Events
CAFe Speaker Series: “Developing the Maryland State Archives’ Indigenous Records Website for Engagement and Access”
Event Start Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 4:00 pm
Event End Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 5:00 pm
Location: In Person: HBK 2119 and Virtual
UMD students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends—join us for the CAFe Speaker Series. (Registration Required)
Abstract:
A team from the Maryland State Archives has been building partnerships with Indigenous communities in the Chesapeake region since 2019.
From the program’s beginning, communities wanted archivists to provide easier access to historic government records concerning Native American peoples. At the same time, the archivists wanted to support communities in preserving their cultures and histories. Co-director of this program, Maria Day, will discuss how Tribal consultations during the Pandemic lead to the development of an online resource, Mayis, and a grant-funded initiative with Pocomoke Indian Nation member Drew Shuptar-Rayvis, to record oral histories with Tribal Knowledge-Keepers on the Eastern Shore. This community archiving initiative has led to expanding Indigenous resources for the general public and especially to educators. She will frame several future possibilities for expanding this work and highlight some of the challenges.
Bio:
Maria Day serves as the Senior Director of Special Collections, Conservation, and Library Services at Maryland State Archives, where she has worked as an archivist since 2008. In addition to overseeing daily operations in Special Collections and Conservation, she serves as co-director of the Indigenous Peoples’ Program. Prior to her work at the Archives, she was a museum educator and Director of Public Programs for Historic Annapolis and graduate lecturer in art history at the University of Maryland College Park. Ms. Day’s specialist areas include maps, prints, and artwork on paper; American history; and art, architecture and design from 1850-1950. She earned her degrees in the history of art at Indiana University Bloomington (BA, 1992), and at the University of Maryland College Park (MA, 2005).
UMD students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends—join us for the CAFe Speaker Series. (Registration Required)
Abstract:
A team from the Maryland State Archives has been building partnerships with Indigenous communities in the Chesapeake region since 2019.
From the program’s beginning, communities wanted archivists to provide easier access to historic government records concerning Native American peoples. At the same time, the archivists wanted to support communities in preserving their cultures and histories. Co-director of this program, Maria Day, will discuss how Tribal consultations during the Pandemic lead to the development of an online resource, Mayis, and a grant-funded initiative with Pocomoke Indian Nation member Drew Shuptar-Rayvis, to record oral histories with Tribal Knowledge-Keepers on the Eastern Shore. This community archiving initiative has led to expanding Indigenous resources for the general public and especially to educators. She will frame several future possibilities for expanding this work and highlight some of the challenges.
Bio:
Maria Day serves as the Senior Director of Special Collections, Conservation, and Library Services at Maryland State Archives, where she has worked as an archivist since 2008. In addition to overseeing daily operations in Special Collections and Conservation, she serves as co-director of the Indigenous Peoples’ Program. Prior to her work at the Archives, she was a museum educator and Director of Public Programs for Historic Annapolis and graduate lecturer in art history at the University of Maryland College Park. Ms. Day’s specialist areas include maps, prints, and artwork on paper; American history; and art, architecture and design from 1850-1950. She earned her degrees in the history of art at Indiana University Bloomington (BA, 1992), and at the University of Maryland College Park (MA, 2005).
Speaker(s): Maria Day, Senior Director of Special Collections, Conservation, and Library Services at Maryland State Archives