CIPiM Planning Committee
This conference is made possible by a collective effort between staff from the Field Museum and Northwestern University's Center for Native American and Indigenous Research and Block Museum of Art. You can learn more about us and our organizations and institutions below.
We look forward to meeting you!
The Field Museum’s mission is to connect all of us to the natural world and the human story. Founded in 1893 as an outgrowth of the World’s Columbian Exposition, our collections have grown to nearly 40 million artifacts and specimens over more than 125 years. In addition to the exhibition and preservation of our treasured collections, we inspire curious minds through education programs focused on preK-12th grade, and work globally to understand and protect the natural world through our scientific research and environmental conservation efforts.
The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR) has its origins in student activism in 2013 and was established in 2017 as Northwestern University’s primary institutional space dedicated to advancing scholarship, teaching, learning, and artistic or cultural practices related to Native American and Indigenous communities, priorities, histories, and lifeways. The Center operates as an intellectual hub for multi-disciplinary, collaborative work informed by and responsive to Native American and Indigenous nations, communities, and organizations, engaging faculty, students, staff, and community members.
Menominee, Oneida
Associate Director,
Community Outreach
and Engagement
Isleta Pueblo, Filipina & Italian
Program Assistant
Oneida
Associate Professor of History
Founded in 1980, the Block Museum of Art enriches teaching and learning on the Chicago and Evanston campuses of Northwestern University and in their surrounding communities by presenting art across time, cultures, and media; convening interdisciplinary discussions in which art is a springboard for exploring current issues and ideas; and collecting art that amplifies the Northwestern curriculum. As a crossroad between campus and community, the Block creates an environment where all visitors feel welcome to participate. Free and open to all, the museum reaches national and international audiences through traveling exhibitions, publications, media coverage, and digital presence. The Block’s collection of over 6,000 works, accessible online, serves as a teaching and learning resource across and beyond Northwestern.
