In this pre-conference afternoon workshop, participants will tour the Sand Creek Massacre exhibit at History Colorado in downtown Denver. In the first hour, participants will have a brief introduction to the exhibit and then time to individually peruse the exhibit. We will then convene for a 2 hour workshop and discussion with Shannon Voirol of History Colorado and Dr. Lisa King of University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Together, we will talk through the importance of place-based work, what collaboration with Tribal Nations and communities can look like and why it is essential, and the processes of identifying intervention points within museological and academic institutions to support Native self-representation.

Workshop cost includes Sand Creek Massacre exhibition ticket, guided introduction to the exhibition, an hour to spend at the exhibit, a 2.5 hour workshop, and full access to the History Colorado museum exhibits before and after the workshop. This pre-conference workshop is wheelchair and walker accessible.

Shannon Voirol has 30 years of museum exhibition development experience and has led several multi-year government to government consultations with three Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes and also three Ute tribes. She just recently was promoted from Director of Exhibition Planning to the Director of Affiliate Network to better share her experiences with other museums and history organizations across the state of Colorado. 

Dr. Lisa King is Associate Professor of English at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and co-curator on the exhibition “A Sense of Indigenous Place” at McClung Museum in collaboration with multiple Tribal Nations.