Gathering Voices: Thomas Jefferson and Native America
When:
Friday, Apr 15, 2016 10:00a -
Friday, Dec 30, 2016 4:00p
Friday, Apr 15, 2016 10:00a -
Friday, Dec 30, 2016 4:00p
Where:
American Philosophical Society
104
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Event website:
apsmuseum.org
The last of three exhibitions at the American Philosophical Society on Jefferson, Gathering Voices tells the story of Jefferson’s effort to collect Native American languages and its legacy at the Society. Jefferson had an abiding interest in Native American culture and language, while, at the same time, supporting national policies that ultimately threatened the survival of Indigenous peoples. As president of the APS from 1797 to 1814, Jefferson charged the Society with collecting vocabularies and artifacts from Native American nations. Over the next two hundred years, the APS would become a major repository for linguistic, ethnographic, and anthropological research on Native American cultures.
Gathering Voices traces the Native American language collection at the APS from Jefferson’s vocabularies to the current language revitalization projects at the Society’s Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR). Audio stations will allow visitors to hear Native American voices from the past speaking their own languages, and interactive touchscreens will reveal the dramatic extent of Native American language loss as well as the active tribal revitalization efforts underway in collaboration with CNAIR.
Regular hours:
Thursday-Sunday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Memorial Day-Labor Day:
Thursday-Sunday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
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