Britan Sides

Assisted supervisor, Dr. Andrew Denson, in research on historical and memorial sites for Indigenous groups in Texas and Arkansas.

Collected information on Indigenous memorial and historical sites in Texas and Arkansas and organized information into Excel.

Created blog post to promote the Cherokee Language Minor at Western Carolina University.

Organized and led programs to aid Western Carolina graduate students who have been historically under-represented in programming.

Cultivated an online book club for Western Carolina students celebrating diverse authors to develop a community of readers for Asheville, Cullowhee, and online students.

Participated in monthly meetings discussing programming for graduate students and how to create a safe space for all students to participate in school programming.

Assisted in voter education on campus by creating informational fliers and tabling on campus to encourage students to vote.

Organized research materials in online archival system to make materials easily accessible for museum staff members.

Researched history of the Eastern Band of Cherokee People to guide design of main exhibition for the museum.

Created an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources related to Cherokee history.

Assisted in labeling and organizing archival materials.

Participated in regular meetings with mentors and supervisors to guide projects and research.

Transcribed oral histories for the museum's oral history program to upload into online archival system.