A New View of the Battle of the Wabash
Planning for a traveling exhibition and related public programs about the Battle of the Wabash, a 1791 Native American military victory over the U.S. Army.
Ball State University, Department of Anthropology, Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) and the Ohio History Connection request a $74,875 exhibition planning grant to plan A New View of the Battle of the Wabash, a traveling exhibition that will be displayed at the Ohio History Connection and multiple American Indian tribal museums throughout the nation. The format of A New View will include both museum exhibits and associated public presentations by humanities scholars and American Indian tribal members co-created and co-designed with descendant tribes. A New View will be a traveling exhibition for this significant Northwest Indian War battle, created with tribal communities for tribal communities.
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Project fields:
Archaeology; Military History; Native American Studies
Program:
Exhibitions: Planning
Division:
Public Programs
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Totals:
$74,875 (approved) $57,534 (awarded)
Grant period:
10/1/2018 – 12/31/2021
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