Personal Connections, Professional Lessons: Capstones of the Native American Undergraduate Museum Fellowship

ST. PAUL, Minn (August 7, 2024) – The 2024 cohort of eight Native American undergraduate students will share their personal connections and professional lessons after spending the summer learning about the museum field in the Native American Museum Fellowship (NAUMF) program.

Run by the Minnesota Historical Society’s Native American Initiatives Department, NAUMF is designed to expose Native American undergraduate students to professional opportunities within the museum, cultural resource, public history, and tribal historic preservation fields. The fellowship consists of a ten-week fellowship, with three weeks of seminars followed by seven weeks in an internship program.

Since launching in 2011, NAUMF has welcomed more than 100 fellows from around the country, representing 50 Tribal nations. Dozens have gone on to pursue careers in the museum industry. This year’s cohort will share their projects and the impact of this fellowship on August 9.

NAUMF Capstone Project Presentations

When: 

August 9, 10am - noon

Where: 

Minnesota History Center

345 Kellogg Blvd West, St. Paul

If you would like to attend the Capstone presentations or to arrange interviews, please contact Allison Ortiz at 651-259-3051 or allison.ortiz@mnhs.org.

This ten-week MNHS Native American Undergraduate Museum Fellowship program is made possible by the State of Minnesota's Legacy Amendment, through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008, and our generous donors and members.

About the Minnesota Historical Society

The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. MNHS collects, preserves and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs, and book publishing. Using the power of history to transform lives, MNHS preserves our past, shares our state’s stories, and connects people with history.