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Group photo of participants who finished their journals at the Coptic Bookbinding workshop.

Labriola Blog: November 2023 Highlights

Highlights from the Labriola Center  This past November, the Labriola Center hosted and partnered on various events that touched on the duality and diversity of Indigenous peoples for Native American Heritage Month. We also hosted the winner of the Labriola Center's Annual Book Award, Dr. Valerie L...

Photo of Labriola Center Staff and AISS Staff dressed up for Halloween

Labriola Blog: October 2023 Highlights

Highlights from the Labriola Center October's events at the Labriola National American Indian Data Center oscillated around themes of Indigenous identity in academia, which includes the Office of Indian Education's Symposium, Vina Begay's Archive Wednesday, a book talk with Ramona Emerson, and the ...

KJZZ Interview: Hub Director Talks About Complexities of Mapping the Desert

As the Sonoran desert and biotic communities of the American southwest begin to bud with warming weather, KJZZ radio reached out to Director Matthew Toro in a recent episode of Saguaro Land (March 29, 2023). Magnified portion of the 1980 Biotic Commun...

 Hub staff members from left to right: Jill Sherwood (former Geospatial Data Analyst),  Eric Friesenhahn (Map and GIS Specialist), and Matthew Toro (Director of Maps, Imagery, and Geospatial Services), and ASU President Michael Crowe. Matthew Toro holds the President's Award for Innovation

Map and Geospatial Hub 3D Explorer Wins 2022 ASU President’s Award for Innovation

On Thursday, December 8, the Map and Geospatial Hub team was awarded the 2022 ASU President’s Award for Innovation for its custom-designed, custom-built Map and Geospatial Hub 3D Explorer application. The Map and Geospatial Hub 3D Explorer is a new online tool for scaling the accessibility of libr...

Rivers and Roads to Redemption

Rivers and Roads to Redemption Review on "Making Our Place: Exploring Land-use Tensions in Aotearoa New Zealand" As I wandered through the books, journals, and graphic novels at the Hayden Labriola Center there was one book that stood out to me, titled “Making Our Place: Exploring Land-use Tension...

Final Reflection - Kate Saunders

Welcome to the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) Initiative blog! We conclude the final reflection posts from our graduating student archivists series with an entry from Kate Saunders. Kate is an amazing artist and activist dedicated to community work. From the beginning of her time with the CDA team,...

Final Reflection - Elise Daniells

Welcome to the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) Initiative blog! We continue the final reflection posts from our graduating student archivists series with an entry from Elise Daniells. Elise came to the CDA team because she knew one of our former student archivists Preetpal Gill and heard about the w...

Final Reflection - Denise Mosso Ruiz

Welcome to the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) Initiative blog! We continue the final reflection posts from our graduating student archivists series with an entry from Denise Mosso Ruiz. Denise came to the CDA team with a strong sense of self and an amazing understanding of what community meant to h...

Final Reflection - Myra Khan

Welcome to the Community-Driven Archives (CDA) Initiative blog! We start the final reflection posts from our graduating student archivists series with an entry from Myra Khan. Myra has been such a constant on the CDA team that it seems unimaginable that she will not be here come the upcoming Fall se...