Facebook Pixel 2020 National Heritage Fellowship Awarded to Mino-giizhig (Wayne Valliere) | Western Kentucky University
  1. WKU
  2. Potter College
  3. Folk Studies & Anthropology

Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology News

2020 National Heritage Fellowship Awarded to Mino-giizhig (Wayne Valliere)

  • Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020
2020 National Heritage Fellowship Awarded to Mino-giizhig (Wayne Valliere)
We are delighted to announce the awarding of a 2020 National Heritage Fellowship to Mino-giizhig (Wayne Valliere), a longterm collaborator of WKU Folk Studies’ own Tim Frandy. Valliere, an Anishinaabe artist from Waaswaaganing (Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin), is a versatile artist, a birchbark canoe builder, and an Ojibwe language and culture teacher. The National Heritage Fellowship is awarded by the National Endowment of the Arts and is the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts. Congratulations, Wayne!
 

  Back to Archive

Categories
Latest Headlines
Kentucky Folklife Digital Magazine Premieres its Spring 2024 Issue Celebrating African-American Voices with a Virtual Narrative Stage

Feb 23rd, 2024

On Monday, February 26th, at 5:30 pm the Kentucky Folklife Program (KFP), in the WKU Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology, will host an online premiere of the Spring 2024 issue of its digital magazine, Kentucky Folklife. This eighth issue highligh

Yap Islander Will Present on Death Traditions

Feb 21st, 2024

Julius Ayin, a senior studying anthropology and folklore, will present “To Leave the Dead in the House: Deathways, Community, and Change in Yap Island” as part of the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology’s monthly Brown Bag Lecture Series.

Anthropologist Awarded Grant for Mongolia Research

Feb 13th, 2024

Associate professor Jean-Luc Houle was awarded a grant from the Rust Family Foundation to support his ongoing archaeology research in Mongolia.

Featured Articles
Departmental Statement of Solidarity

Jun 16th, 2020

In accordance with Western Kentucky University’s dedication to social justice, as outlined recently in We Are One WKU, the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Anthropology Major Wins National Scholarship Competition

May 9th, 2019

Ashley Gilliam is the recipient of the Senior Scholarship Award from Lambda Alpha, the national anthropology honorary society. This scholarship is awarded annually to the top applicant selected by members of the Lambda Alpha National Executive Council.

'A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green' opens Sept. 29

Sep 11th, 2017

The Kentucky Folklife Program announces the opening of the exhibit A Culture Carried: Bosnians in Bowling Green at the Kentucky Museum on WKU’s campus. The Opening Reception will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Kentucky Museum. The exhi

View Archive

Some of the links on this page may require additional software to view.

 Last Modified 5/20/19