The healing totem in the National Library of Medicine herb garden began its year-long journey in 2010, with the selection of a downed 500-year-old red cedar by Jewell Praying Wolf James.

UA Little Rock to host open house, film screening exploring health and illness among native populations

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will hold an open house and film screening for an exhibit exploring the concepts of health and illness among Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. Continue reading “UA Little Rock to host open house, film screening exploring health and illness among native populations”

Dr. Daniel Littlefield, director of the Sequoyah National Research Center, stands among the center's extensive collection of Native American information. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/UA Little Rock Communications.

Sequoyah National Research Center receives grant to allow public to search collections online

The Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (SNRC) has received a $22,283 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council to allow online access to its extensive collections.  Continue reading “Sequoyah National Research Center receives grant to allow public to search collections online”

Erin Fehr, Donna Rose, Karen Russ, and Carol Macheak hold volumes of “The Handbook of North American Indians,” the historic publication Ottenheimer Library has agreed to preserve.

Ottenheimer Library becomes first Preservation Steward Library in state

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Ottenheimer Library is the first library in Arkansas to become a Preservation Steward Library in the U.S. Government Publishing Office’s Federal Information Preservation Network.  Continue reading “Ottenheimer Library becomes first Preservation Steward Library in state”

The healing totem in the National Library of Medicine herb garden began its year-long journey in 2010, with the selection of a downed 500-year-old red cedar by Jewell Praying Wolf James.

UA Little Rock to host exhibit exploring health concepts of native populations

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Sequoyah National Research Center will host an exhibit exploring health and illness among Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock to host exhibit exploring health concepts of native populations”

Jeanie Greene Film Screening

UA Little Rock to host Jeanie Greene Heartbeat Alaska Collection screening

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host the first public screening from the Jeanie Greene Heartbeat Alaska Collection at noon Wednesday, March 8, in Ottenheimer Library.  Continue reading “UA Little Rock to host Jeanie Greene Heartbeat Alaska Collection screening”

Daniel Littlefield sits among boxes of files at the UALR Sequoyah National Research Center, which will soon be home to one of the largest public collections of Alaska Native videos in the world.

UALR to preserve one of largest public Alaska Native collections

The UALR Sequoyah National Research Center will soon process and archive a major new collection of Alaska Native videos, thanks to a $24,000 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council.

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