An Open Vault

On July 17, 2025July 17, 2025 By Matthew Sakiestewa GilbertIn Artificial Intelligence, Hopi scholarship, Sherman Institute, The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue4 Comments

Below is my brief conclusion to The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue (2012), a book that I co-edited with Oregon State University Press. The conclusion, titled “An Open Vault,” recalls my experience as a graduate student at UC Riverside conducting research at the Sherman Indian Museum in Riverside, CA.

As I reflect on the power and capabilities of Artificial Intelligence, a topic dominating today’s news and social media, I am reminded of the importance of our personal stories and voices, which cannot be created truthfully or accurately by programs such as ChatGPT, Grok, and many others.

“Tell your story,” I often say to my students, “nobody can tell it but you.”

I hope people enjoy reading the following story (click image), written before most of us knew anything about this phenomenon called “AI.”

UCR Press Release: New Book Recounts History of Sherman Institute

On November 30, 2012 By Matthew Sakiestewa GilbertIn Indian boarding schools, Oregon State University Press, Sherman Institute, The Indian School on Magnolia AvenueLeave a comment

The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue – Now Available for Pre-Order

On July 12, 2012 By Matthew Sakiestewa GilbertIn Indian boarding schools, Sherman Institute, The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue1 Comment

The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue: Voices and Images from Sherman Institute, is now available for pre-order. You can pre-order the book from several venues, including Oregon State University Press ($24.95) and Amazon ($22.52). Royalties from the book will go to support educational programs at the Sherman Indian Museum in Riverside, California. The Indian School on Magnolia Avenue is scheduled to appear this December.