Class Year

2024

Document Type

Student Research Paper

Date of Creation

Spring 2024

Department 1

Center for Public Service

Abstract

History and storytelling are beautifully intertwined—every country, culture, community, and person has a tale of creation, conflict, and prosperity. The tragedy of stories, however, is that many things may never be recorded, may be lost in archives and memories, and may never be revisited again. Beginning August 2023, I’ve conducted archival research which centers around the connection and intersectionality between Indigenous peoples and Gettysburg College. My initial research project expanded and has cultivated into a story-telling presentation of the history of Native Americans in the United States, termination of federal recognition of tribal nations, the creation of the National Indian Lutheran Board, and the establishment of the American Indian Research and Resource Institute at Gettysburg College in the 80s, followed by the sponsoring of immersion and educational trips to over 11 Indigenous reservations. While there is so much history that exists between Gettysburg College and Indigenous peoples, there are so many aspirations and potential projects that died out or never came to fruition. The overarching question: What can we do to reconnect with our history to continue telling stories?

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Written for Center for Public Service Fellowship.

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