Robert Leopold

[SmithsonianFolklife @SmithsonianFolk]

The @Folkways collection holds 4,000+ publicly available Indigenous tracks from around the world. Some date to the 1930s, when approaches to ethnography were less culturally sensitive. How can we now identify problematic content?

Read on: https://t.co/fSN5EXUn3T #ArchivesMonth

[State Library of NSW @statelibrarynsw]

Gather is now live! This innovative new site allows Aboriginal communities to connect with their family history and collections held at the Library. #GatherNSW

Visit the new site: https://t.co/vdbEITtPlL

Learn more about Gather: https://t.co/aaGIF6GtYm

[SmithsonianFolklife @SmithsonianFolk]

Current job openings at Smithsonian Folklife:
● Language Reclamation & Media Project Coordinator
● Cultural Sustainability Program Administrator
● Strategic Communications Assistant
● “Living Religions” Festival Program Curator

Learn more and apply: https://t.co/j8DLs82sBg

[SmithsonianFolklife @SmithsonianFolk]

Here’s a snapshot of some of the ~4,200 unique and rare instantaneous audio discs held in our #RinzlerArchives. Conservators inspected and photographed each recording to better understand their condition and prioritize preservation.

#AudioVisualHeritageDay #ArchivesMonth

[SmithsonianFolklife @SmithsonianFolk]

Our #RinzlerArchives contains documentation from communities around the world, but some recordings may be sensitive or sacred. Our new Shared Stewardship policy ensures that source communities share authority over those materials.

#ArchivesMonth
https://t.co/yTZIcT0ajH

[Indigenous Archives @IndigArchives]

Booking & further information is now available for the Right of Reply – Indigenous Rights in Data & Collections Symposium - Friday 18 October 2019, 9 to 5 pm - National Centre for Indigenous Excellence https://t.co/P408N3Ul1r

[Robert Leopold @RobertLeopold]

@Lugyalbum Well done! Congratulations!

[Smithsonian NAA @anthroarchives]

Don't miss @librarycongress's Judith Gray on ethnomusicologist Densmore and #archivalconnections between recordings & documentation in multiple repositories! Thurs. May 23, 3:15pm @NMNH. Guests welcome: RSVP to [email protected] by COB TODAY, May 21! #tbt #BecauseofHerStory

[Robert Leopold @RobertLeopold]

The path to colonial reckoning is through archives, not museums @AJEnglish https://t.co/kA9qYGSobQ

[Smithsonian Folkways @Folkways]

Thanks to the @guardian for their FIVE star review of 'Songs of Our Native Daughters,' an album of "devastating beauty...a record of great importance." Read it here, and order your copy today:

https://t.co/5GV5lL3oBs

[Robert Leopold @RobertLeopold]

Arrogance is putting it mildly

[olaug irene @musealeideer]

The British Museum Says It Will Never Return the Elgin Marbles, Defending Their Removal as a 'Creative Act' | artnet News https://t.co/LIIjY7L0Lo

[SmithsonianFolklife @SmithsonianFolk]

What does it take to build a human tower? Extreme focus, trust, and a rush of adrenaline.
#2018Folklife #Catalonia

[SmithsonianFolklife @SmithsonianFolk]

Job alert! Audio Digitization Technician for the #RinzlerArchives: https://t.co/j8DLs7KRJI #lisjobs #audiojobs

[SmithsonianFolklife @SmithsonianFolk]

Job alert! The #RinzlerArchives seeks a digitization technician and a mass digitization vendor. Learn more about both (and other Folklife openings) here: https://t.co/j8DLs7KRJI #lisjobs #archivesjobs

[Robert Leopold @RobertLeopold]

Fab job opportunity: Smithsonian Folkways seeks Associate Director of Operations https://t.co/BJVv9WFHJz

[Robert Leopold @RobertLeopold]

Well of course you want a Groundhog Playlist https://t.co/L7ZWeUzmEq

[Recovering Voices @RecoverVoices]

On Wednesday, January 17, join us at 12PM at the @NMNH for "We Combine Quechua": A Book Presentation on Quechua Language and Cultural Revitalization among Urban Youth in Peru. Dr. Amy Firestone (https://t.co/ReaPQ9wxE9) will present in the VZ Conference Room (WG 33).

[SmithsonianFolklife @SmithsonianFolk]

We're hiring an archivist to process early Folklife Festival video recordings. Learn more and apply: https://t.co/j8DLs7KRJI

[Robert Leopold @RobertLeopold]

Kudos to @SmithsonianFolk for making #HipHopHistory with a fabulous 9-CD Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap https://t.co/hFD4vPuwM5

[Robert Leopold @RobertLeopold]

Announcing new Smithsonian research awards for the study of language revitalization and maintenance initiatives - https://t.co/igBvALoWwC