Wikipedia:Meetup/DC/NMAI COMM535 2014

National Museum of the American Indian

An Edit-a-Thon

The Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, welcomes online participants to its edit-a-thon focused on Native American issues in Wikipedia.


 * When
 * Tuesday, April 1, 2014
 * 3:00 - 5:30pm


 * Who
 * All volunteers with basic knowledge of editing on Wikipedia are welcome. This gathering is part of a communications/journalism course taught by Andrew Lih at the American University on Wikipedia & Public Knowledge.


 * Where
 * National Museum of the American Indian
 * 4th St & Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560 (directions here)
 * Fourth floor, rooms 4018 and 4019 in the NE corner


 * RSVP Required
 * Please sign up below if you plan on joining us remotely.


 * Etherpad for today's event

Questions? Add your own

 * How do I RSVP?
 * Add your name to the list below if you plan on joining us remotely.


 * Can I share what I’m doing?
 * Yes, please feel free to share what you’re working on on your preferred social network using #glamwiki and invite your friends to join us remotely!


 * What can we photograph, and what can we release under a free license?


 * What other sensitivities are there when dealing with Native American artifacts and images, that go beyond copyright and legal issues?


 * One of the charters is that the museum is a "living memorial" which makes it rather unique. Is there a different relationship with 

RSVP
The public is welcome to this event

Special guests
 * 1) Katherine Maher, incoming chief communications officer for the Wikimedia Foundation, starting April 14
 * 2) Lynsea Garrison, BBC reporter, researching a story on GLAM and Wikipedia

Yes Maybe
 * 1) COMM535 students
 * 2) Fuzheado | Talk 18:29, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
 * 3) Harej (talk) 20:15, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
 * 4) FriendlyFred (talk) 21:26, 31 March 2014
 * 5) jlmugg
 * 6) Duckduckstop (talk) 16:39, 1 April 2014 (UTC) i will be late, but can answer questions during editing, would like to talk to NMAI folks.
 * 7) Djembayz (talk) 16:55, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * 1) Geraldshields11

List of articles we will be working on

 * 20th- & 21st-century Native artists Will Wilson (new article), Larry McNeil (new article), Norval Morrisseau, George Morrison, Nora Naranjo-Morse, Rick Bartow, James Luna, Edgar Heap of Birds
 * Incan Engineering
 * Archaeology of the Americas
 * Native American mascot controversy and Washington Redskins name controversy
 * Backtracking the editing history of articles on Pochahontas, Thanksgiving, Trail of Tears, California Gold Rush, Battle of the Little Bighorn

Resources

 * Incan Engineering: Inka Engineering Symposium on YouTube
 * Archaeology of the Americas: Cerámica de los Ancestros: Central America’s Past Revealed- pdf of exhibition catalogue
 * Norval Morrisseau & George Morrison: Before and after the Horizon: Anishinaabe Artists of the Great Lakes - pdf of exhibition catalogue via USB on-site
 * Exhibition catalogues, research files

Websites, library catalogs, & databases

 * Flickr Commons, Smithsonian Institution - http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/
 * Smithsonian Institution Archives Collections Search - http://siarchives.si.edu/collections
 * National Museum of the American Indian Collections Search - http://www.nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/home.aspx

Help after the event

 * Teahouse, a friendly place to help new editors get started

About the NMAI
The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) is committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of the Native cultures of the Western Hemisphere—past, present, and future—through partnership with Native people and others. The museum works to support the continuance of culture, traditional values, and transitions in contemporary Native life. http://nmai.si.edu/home/

Article creation

 * New articles
 * Larry McNeil (photographer)


 * Updated articles
 * Washington Redskins name controversy
 * Parfleche
 * Edgar Heap of Birds
 * Rick Bartow
 * Nora Naranjo-Morse


 * Images uploaded to Wikimedia Commons
 * User:Taoboy49, with User:Djembayz