Sixth-generation West Virginian Black writer-poet, advocate, entrepreneur, culture worker, and newspaper publisher Crystal Good was the feature and consulting producer on the 2022 “Black in Appalachia” episode of United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell for CNN.
News from the Field
The National Council of Traditional Arts (NCTA) released the August edition of its Resilience, Reframing, Actions (RARRA) Newsletter, featuring resources for arts organizations and artists to find funding and support.
Members of the International Society for Ethnology and Folklore (SIEF) are working to establish a new SIEF Working Group on Feminist Approaches to Ethnology and Folklore and they need your help as soon as possible. The Working Group proposal will be submitted to the SIEF Board in the Fall, and a show of Members is needed for Board approval.
Leon Conrad's Story and Structure: A Complete Guide uses six primary symbols to tell the untold story of how story works.
We are sad to share the news of the loss of Michael "Mick" Maloney, folklorist and champion of Irish traditional music and culture, who passed away at the age of 77.
UNESCO is launching a call for expressions of interest to expand the Global Network of Facilitators of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Interested experts in the field of intangible cultural heritage are invited to submit their application to
The University of California, Berkeley's Scandinavian department is seeking applications for an assistant professor of Arctic Studies with an emphasis in Indigenous Studies. Submissions are due by October 17, 2022.
Register now for "Appalachian Futurism: The Inaugural Gathering of the Waymakers Collective," a weekend with Appalachian artists, culture workers, organizers, activists, doers, and creatives, August 26–28, 2022 in Knoxville, TN.
The National Park Service (NPS) announced $9.7 million in grants to assist 21 preservation projects in nine states for historic structures on campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The National Park Service awarded $537,005 in Tribal Heritage Grants to 11 projects across the country to support the protection of America’s Indigenous cultures.