Posted: 06 Mar 2013 05:43 AM PST
(Columbus, OH)—The Ohio Historical Society (OHS) received
support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for a project to
increase and share knowledge about Midwestern Native American tribes with
community college educators. The grant to OHS is one of only three national
awards the NEH made this year under the Bridging Cultures for Community
Colleges program.
OHS and its grant partner, the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Community College (NEO A&M), designed Native Americans in the Midwest:
Bridging Cultures at Community Colleges, a cooperative agreement with the NEH
for a three-year faculty and curriculum development project for thirty-six
community college faculty on the history of Midwestern Native American tribes.
OHS’s project works with faculty and academic administrators
to increase their knowledge of existing research and scholarship on the history
Ohio’s Ten Historic Tribes and their removal; introduce faculty to contemporary
Native American cultural experiences; and facilitate a community of learning
and research through course development and enhancement.
“This grant is an excellent opportunity for OHS to deepen
our connections with regional educators interested in understanding Ohio’s
historic Native American tribes,” said Sharon Dean, director of museum and
library services for OHS.
The NEH grant will support the project from 2013-2015.
During this time, OHS and NEO A&M will host three conferences for community
college faculty and administrators and provide professional development by
compiling historical resources for Midwestern Native American history, exposing
community college faculty to scholars and Native American experts, and bringing
them to locations that are critical to the Midwestern Removal story. For more
information about the project, visit http://www.bccc-nam.org.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the
National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in
history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding
selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional
information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant
programs is available at: www.neh.gov.
Media contact, Paula Wasley (202) 606-8424 or
pwasley@neh.gov.
ABOUT THE OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Founded in 1885, the non-profit Ohio Historical Society
(OHS) provides a wide array of statewide services and programs related to
collecting, preserving and interpreting Ohio’s history, archaeology and natural
history. The society has over 1.5 million items in its collections throughout
its 58 sites and within its 287,000-square-feet Ohio History Center at 800 E
17th Ave. (Exit 111 off I-71), Columbus, Ohio, 43211. The Society receives a
portion of its funding from the state, but relies on admission fees,
memberships, grants, donations and other forms of revenue to continue to serve
Ohioans in the future. For information regarding the Society, contact Shannon
Thomas, Communications Specialist, Ohio Historical Society: 614.297.2317,
sthomas@ohiohistory.org. Visit the Ohio Historical Society at
http://www.ohiohistory.org.
