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Native American Artists Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon
Detail of circa 1840-50 Anishinaabe or Dakhota Dance Blanket in the Minneapolis Institute of Art
When and Where
DateSaturday, November 9, 2019
Time11–4 pm CST
Address2400 Third Avenue South
City, StateMinneapolis, MN 55404
Website[1]
Map + parkingDirections, Maps, and Parking
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Join us in honoring Native American artists whose work is represented in Mia's collections by creating or enhancing Wikipedia articles. In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, this event is a great way to make new friends, have fun, and learn something new, while adding content about Native American artists to Wikipedia, the world's largest online encyclopedia.

Event information[edit]

  • Event Title: Native American Artists Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
  • Date: Saturday, November 9, 2019
  • Time: 11:00 — 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Location: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Target Wing Atrium, Friends Community Room & Library, 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404.
  • Mia Hosts: Meg Black, Janice Lurie, Susan Jacobsen
  • Mia Edit-A-Thon Team Members: Renee Gresham, Kay Beaudrie, Sarah Billings, Mallory Heil, Kennedy Fleck, Elisabeth Callihan, Katie Hill, and Tammy Pleshek
  • A special thank you to our Wikipedia mentor, McGhiever and Wikipedia trainer Mary Alice Tsosie.

Details[edit]

Please bring a laptop with you as we will only have a limited number available for use.

No Wikipedia experience necessary; Social hour with light refreshments begins at 11 a.m., edit-a-thon at noon. Brief training session at 12:20 p.m. for newcomers. Library resources will be on hand for researching artists in the museum's collection. We will also be presenting a specially designed award cookie for those attendees that add content during the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon.

Register[edit]

Free, tickets required. Register at https://ticket.artsmia.org

Participants[edit]

Please sign up on Dashboard.

List of articles[edit]

  1. Mary Kawennatakie Adams
  2. Mary Anne Barkhouse
  3. D.Y. Begay
  4. Christi Belcourt
  5. Rebecca Belmore
  6. Susan Billy and Susan Santiago Billy
  7. Julie Buffalohead
  8. Andrea Carlson
  9. Kelly Church
  10. Angel De Cora
  11. Freda Diesing
  12. Rosalie Favell
  13. Anita Fields
  14. Jody Folwell
  15. Nellie Two Bear Gates
  16. Faye HeavyShield
  17. Carla Hemlock
  18. Joan Hill
  19. Sonya Kelliher-Combs
  20. Yvonne Walker Keshick (started; nominated for DYK)
  21. Edmonia Lewis
  22. Christine McHorse
  23. America Meredith
  24. Nora Naranjo Morse
  25. Ellen Neel
  26. Marianne Nicolson
  27. Shelley Niro
  28. Daphne Odjig
  29. Jolene Rickard
  30. Ramona Sakiestewa
  31. Tanis S'eiltin (paul2520 (talk) started & nominated for DYK)
  32. Rose B. Simpson
  33. Mary Sully
  34. Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
  35. Lisa Telford
  36. Kay WalkingStick
  37. Marie Watt
  38. Delina White
  39. Dyani White Hawk
  40. Emmi Whitehorse

Resources[edit]

Articles that folks might find useful[edit]

  • Yohe, Jill Ahlberg; Greeves, Teri (2019). Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists. Minneapolis Institute of Art in association with the University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295745794. LCCN 2018967294. -- MIA-published collection book that's circulating the tables
  • LaForge, Allyson (April 2016). Burl Bowls and Birchbark Baskets: Decolonizing Indigenous Material Culture in the Native Northeast (PDF) (Thesis). Mount Holyoke College. Retrieved November 9, 2019. -- a thesis out of Mount Holyoke College that mentions a bunch of artists & cites a LOT of sources :-)

Results[edit]

See Dashboard

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