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Loriene Roy has commented as a member of the advisory council for this project. I would simply add as the San Jose SLIS director that I am very sensitive to this topic, having been responsible at one time for First Nations K-12 education in Vancouver and starting the first First Nations concentration in an MLIS program at UBC. In western Canada, First Nations is the preferred (and indeed only acceptable) term; in eastern Canada, aboriginal peoples is more common. Internationally, indigenous peoples prevails. These terms, and others such as native Americans and native Indians, are used in parts of the U.S. The American Indian Library Association has its (obvious from its name) acceptable term(s) as well. The terms used in our proposal were determined by our advisory council of leaders in service to aboriginal peoples. As the posterıs moniker states below: ³"A little learning is a dangerous thing...² San Jose SLIS is not ³the first graduate school of the ships² (a bit offensive) but we are one of the first (and certainly not the only) to try to do something substantive and concrete to advance our mission in these areas. -- Ken /0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0 Ken Haycock, Professor and Director San Jose School of Library and Information Science 408.924.2491 On 6/16/10 4:52 PM, "Lambert, Frank" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > It is astonishing that any institution of higher learning would refer to North > Americaıs native peoples as ³Indians.² Itıs as though SLIS was the first > graduate school off of the ships navigated by the first western European > explorers 5-600 years ago and believing that it had actually landed on the > Indian subcontinent. Amazing! Well, if it is okay for Library of Congress to > continue to perpetuate this term of ignorance in its list of subject headings, > I guess it is perfectly fine to continue using it in other contexts. Or is > it? > > FL > > ~~ > Frank Lambert, Ph.D. > Assistant Professor > School of Library and Information Science > Kent State University > P.O. Box 5190 > 314W University Library > Kent, OH 44242 > 330-672-0015-voice > 330-672-7965-fax > [log in to unmask] > > "A little learning is a dangerous thing; > Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring." > -Alexander Pope (An Essay on Criticism - 1711) > > > > > From: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Marcia Laughrey > Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 12:02 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: San Jose SLIS to Award Scholarships to American Indians and Alaska > Natives > > The San Jose School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) is partnering > with the American Indian Library Association (AILA) to launch Circle of > Learning an initiative designed to recruit and support American Indians and > Alaska Natives who are interested in earning a Master of Library and > Information Science (MLIS) degree. > > The scholarship program is designed for Native students who want to earn a > fully online ALA-accredited MLIS degree. Scholarship recipients will receive > financial assistance and other support, including mentoring, career > advisement, field experiences, involvement in professional conferences and > workshops, and interaction with Native leaders in the profession. > > Because all courses are delivered fully online, students will be able to live > anywhere while earning their MLIS degree. Circle of Learningıs unique blended > approach of online curriculum delivery and face-to-face social and > professional interactions will help ensure that scholarship recipients receive > personalized support and develop a professional network that will benefit them > in the years ahead. > > The Circle of Learning scholarship program is made possible because of a > generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the > primary source of federal support for the nationıs libraries and museums. > IMLS announced the award on June 15, 2010. View their announcement here: > http://www.imls.gov/news/2010/061510.shtm > > The Circle of Learning advisory committee is finalizing application criteria. > Details regarding eligibility for scholarships and application materials will > be available on the project website by August 3, 2010. Students will need to > be admitted to the Schoolıs MLIS program in order to receive scholarship > funding, and the individuals selected to receive scholarships will be eligible > to start receiving tuition reimbursement for courses taken during the Spring > 2011 semester. > > For more information regarding the Circle of Learning project, including > application information and deadlines, please visit the projectıs website at > http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/circleoflearning/. > > For more information about SLIS and how to apply to the Schoolıs fully online > MLIS program, visit http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/audience/prospective.htm. > > To learn more about the American Indian Library Association and its > initiatives to improve library and information services for American Indians, > visit http://www.ailanet.org/. > > For information regarding this announcement, please contact Lisa Valdez at > [log in to unmask] > > Marcia Laughrey > Receptionist > School of Library and Information Science > San Jose State University > One Washington Square > San Jose, CA 95192-0029 > Ph: 408-924-2490 > Fax: 408-924-2476 > >