting a life and commitment to singing. Comment, like, share.

09/25/2020

Interested in language resurgence among your Tribal Nations? Listen in and join the conversation with the IRC team, The Language Conservancy and feature guest Aspen Decker, IRC Faculty Research Awardee and SKC Adjunct Faculty

In the episode, the IRC team speaks with The WILLOW AGEP Alliance Fellows. The Willow AGEP Alliance brings together three institutions - University of Montana, Salish Kootenai College, and Sitting Bull College. The WILLOW AGEP Alliance includes in...

09/24/2020

The IRC is honored to have Serra Hoagland, the 2020 AISES Professional of the Year, on our team as the Community Engagement Coordinator. Great to see her recognized by the AISES organization for her work.

AISES Announces the 2020 Professional of the Year Awards

AISES is pleased to announce the recipients of the Professional Awards for 2020. These honors are part of the AISES Professional Awards program, which celebrates the contributions of Indigenous innovators and professionals in six award categories - Executive Excellence, Technical Excellence, Most Promising Engineer or Scientist, Blazing Flame, Indigenous Excellence, and the Professional of the Year.

The award recipients are Kathleen Jolivette, Brendan Kinkade, Dr. Serra Hoagland, Laura Smith-Velazquez, Frances Dupris, and Sandra Begay.

"AISES is delighted to announce the Professional Award winners who are experienced leaders from across multiple sectors and industries," said Sarah EchoHawk, AISES CEO. "They are true business professionals who lead by example, drive positive change, and advocate for a more inclusive world."

All of the professional winners will be celebrated at a virtual awards ceremony hosted by AISES at the 2020 National Conference on October 15 -17.

https://www.aises.org/news/announcing-2020-professional-award-winners

09/22/2020

Watch more from the IRC Seminar Series where John Stiffarm presents his knowledge to our students, staff, faculty, and community at Salish Kootenai College. John reflects on his life growing up and the lessons and wisdom he has gained. John is from the Fort Belknap Reservation and has served as a teacher since 2007 of the A̓a̓niiih (Gros Ventre) language teaching kindergarten through 12th grade. His passion for culture and language revitalization has followed John into all aspects of his life as he continues to promote an Indigenous life through his work in education.

The IRC Seminar Series was privileged to have John Stiffarm present his knowledge to our students, staff, faculty, and community at Salish Kootenai College. ...

09/20/2020

The Intertribal Timber Council (ITC), in partnership with the USDA Forest Service Research and Development is pleased to announce scholarship opportunities for Native American graduate students who are planning or currently conducting tribally relevant research in a natural resource issue. Please see flyer for additional information.

09/20/2020

The IRC Seminar Series was privileged to have John Stiffarm present his knowledge to our students, staff, faculty, and community at Salish Kootenai College. John is from the Fort Belknap Reservation and has served as a teacher since 2007 of the A̓a̓niiih (Gros Ventre) language teaching kindergarten through 12th grade. His passion for culture and language revitalization has followed John into all aspects of his life as he continues to promote an Indigenous life through his work in education.

09/19/2020

Working in language recovery efforts? Struggling to learn your language? Found success in learning your language? Let us know your story.

In this episode, the IRC team is joined by Bob Rugh and Wil Meyafrom the Language Conservancy (https://languageconservancy.org/). The Language Conservancy was founded in 2005 by a concerned group of indigenous educators and language activists in r...

09/17/2020

We were privileged to have John Stiffarm (A̓a̓niiih) from the Fort Belknap community join us and share his experience and wisdom with our students, staff, faculty, and community.
In this series of clips from the seminar, John shares his understanding and importance of family in Native communities.

The IRC Seminar Series was privileged to have John Stiffarm present his knowledge to our students, staff, faculty, and community at Salish Kootenai College. ...

09/13/2020

The IRC launched the podcast on May 8th 2020 as a virtual replacement for our research colloquium. Thanks to our research team (Aaron Brien, Serra Hoagland, Kamiah Dumontier, Brenda Shepard), visiting scholars (Marty Lopez, Salena Hill), student interns (Kylie Coby, Kisha Gurule, Morgan Schultz) and our guest for contributing to the success of this endeavor. Special thanks our listeners for tuning in and putting the show into the top 85% of podcast hosted by Buzzsprout.

Podcast IRC is a roundtable podcast about events, research, ideas, and discussions from the research team at the Indigenous Research Center. We'll cover current research in Indigenous Research Methodologies, cutting edge discussions on research implication in Indian Country and knowledge production....

09/12/2020

Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRC initiated a seminar series on our campus at SKC. We were privileged to have John Stiffarm (A̓a̓niiih) from the Fort Belknap community join us and share his experience and wisdom with our students, staff, faculty, and community.

In this series of clips from the seminar, John shares his understanding and importance of food, prayer, and songs to our Native communities.

The IRC Seminar Series was privileged to have John Stiffarm present his knowledge to our students, staff, faculty, and community at Salish Kootenai College. ...