MSU Fellowship Recipients

2003: Mindy J. Morgan Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Michigan State University for "Ojibwe In and Out of the Classroom." Morgan's work with the fellowship will focus on comparative studies of the ways that universities are incorporating indigenous native languages into the university structure. She will examine two cases -- the Second Annual Ojibwe Quiz Bowl and the Spring Immersion Feast -- in comparison with work at other institutions to determine the effectiveness of current programs and to help develop further projects regarding language revitalization based on university collaborations with local communities. The fellowship provides one course release for one semester plus up to $2,000 expenses for research.

2002: Susan Applegate Krouse Assistant curator for Great Lakes Ethnology at the MSU Museum and assistant professor of anthropology. Krouse's work with the fellowship will focus on documenting a Native American flag raising ceremony in Wisconsin. In 2001, Krouse, Oklahoma Cherokee, began a collaborative project with photographer Tom Jones, Ho Chunk, to document Ho Chunk (also known as Winnebago) warriors from the nation at Black River Falls, Wisc. This summer, they will expand this collaboration, with support from a fellowship through the Center for Great Lakes Culture. They will document the Ho Chunk Memorial Day Powwow, where families of Ho Chunk veterans gather to honor their warriors with a flag raising ceremony. Krouse will conduct ethnographic interviews with the families of Ho Chunk veterans, while Jones will photograph the flags and the memorials created at the flagpoles by the families. The Center for Great Lakes Culture, in the College of Arts and Letters at MSU, promotes the understanding of the history, people, traditions and customs of the Great Lakes region