Miles Miller
(Yakama/Nez Perce)
Harvey W. Branigar, Jr., Fellow 1999-2000
Miles Miller, from Wapato, Washington, the 1999-2000 Branigar Fellow in
museum collections management, holds an AFA in Museum Studies from the
Institute of American Indian Arts (1998), where he was on the Dean's list.
His foundation of coursework included museum studies, art, art history, and
anthropology. Miles served in the intern programs at the National Museum
of American History in the Office of the Registrar, and at the National
Museum of the American Indian in collections management. His work
experience includes positions as registrar trainee at the Yakama Nation
Museum and exhibits curator assistant at the Institute of American Indian
Arts Museum.
Miles was brought up in the traditions of the
Yakama nation, is a member of the Washat religion, and participates with
his family in winter ceremonial dances. His interests include beadwork,
photography, family history, and gathering and preparing traditional
foods.
During the fellowship, Miles will be working at
the Indian Arts Research Center in Collections Management and Care, Record
Keeping, Program Support, Administration, Museum Studies and Conservation
Training. He plans to pursue a BA in Art History, an MA in Art History or
Museum Studies, and to work in collections management at the National
Museum of the American Indian.
Previous Fellows:
Edsel Brown
2000-2001
Miles Miller 1999-2000
Cindy Burnett
1998-1999
Ron Martinez Looking Elk
1997-1998
Kawenniiosta Boots
1996-1997
Tony Chavarria
1995-1996
