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Archive Title: "I wonder..." - Artwork

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Artwork, "I wonder and I wonder why so many people so broadly scattered over the world make cat's cradles..."

Creator(s): Phyllis Morrison, artist

Keywords: art, cultural learning, cats cradle


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Archive Title: 08. Working Together to Get It Right - Chapter Date Original: 2013

Description: In Working Together to Get it Right, Joan Lester confronts the limits in her formal education in and then builds dynamic and enduring relationships with her native collaborators.

Creator(s): Joan Lester, author

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Archive Title: A Key into the Language of Woodsplint Baskets - Book

Date Original: 1987

Description: The chapter, Fancy Basket-Making in Maine from the bookA Key into the Language of Woodsplint Baskets, 22 pages.

Creator(s): Joan Lester, author; Ann McMullan & Russell G. Handsman, editors

Keywords: cultural learning, crafts, art, basket-weaving


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Archive Title: A Key into the Language of Woodsplint Baskets - Book

Date Original: 1987

Description: Cover, title page, table of contents and excerpts from book on Native American basket-weaving techniques and symbolism.

Creator(s): Ann McMullen and Russell G. Handsman, editors; American Indian Archaeological Institute, publisher

Keywords: supplementary materials, Native American, cultural learning, art


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Archive Title: Algonquin Material Culture - Booklet

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Descriptions of Algonquin fishing, foods, clothes, tools, and a full illustrated tour of the wigwam. 13 pages.

Creator(s): Joan Lester, author

Keywords: cultural learning, Native American culture, material culture, collections-based edication


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Archive Title: Algonquin Wigwam Exhibit - Booklet

Date Original: 1976

Description: Illustrated booklet with information about the Algonquin Wigwam exhibit, and the process of building a wigwam.

Creator(s): Andy Merrill, illustrator; Boston Children's Museum, publisher

Keywords: Native American culture, cultural learning, exhibits, guides, behind-the-scenes


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Archive Title: American Indian Day - Flyer

Date Original: April 13, 1986

Description: Advertisement for American Indian Day at the Children's Museum, featuring events, food, and special exhibit.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: events, outreach, marketing, programming


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Archive Title: American Indian Day 2 - Flyer

Date Original: March 20, 1983

Description: Flyer announcing events and activities for American Indian Day at the Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: cultural learning, programming, outreach, events, Native American culture


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Archive Title: American Indian Internship Program - Grant

Date Original: October 10, 1973

Description: The original application by the Boston Children's Museum to the National Endowment for the Humanities for a Public Program Grant for BCM's American Indian Internship Program.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum, creator;Phyllis D OConnell ,Project Director

Keywords: grant funding, NEH, programming, cultural learning


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Archive Title: Boston Children's Museum Logo - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: The Boston Children's Museum sun and building logo.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: branding, publicity, outreach, marketing


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Archive Title: Children's Museum Unwraps Hidden Treasures - Article

Date Original: Oct 24, 1982

Description: The Boston Children's Museum's study storage collection in the Boston Globe.

Creator(s):Whitney C. Ward, author; Boston Globe, publisher

Keywords: press coverage, study storage, collections, education, material culture


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Archive Title: Collections - Cartoon

Date Original: 1976

Description: Illustrated explanation of what a collection is, how objects get into a collection, and how the collection is organized. 4 pages.

Creator(s): Andy Merrill, illustrator; Boston Children's Museum, publisher

Keywords: collections, behind-the-scenes, education


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Archive Title: Creating Partnerships: Tribal and Ethnographic Museums - Grant

Date Original: 1996

Description:NAGPRA FY 1996 Grants for Museums application for "Creating Partnerships: Tribal and Ethnographic Museums." Includes a letter from the Hopi Tribe petitioning for repatriation of several sacred objects held by the Boston Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: grant funding, NAGPRA, study storage, cultural repatriation, cultural representation, material culture


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Archive Title: Discover logo - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: The"Discover" logo of Boston Children's Museum.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: branding, publicity, outreach, marketing


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Archive Title: Face Paint Removed from Wigwam Exhibit - Notes

Date Original: May 1971

Description: Staff notes and memo explaining the removal of face paint from the Wigwam exhibit, an action requested by the Boston Indian Council.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: shared authority, memos, exhibits, programming, audience, cultural learning, cultural collaboration


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Archive Title: Folk Art Program - Grant

Date Original: January 1976

Description: Grant application submitted to the National Endowment for the Arts to fund the Folk Art Program at the Children's Museum. 4 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: grant funding, programming, folk art, cultural learning


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Archive Title: History and Oppression - Video

Date Original: 2006

Description: Video excerpt in which Joan Lester discusses the ongoing issues of racism and oppression of Native Americans.

Creator(s): Joan Lester, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer

Keywords: cultural learning, subaltern history, Native American history, social history


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Archive Title: History on Birchbark: The Art of Tomah Joseph, Passamaquoddy - Exhibit Catalog

Date Original: 1993

Description: Exhibition catalog of the same name that was shown at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, March 7-August 31, 1993. 24 pages.

Creator(s): Joan Lester, author

Keywords: exhibit catalog, material culture, native American art, crafts, cultural learning, social history, art history


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Archive Title: Improving Cultural Representation - Video

Date Original: 2006

Description:Aylette Jenness discusses improving cultural representation by transitioning from writing books based on cultural observations, to writing books based on collaboration with members of the culture.

Creator(s): Aylette Jenness, creator

Keywords: cultural representation, social history, shared authority, collaboration, cultural learning


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Archive Title: Indian Corn Cakes with Berries - Recipe

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Recipe for corn cakes with berries.

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: cultural learning, recipes


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Archive Title: Indians Who Met the Pilgrims - MATCh Box Project

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Printed material accompanying the Indians Who Met the Pilgrims MATChbox kit, including recipes from the Wampanoag Cookery cookbook (Boston: American Science & Engineering, 1974), 26 pages.

Creator(s): Joan Lester, author; Jusy McCann, authors

Keywords: cultural learning, MATCh boxes, Native Americans, outreach, interactivity, education


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Archive Title: Indians Who Met the Pilgrims MATCh Kit - Description

Date Original: 1965

Description: Description for the Indians Who Met the Pilgrims kit. 1 page.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: MATCh kits, cultural learning, classroom activities


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Archive Title: Indians who Met the Pilgrims Project- Grant

Date Original: 1975

Description: Cover pages for a grant to fund the Indians Who Met the Pilgrims kit. 2 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: grant funding, MATCh kits, cultural learning, classroom activities


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Archive Title: Inside Study Storage - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A woman handling an artifact in the study storage room.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: artifacts, cultural studies,study storage


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Archive Title: Interpretation of Native American Culture - Letter

Date Original: April 26,1972

Description: Michael Spock writes to members of the American Indian community, inviting them to collaborate with Children's Museum staff to properly and responsibly present North American Indian culture and history at the Children's Museum. Includes list of attendees and invitees.3 pages.

Creator(s): Michael Spock, author

Keywords: correspondence, Native American culture, cultural education, shared authority, interpretation, cultural hegemony


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Archive Title: Interview with Elaine Gurian- Video

Date Original: 2006

Description: Elaine Gurian discusses the importance of the training she received from Joan Lester on what it means to listen to stakeholders who have a different world view.

Creator(s): Elaine Gurian, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer

Keywords: cultural learning, shared authority, cultural representation


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Archive Title: Is There Life After 504? - Guide

Date Original: 1980

Description: Is There Life After 504? A Guide to Building and Program Accessibility from The Children's Museum, Boston. 46 pages.

Creator(s): Janet Kamien, Amy Goldblas, and Susan Porter- authors; Boston Children's Museum, publisher

Keywords: accessibility, outreach, audience services, accomodations


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Archive Title: Joan Lester - Bibliography

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A small sampling of the many books and articles that educated andinfluenced Joan Leste's work.

Creator(s): Joan Lester, author

Keywords: bibliography, inspiration, context


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Archive Title: Joan Lester - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Potrait of Joan Lester and a friend.

Creator(s): Unknown

Keywords: staff, portraits


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Archive Title: Kesos/All Seasons and the Sachem - Booklet

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A woman named Snow Moon, or Helen Haynes, explains every kesos or all of the months of the year, as well as the roles of the Sachem and the Powwau.30 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum, publisher

Keywords: cultural learning, cultural representation, Native American Culture


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Archive Title: Kits: Whose Story is it Anyway? - Powerpoint

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Power Point presentation in which Joan Lester and Tall Oak compare two curriculum kits nine years apart, highlighting the change from non-Native to Native voice and authorship. 10 slides.

Creator(s): Joan Lester and Tall Oak, creators

Keywords: cultural representation, cultural learning, subaltern studies, people's history


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Archive Title: Looking Through Snow Goggles - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A young girl testing a pair of traditional snow goggles.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: cultural education, hands-on learning, eskimos


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Archive Title: Man with drum - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A man posing with a native American drum.

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: cultural learning, music


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Archive Title: Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum - Booklet

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Amelia Bingham talks about the opening of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum.

Creator(s): Amelia Bingham, author; Boston Children's Museum, publisher

Keywords: cultural learning, cultural representation, museums, curators


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Archive Title: MATCh Kit - Advertisement

Date Original: 1974

Description: Advertisement for the Who Are We? MATCh Box kit, in color. 1 page.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: MATCh kits, classroom activities, advertisements, outreach


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Archive Title: MATCh Kit Project - Instructions

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Details on kits available for rent through the Resource Center at the Children's Museum, including a description of each kit available, rental periods and prices, and instructions on how to reserve a specific kit. (4 pages).

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: MATCh kits, classroom activities, cultural learning


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Archive Title: Mining the Collection - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Joan Lester and Fred Docksteder look at baskets in the collections warehouse.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: collections, artifacts, cultural learning


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Archive Title: My Early Years at Children's Museum - Thesis

Date Original: 1995

Description: Preface to Joan Lester's doctoral thesis, "My Early Years at Children's Museum: Living the Salvage Paradigm," 29 pages.

Creator(s): Union Institute for Graduate Study, publisher

Keywords: scholarship, museum philosophy, Native American cultural interpretation


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Archive Title: National Endowment for the Humanities - Grant

Date Original: 1984

Description: Award letter from the National Endowment for the Humanities announcing a grant given to the Children's Museum in 1984. 2 pages.

Creator(s): NEH, author

Keywords: correspondence, grant funding, programming, culture


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Archive Title: Native American Program - Budget

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Costs for three-year development and installation of the Native American Program at the Wharf. 9 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: funding, budgets, programming


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Archive Title: New England Perspective Exhibit - Report

Date Original: 1981

Description: Draft of "Final Report 'New England Perspective: An Interpretation of Native American Cultures'." 21 pages.

Creator(s): Joan Lester, author; Boston Children's Museum, publisher

Keywords: cultural learning, native American culture, exhibits, proposals, dialogue


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Archive Title: New England Perspective Exhibit 2 - Report

Date Original: 1981

Description: Final report: "New England Perspective: An Interpretation of Native American Cultures." Exploring Indian culture in Southern New England from past to present.21 pages

Creator(s): Joan Lester, author; Boston Children's Museum, publisher

Keywords: cultural learning, native American culture, exhibits, proposals, dialogue


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Archive Title: North American Indian MATCh Kits - Description

Date Original: n.d.

Description: North American Indian circulating kits, including rental prices, available from the Children's Museum Resource Center. 3 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: MATCh kits, classroom activities, cultural learning


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Archive Title: Northeast Native American Study Storage at the Children's Museum - Powerpoint

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Images in 23 slides in which Paulla Jennings, Narragansett/Niantic, explains the development and use of a groundbreaking, accessible collections storage system, one of the first in the country in 1979.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: cultural learning, cultural representation, study storage, material culture, collections management


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Archive Title: Northeastern Native American Study Storage - Article

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Discussion of cooperation between Indians and museums, a policy statement on medicine masks, and "Handling of Sacred Articles and Sacred Sites." 17 pages.

Creator(s): Oren Lyons, author; Boston Children's Museum, publisher

Keywords: study storage, cultural learning, NAGPRA, native studies


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Archive Title: Organizing a Community Event in a Museum Setting - Guidelines

Date Original: 1972

Description: Suggestions for organizing a community event in a museum setting, and starting and maintaining an advisory board; guidelines for collections storage; strategies for interpreting Native American issues in a classroom setting; and a National Day of Mourning leaflet. 13 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum, creator

Keywords: programming, events outreach, collections management


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Archive Title: Papone/Winter Activities - Booklet

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A guide to activities some Indian people practice during the winter season, such as drilling beads, tying yarn dolls, and playing the bowl game, as explained by Running Water/Helen Attaquin. 27 pages.

Creator(s): Running Water/Helen Attawuin, author; Boston Children's Museum, publisher

Keywords: cultural learning, publications, seasons, cultural representation


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Archive Title: Powow - Flyer

Date Original: 1992

Description: Three page flyer advertising the opening of Powow 92, and featuring an event schedule and program information.

Creator(s): Boston Stories Project

Keywords: programing, cultural learning, powwow, outreach, marketing


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Archive Title: Presenting Cultures to Children - Speech

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Transcript of Joan Leste's presentation entitled"Presenting Cultures to ChildrenDoing things the way the Indians Did" on the Children's Museum's approach to presenting cultures to children. 8 pages.

Creator(s): Joan Lester, author

Keywords: speeches, cultural learning, education


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Archive Title: Program to Train American Indian Educational Administrators - Report

Date Original: July 31, 1971

Description: Description of program to train American Indian educational administrators from the American Indian Program in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. 5 pages.

Creator(s): Robert A Matthai, author

Keywords: cultural learning, academic programs


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Archive Title: Quaqusquan/Summer Activities - Booklet

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Quaqusquan or Summer, as explained by Cynthia Akins. Included are instructions on opening shellfish and building clam bakes, maps, memories of sumertime activities in Gay Head, and instructions on how to make Gay Head pots. 29 pages.

Creator(s): Cynthia Atkins, author; Boston Children's Museum, publisher

Keywords: publications, cultural learning, native American culture


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Archive Title: Renovation Survey

Date Original: 1976

Description: Renovation Survey for the Security, Collection Storage, & Climate Control Systems for the Congress Street Wharf. 38 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: facilities, storage, collections, study collections


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Archive Title: Rethinking Native Americans - Video

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Joan Lester talks about her work at the Children's Museum involving Native Americans.

Creator(s): Joan Lester, interviewee

Keywords: cultural learning, native American culture, videos


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Archive Title: some Ways the Same, Some Ways Different - Booklet

Date Original: 1978

Description: An illustrated booklet which challenges children to recognize both the differences and the similarities between themselves and children from different cultural and social backgrounds. 20 pages.

Creator(s): SIgne Hansen, illustrator;Aylette Jenness, author; Selective Educational Equipment, Inc. , publisher

Keywords: cultural learning, publications


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Archive Title: Stan Neptune Carving - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Stan Lester carving a root club.

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: staff, portraits


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Archive Title: study Storage - Brochure

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Explanation of what Study Storage is, who may use it, why individuals should use it, and how objects within Study Storage should be handled. 6 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: study storage, collections management, research, access, artifacts


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Archive Title: study Storage 2 - Video

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Paulla Jennings talks about the Study Storage.

Creator(s): Paulla Jennings, interviewee

Keywords: study storage, collections management


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Archive Title: Study Storage Program - Booklet

Date Original: n.d.

Description: "A Mock-Up for Study Storage: What weve done so far"detailing different steps taken in the Study Storage program, accompanied by images and captions.

Creator(s): The Utilizations of Collections Project and Boston Children's Museum, creators

Keywords: reports, study-storage, cultural learning, collections


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Archive Title: Study Storage Systems - Research Proposal

Date Original: 1978

Description: Research Proposal entitled "Making Research Collections Accessible through a Study-Storage System." Submitted to the National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. 45 pages.

Creator(s): Joan Lester and Boston Children's Museum, authors

Keywords: cultural learning, study-storage, artifacts, collections management


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Archive Title: Tall Oak Talks About the Children's Museum - Interview

Date Original:

Description:Transcript from an interview with Tall Oak about the inclusion and participation of Native Americans in the exhibits and historic content at the Children's Museum. 18 pages.

Creator(s): Tall Oak and Boston Children's Museum, interviewee

Keywords: cultural learning, study-storage, artifacts, collections management


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Archive Title: Taquonk/Fall Activities - Booklet

Date Original: n.d.

Description: An illustrated guide to activities some Indian people practiced during the Taquonk/Fall.32 pages.

Creator(s): Tall Oak, author andillustrator; Boston Children's Museum, publisher

Keywords: publications, cultural learning, Native American culture


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Archive Title: The Algonquins MATCh Kit - Guide

Date Original: 1965

Description: The Algonquins: A Teacher's Guide from the MATCh Kit (Materials and Activities for Teachers and Children) Program. 92 pages.

Creator(s): Joan Lester and Binda Reich, authors; Boston Children's Museum, publisher

Keywords: cultural learning, MATCh kits, cultural representation, Native American culture


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Archive Title: The Kachina Exhibit - Document

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Infomation on Kachinas and spirituality, including images and text from the exhibit, and a poem by Michael Kabotie, from his Migration Tears: Poems About Transitions. 5 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: exhibits, cultural learning, Native American culture


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Archive Title: They're Still Here - Grant

Date Original: 1977

Description: Summary description of NEA Grant #R60-54-211B, "They're Still Here." Boston: The Children's Museum, 1977. 10 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: grant funding, programming, folk art, cultural learning


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Archive Title: Thoughts for the Future - Video

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Joan Lester talks about the need to keep future generations involved in the project.

Creator(s): Joan Lester, interviewee; Carol Yourman, videographer

Keywords: videos, cultural learning, programming


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Archive Title: Tomah Joseph's Work - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Examples of Tomah Joseph's work (very dark). 3 pages.

Creator(s): unknown

Keywords: cultural learning, artwork


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Archive Title: Trading Post Exhibit - Proposal

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Written proposal for the creation of a Southwest Indian Trading Post exhibit at the Children's Museum. 5 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: exhibits, cultural learning, proposals


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Archive Title: Wampanoag Recipes 2 - Book

Date Original: 1974

Description: A collection of traditional Wampanoag ingredients and recipes from Wampanoag contributors Helen Attaquin, Cynthia Akins, Amelia Bingham, Rachel Jeffers, Lorenzo Jeffers, Virginia Moran, Red Wing, and Gladys Widdiss. Includes the Wampanoag calendar. 24 pages.

Creator(s): American Science and Engineering, Inc., publisher

Keywords: cultural learning, publications, Native American culture, food


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Archive Title: We're Still Here: Art of Indian New England Exhibit - Catalog

Date Original: 1987

Description: Exhibition catalog for We're Still Here: Art of Indian New England, The Children's Museum Collection. 93 pages.

Creator(s):Joan Lester, author;Rob Cooper, object photographer;Linda K. Witzburg, editor; Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: publications, exhibit catalogs, material culture, cultural learning, exhibits


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Archive Title: Wigwam Exhibit - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: A child getting his face painted inside the wigwam.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: wigwam, cultural education, ethnography, anthropology


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Archive Title: Wigwam Exhibit 1 - Report

Date Original: 1972

Description: Report detailing the wigwam exhibit. 38 pages.

Creator(s): Joan Lester, author

Keywords: reports, exhibits, cultural learning, Native American culture


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Archive Title: Wigwam Exhibit 2 - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Children exploring the Wigwam exhibit.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: wigwam, exploration, exhibits, interactivity, cultural learning


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Archive Title: Wigwam Exhibit 3 - Photograph

Date Original: n.d.

Description: Various images and documents pertaining to the Wigwam exhibit at the Children's Museum. 8 pages.

Creator(s): Boston Children's Museum

Keywords: exhibits, documentation, cultural learning, wigwam, Native American Culture


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