This paid internship provides an opportunity to work with our Indigenous collections, primarily those of our local Nipmuc community. This internship is subject to project manager availability, so interested candidates should fill out a statement of interest at https://american-antiquarian-society.breezy.hr/p/ad18732cf8c2.
Successful candidates will have demonstrated prior work experience, or commitment to, archival and historic preservation of Indigenous materials, and/or an established relationship with Indigenous communities. This paid internship can be full or part-time, between 3 and 6 months, and may include free on-site housing or a commuter stipend. This internship is generously funded by the United Way of Central Massachusetts.
History of the Internship
In 2019, as part of its efforts to forge better connections with its neighbors in Central Massachusetts, the Society convened an Indigenous Engagement Advisory Committee, starting a dialogue with the Nipmuc community, on whose ancestral homelands the Society is built.
In 2022, the American Antiquarian Society established a number of internships for people from the Nipmuc community. These interns worked with Indigenous archival materials at the Society. Funding for the program was received from a generous grant awarded by the United Way of Central MA through its Community Challenge competition in 2022.
In 2025, the internship has been opened up to those outside of the Nipmuc community, but the goals of the internship remain the same; to engage with Indigenous materials housed at the Society, and increase meaningful access to them.
How to Apply
AAS continues to welcome interns under this program and accepts rolling applications at https://american-antiquarian-society.breezy.hr/p/ad18732cf8c2.
Additional Information
Reflections from a Returning Intern by 2022 and 2023 Nipmuc Community intern Sophia Ramos