ST. PAUL, Minn (June 3, 2024) – Eight students representing a wide variety of colleges, universities, and communities across the Midwest make up the 2024 cohort of the Native American Undergraduate Museum Fellowship (NAUMF) program. This cohort represents a major milestone; since launching in 2011, more than 100 students from around the country and representing more than 50 Tribal Nations have participated in the program!
NAUMF, an innovative program organized by the Native American Initiatives Department at the Minnesota Historical Society, is designed to expose students to careers in the museum field through a ten-week program. NAUMF fellows participate in three weeks of workshops and seminars, followed by seven weeks of immersive paid internship opportunities. Program alumni have accepted jobs in related fields, including Tribal historic preservation officers, language revitalization coordinators, national museum/MNHS staff members, museum curators, art gallery directors, and many more.
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 Native American Initiatives team
The NAI team is an advocate for Native communities and Native nations at the Minnesota Historical Society, serving as a bridge between community needs and MNHS resources, engaging with Native communities and nations throughout the state, and ensuring Native voices, stories, and concerns are addressed in MNHS work. The NAI team conducts research, provides content, and creates programming and engagement opportunities across the state.
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.