MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY RECEIVES $8,789 FROM NCHC

The Museum of Anthropology at Wake Forest University has been awarded an $8,789 grant by the North Carolina Humanities Council to support the exhibit “Rosebud Sioux: A Lakota People in Transition” and its associated programming. The exhibit will be on display through August 18 and is open to the public.

Bringing the exhibit “Rosebud Sioux: A Lakota People in Transition” to North Carolina is a collaborative effort between the Museum of Anthropology and the Guilford Native American Art Gallery. The exhibit is split between the two locations, and programming take place at both organizations. The exhibit displays historic photographs of the Lakota people on the Rosebud reservation taken by Swedish pioneer photographer John Anderson in the late 19th century, as well as pictures of their descendants by contemporary photographers. The photographs are complimented by traditional Sioux objects on loan from the Frank G. McClung Museum at the University of Tennessee.

Dr. Stephen Whittington, director of the Museum of Anthropology, states that “with funding from the North Carolina Humanities Council, we are able to bring “Rosebud Sioux: A Lakota People in Transition” to the people of North Carolina and produce programming to accompany the exhibit, which we think will serve our community’s interest and needs.”

The NCHC is a non profit foundation and the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Its primary mission is to work with the NC communities to broaden the meaning of public education for the public good. The Council’s free, public humanities programs provide ongoing educational forums for all North Carolinians which address questions of identity, community and citizenship. The North Carolina Humanities Council is made up of volunteer citizens who meet three times a year to review proposals submitted by non-profit community organizations and institutions.

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