Chair of @NEHgov, an independent agency of the federal government.
Joined November 2021
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NEH Chair retweeted
22 Nov 2024
Sam Mihara, public speaker, historian, and educator, will deliver the NEH Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities on Jan. 15, 2025. This is the highest honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. ow.ly/roUU50UcRJ4
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NEH Chair retweeted
4 Nov 2024
“Humanities are our creation stories,” @NEHchair sat down with @FlinnFoundation for a conversation on her journey from Ganado, AZ to NEH. Watch: bit.ly/40wQx9a
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Last month, I had the honor of attending a healing and renaming ceremony at @GallaudetU. The new name of Bldg. 103, òkànkwèpihëna tëtpi/Circle of Signers, is in Lenape, and was selected after community input from Turtle Island Hand Talk.
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This impressive group of National Humanities Medalists have enriched the world around them. My congratulations to Joy Harjo (Mvskoke), Robert Martin (Cherokee), Robin Wall Kimmerer (Potawatomi), Rosita Worl (Tlingit), Henrietta Mann (Cheyenne), & @180099native.
31 Oct 2024
Listen to this week's @180099native featuring Native American recipients of the 2022-2023 National Humanities Medal and @NEHchair Lowe discussing their work and efforts to promote the humanities: ow.ly/eSA850TXsf5
#ArtsHumanitiesMedals
ALT A photograph of five Native and Alaskan Native people wearing traditional outfits. One man and three women wear medals around their necks with red ribbon.
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NEH Chair retweeted
30 Oct 2024
On Oct. 25, 2024, @POTUS issued a formal apology for the United States’ 150-year-long system of federal Indian boarding schools, which forcibly separated Native children from their families. Read Chair Lowe’s statement regarding this historic apology: bit.ly/3YsVflE
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NEH Chair retweeted
29 Oct 2024
Congratulations to the 2022 and 2023 National Humanities Medalists! Chair Lowe had the honor of delivering remarks at the White House ceremony , alongside @POTUS, @FLOTUS and @neaartsChair Maria Rosario Jackston. Watch now: youtu.be/-hweFDtOPfc?t=418
President Biden and the First Lady Deliver Remarks at a National Arts...
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NEH Chair retweeted
24 Sep 2024
#ICYMI: @NEHchair moderated a discussion with Ned Blackhawk & Kathleen DuVal at the @librarycongress 2024 National Book Festival about inclusion and incorporation of Native history into historical narratives. Watch: ow.ly/akkV50TtKSY #NEHgov #NationalBookFestival #LOC
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NEH Chair retweeted
19 Sep 2024
The rich tapestry of #LatinoPoetry has been woven from a wealth of languages & cultures. @NEHgov is proud to support "Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home," an initiative from @LibraryAmerica. Learn more: ow.ly/q5GW50ToBhG. #HispanicHeritageMonth #NEHgrant #PlacesWeCallHome
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NEH Chair retweeted
18 Sep 2024
"The more you understand about other cultures, the stronger you are.” @NEHchair recently sat down with @DorisDukeFdn for a conversation on working with Indigenous students in higher ed, and equity and access in the humanities. Watch now: ow.ly/zrNf50Tozoh #NEH #Podcast
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NEH Chair retweeted
31 Jul 2024
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve has authored 27 books that speak to Native American life and challenge stereotypes. @NEHChair Lowe interviewed Sneve about her identity as a storyteller and Lakota writer. tinyurl.com/5t2jw9pv
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NEH Chair retweeted
2 Aug 2024
Recently, @NEHchair Lowe hosted a fireside chat with Arati Prabhakar, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (@WHOSTP) on Artificial Intelligence (#AI) and the #humanities.
Watch online: youtube.com/live/7jJxUY1NYfU…
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NEH Chair retweeted
5 Aug 2024
"This issue [of @humanitiesmag] is a wonderful example of how the work at NEH weaves together the past, present, and future, providing us all with a better understanding of Indigenous diversity in America." - @NEHchair
@NEHgov
neh.gov/issue/summer-2024
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NEH Chair retweeted
12 Aug 2024
NEH-supported research sheds light on the experiences and abuse of children within the federal Indian boarding school system.
Read @NEHchair's statement on the findings.
neh.gov/news/statement-neh-c…
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NEH Chair retweeted
22 Aug 2024
From the 2024 @ArtIdea festival—watch “Turning to the Humanities in Challenging Times,” a conversation with @NEHchair Shelly Lowe (Navajo) and @CTHumanities Executive Director Jason Mancini:
youtu.be/uqkmdpyqe9s
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NEH Chair retweeted
10 Jul 2024
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve has authored 27 books that speak to Native American life and challenge stereotypes. @NEHChair Lowe interviewed Sneve about her identity as a storyteller and Lakota writer. tinyurl.com/5t2jw9pv
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Congratulations to the class of 2024!
Today I am at Diné College, in Tsaile, Arizona, in the Navajo Nation, where I am honored to deliver the commencement address to the college’s new graduates.
Much success to you all. The world is waiting to hear your stories.
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NEH Chair retweeted
15 Apr 2024
.@NEHChair Shelly C. Lowe (Navajo) spoke with Indian Country Today about 14 new NEH grants to Tribal Nations & organizations to support projects examining the history and legacy of Federal Indian Boarding Schools: tinyurl.com/4ja4adp8
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NEH Chair retweeted
15 Apr 2024
Project 356, supported by Arkansas Humanities Council, is documenting the history of six communities around Arkansas Highway 365 South.
@NEHChair Lowe met with Project 356 & its “Welcome to the 90s” group—residents who have spent 9 decades in the area. tinyurl.com/2s7c9d2c
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NEH Chair retweeted
12 Apr 2024
The @NEHgov has awarded Maile Arvin, assoc. prof. of @uofuhistory & gender studies at @UUtah – in collaboration with the North Shore Community Land Trust in Hawai’i – $29,445 to support a history research project of the Waialeʻe Industrial School for Boys hawaiipublicradio.org/local-…
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NEH Chair retweeted
15 Apr 2024
From KJZZ Phoenix: Diné College in #Arizona receives #NEHgrant for Federal Indian Boarding School project: tinyurl.com/mrxs3vj3
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