Excerpts of the opening ceremony for the "Building Partnerships Between Archives and Indian Communities" conference held at the American Philosophical Society, May 19-21, 2010. The ceremony included a Welcome Song given by Watie Akins (Penobscot), a prayer in Cherokee given by Tom Belt (Cherokee Nation), a Pipe Ceremony given by Larry Aitken (Leech Lake Ojibwe), and a speech given by Chief Glenna Wallace (Eastern Shawnee).
Video exhibition on Naamiwan's Drum (Fairwind's Drum) created from interviews with Charlie George Owen of Pauingassi, Manitoba, translation by Margaret Simmons and Roger Roulette, and narration by Maureen Matthews. Audio portions come from the Maureen Matthews Papers. Images come from the Maureen Matthews Papers and Alfred Irving Hallowell Papers.
Video exhibition on Penobscot music and Frank Speck, based on interview with Penobscot elder, Watie Akins, using images from the Frank G. Speck Papers.
