Twin Cities Archives Round Table

Attention all! The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community is looking for a Tribal Records Specialist!

Please take a look at the information and reach out if interested at holly.oppegard@mysticlake.com

Tribal Records Specialist
Come join the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community as our Tribal Records Specialist! In this opportunity you will perform highly confidential, specialized records processing and scanning work, including organization of Business Council and General Council meeting documents. Enjoy weekly pay, 401k starting day one, and health benefits. Whatever your career goals may be, let SMSC help get you there!
Job Overview: Responsible for performing highly confidential, specialized records organization, processing and scanning to ensure documents are handled in a professional manner and are secured. Fulfills research and information requests to support the Business Council, Tribal Administration, Legal, and Tribal Archives staff.
Outstanding Benefits & Awesome Perks: Enjoy competitive weekly pay, outstanding benefits and advancement opportunities. Generous benefits include medical, dental, life and disability insurance, onsite medical clinics and pharmacy, 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, wellness programs and more. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel, bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms, free uniform cleaning and tuition reimbursement.
Who We Are: The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes both time and financial resources across the region, state, and country. The SMSC has donated more than $400 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC’s Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties, and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land. Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative that organizes various opportunities in the local community. To empower its team members to take part in the Dakota tradition of giving, the SMSC provides paid hours to team members to volunteer at events. Learn more at shakopeedakota.org.
Job Requirements:
Reflects MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING, CERTIFICATION and EXPERIENCE required in order to meet the expectations of this job:

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High School diploma or GED.
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Two years of experience closely related to the duties of the position.
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4-year college degree in a related field such as Government, Social Services, Law/Paralegal,Library Science, or History preferred.
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Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite and Electronic Record Management Systems.
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Knowledge in government relations as it relates to Records Management.
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Working knowledge of Library Science and Archives disciplines.
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Valid Class D driver’s license may be required with a good driving record.
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Ability to effectively communicate in written and verbal form.
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Previous experience working in an independent environment.
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Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
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Driver’s License may be required – Type of License: D

Hello again, TCART members and other interested parties! Just a quick note to remind everyone that the last day to submit a panel proposal for this year’s Minnesota Archives Symposium will be October 15!

This year’s Symposium will take us out of the Cities, and we will be in The Heritage Room at Gustavus Adolphus College in lovely Saint Peter!

If you are not interested in presenting, but still want to be a part of this awesome event, make sure to keep an eye out for the Registration form! We look forward to seeing all of you on November 4!

The 2024 Minnesota Archives Symposium will be held Monday, November 4 at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota.

Please check back again for more information about the symposium or consider becoming a member of TCART to receive email updates.

“Handle with Care”
2023 Minnesota Archives Symposium

Minnesota Historical Society’s Minnesota History Center (MNHS), November 6, 2023.

All events in the second floor Education Wing at the MNHS unless otherwise noted. Program subject to change.

8:30am Coffee and Tea Break
Sponsored by the Minnesota Historical Society.

9:00am Welcome, friends and colleagues!

9:15am Special Guest Speaker: Alvina Brueggeman on the Topic of Self Care

Alvina has a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, with a post-baccalaureate certificate in Complementary Therapies and Integrative Healing Practices. She has participated in a variety of yoga/meditation practices and has taught yoga/meditation in numerous settings. Most recently, Alvina has taught meditation to teens/pre-teens in the Juvenile Justice Center and Common Ground Meditation Center, as well as to adults in a non-profit yoga studio. Alvina has led stress reduction sessions in college settings and served one year as president of the University of Minnesota Mindfulness Club while attending graduate school. Her passion for teaching extends to college students whom she teaches as an adjunct lecturer in Holistic Health Studies and Psychology. Alvina is currently a quality improvement consultant at M Health Fairview. She explores justice work through an employee resource group focusing on leadership opportunities for BIPOC employees at M Health Fairview. 

Guest speaker sponsored by Saving Tape.

10:00am Introducing the Minnesota Alliance for Heritage Response 

Grant Wilson, Stearns History Museum Library & Archives

The Minnesota Alliance for Heritage Response MN-AHR is a newly formed network of museums, archives, libraries, performing arts organizations, historic preservation groups, and emergency responders dedicated to preparing for and responding to disasters affecting collections and historic properties across the state. The organization held its first event, Minnesota Heritage Response Training, in September 2022 with the support of the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. In 2023, its Board of Directors was selected and the organization formally approved its charter and by-laws. The presentation will elaborate on the organization’s future plans and the ways in which MN-AHR intends to provide resources to help cultural institution professionals prepare for a variety of disasters. 

10:30am It’s a Safety Dance! – GLAM Security Surveys, Planning, and Implementation

Crystal Boyd, Golden Valley Historical Society

Safeguarding collections is mission-critical to archives and museums. Let’s explore three phases for improving security: surveys, planning, and implementation. We’ll also compare notes about funding sources, discuss writing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to find a security contractor, and examine local case studies.

11:00am Archiving Sacred Spaces: Building the George Floyd Global Memorial

Jeanelle Austin, Executive Director of George Floyd Global Memorial
Heather Carroll, Archiving Sacred Spaces Fellow at George Floyd Global Memorial

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was lynched by the Minneapolis Police Department. In response to this atrocity, neighbors near the intersection of 38th Street E and Chicago Ave S–where he took his last breath–cared for each other and the emerging memorial as a protest to racial injustice. This work of memorial caretaking created an ethic for collections care that is people-centered and formed the George Floyd Global Memorial. This institution is more than a home for memorial offerings and public stories—it exists to challenge and scrutinize an industry that marginalizes black voices from archiving their lived experiences. This presentation will invite listeners to consider how archiving a sacred space like the memorial at George Floyd Square creates opportunities for reimagining collections care as community care.

12:00pm Lunch
Sponsored by members of the Twin Cities Archives Round Table (TCART) and St. Catherine University’s MLIS program.

12:00pm-3:00pm Choose your own adventure! Activities include:

– Meet the MNHS Union!
Curious about the MNHS Union? Union members will be having lunch in the Heffelfinger Lounge on the first floor (across the hall from the ticket desk). Swing by, and ask them some questions!

– Visit the Our Home: Native Minnesota and Reframing Our Stories exhibits on the third floor!

– Take a tour of the MNHS Book and Paper Conservation Lab! (Prior registration required.)

–  Have a chat with Saving Tape!
Thor Anderson at Saving Tape Media Conversion will be available in the Education Suite lobby to answer all your digitization questions. 

2:30pm Sugar and Spice When Everything Is Not So Nice: Care and Consideration When Working With Emotionally Heavy Records 

Meagan Kellom, Archival Collections Cataloger, Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS)
Joyce Lopez, Digitization Supervisor, MNHS
Perry Schussler, Government Records Archivist, MNHS
Anne Thayer, Reference Librarian, MNHS
Jennifer Wagner, Reference Librarian, MNHS

This panel presentation/discussion is focused on caring for all the people involved with emotionally heavy records in archives: ourselves, each other, researchers, and the subjects of the records.  A panel of MNHS staff–representing different aspects of records’ life and use–will use government records as a case study to share ideas and focus comments.

TCART Business Meeting to follow