Tribal Museum Studies

The Tribal Museum Studies Award of Completion is designed to provide Indigenous peoples with opportunities to learn and develop skills related to Native American art, Tribal history, and cultural preservation. Through courses, workshops and trainings, people in the Tribal Museum Studies Program will further their knowledge for careers working in Tribal museums, galleries, and cultural centers.

Requirements

Required (19 Credits)

TMSD 201	Intro to Tribal Museum Studies	4
TMSD 360	Collections Management-Tribal Mus	5
TMSD 362	Admin and Operations-Tribal Museum	5
TMSD 364	Exhibits & Education-Tribal Museums	5

Tribal Museum Studies Outcomes

Explore the ethnical and legal issues related to Native American peoples and the museums that portray their history.

 

Gain knowledge of the practical issues related to collections management, including those aspects which are tribal specific:

• Tribal language oriented cataloging
• Restrictive access to and/or handling of sacred objects
• Tribal approaches to conservation

Explore best practices as they are related to tribal museums administration and operations. 

Gain knowledge in museum interpretive practice, exhibition design and educational programs with an emphasis on tribal institutions and Native ways of knowing.

Develop professional practices appropriate to their educational and professional goals in tribal museums and cultural centers.