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WASHINGTON DIGITAL HERITAGE GRANT RECIPIENT PROJECTS HELP DOCUMENT AND SHARE WASHINGTON HISTORY

WASHINGTON DIGITAL HERITAGE GRANT RECIPIENT PROJECTS HELP DOCUMENT AND SHARE WASHINGTON HISTORY

Each year, Washington State Library awards grants to libraries across the state for digital projects that document and share Washington’s rich and unique history. The 2021-2022 Washington Digital Heritage Grant awardees recently wrapped up their projects. This year’s grants encompassed a wide range of topics and mediums, from Nez Perce stories and legends to the Grand Coulee Dam. Grant recipients scanned images, created thesauri, recorded interviews, and much more. Read on to learn more about the awardees’ recently completed projects….

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Books by regional authors selected to represent Washington state at the 2022 National Book Festival

Books by regional authors selected to represent Washington state at the 2022 National Book Festival

“The Last Cuentista” and “Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk” chosen for the National Center for the Book’s Great Reads from Great Places program The Washington Center for the Book has selected one youth book and one adult book by Washington authors to represent the state at the 2022 National Book Festival: “The Last Cuentista” by Donna Barba Higuera and “Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk” by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe. Both titles…

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SIX WASHINGTON TRIBES RECEIVE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN GRANTS

SIX WASHINGTON TRIBES RECEIVE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN GRANTS

Congratulations to six Washington tribes that received American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act grants through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)! In October 2021, IMLS announced it has awarded over $15.2 million in ARP grants to institutions across the country to support native communities, museums, and libraries that are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. The six Washington tribes include: Colville ($50,000) The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Nespelem is planning to provide trusted spaces and deliver programs…

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Shawn Reynolds, Jr., 26 and his daughter, Kailee Reynolds, 5 (PETER HALEY/THE NEWS TRIBUNE)
Discover unique collections in Washington libraries

Discover unique collections in Washington libraries

From our standpoint here at the Washington State Library, one of the best things about this summer’s Washington Library Passport Project is that every week, we learn interesting and unique things about the libraries in Washington. Everyone knows about the spectacular architecture of Seattle’s flagship branch, but often our small libraries fly under the radar. By encouraging people to visit Washington libraries and post about something they’ve learned during their visit, all sorts of interesting stories have emerged. This morning,…

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The Shoalwater Bay Tribe has a beautiful new museum/library.

The Shoalwater Bay Tribe has a beautiful new museum/library.

From the desk of Carolyn Petersen Congratulations to the Shoalwater Bay Tribe on their new museum library location! On Friday, September 8, the Shoalwater Bay tribe realized a long held dream of opening a museum to highlight their cultural contributions to their community.  Tribal Library Consultant Carolyn Petersen conveyed a letter of congratulations on their achievement from Secretary of State Kim Wyman which was presented to tribal members. Some of the highlights of the collection: a cedar hand dugout canoe,…

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Government resources for the Washington State tribal libraries – Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

Government resources for the Washington State tribal libraries – Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

Key Federal Agencies Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Department of the Interior (DOI). Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Department of Justice (DOJ). Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). Washington State Agencies Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs. Portals and Search Engines General portals to federal publications. USA.Gov http://usa.gov/. Official multi-topic portal to U.S. government information, linking to various federal government agencies and commissions. “Indian Tribes and Resources…

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Paddle to Nisqually

Paddle to Nisqually

Have you been following  the Paddle to Nisqually ? The Tribal Canoe Journeys  happen every summer on the waters of the Pacific Northwest? Each year a different tribe hosts the celebration which follows the final landing of all the canoes, many of which have traveled great distances.  This is a special year for the Nisqually Tribe as the journey ends with them. Indigenous peoples have made this canoe journey up and down the coastal waterways for thousands of years, but by 1989 the…

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Tribal Libraries in Washington receive grants from IMLS

Tribal Libraries in Washington receive grants from IMLS

From the desk of Carolyn Petersen. The recent announcement of the IMLS Basic grants to Washington State tribes reveals the importance placed on learning by the Native America tribes of Washington State. The following tribes applied and received the basic grant: Kalispel Indian community of the Kalispel Reservation–Usk Yakama Tribal Council—Toppenish Lower Elwha Tribal community—Port Angeles Lummi Indian Business Council—Bellingham Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation–Suquamish Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe—Sequim Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish reservation—Skokomish Nation Nooksack…

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Shoalwater Library honored by the Chamber of Commerce

Shoalwater Library honored by the Chamber of Commerce

On October 14th, Mary-Jean Grimes, President of the Tokeland-North Cove Chamber of Commerce notified the Tribal Council that they have voted the Shoalwater Bay Tribal Community Library as the Business of the Year.  The Library’s name was sent to the Pacific County Economic Council for the County’s Business of the Year Celebration Dinner at the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco, Thursday, November 13, from 5PM to 7PM. Having the chamber of commerce recognize that the Shoalwater tribal Library is an…

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