Patricia Loew

Patricia, "Patty" Loew is a journalist, professor, author, and community historian, broadcaster, documentary film maker, academic and advocate. She has written extensively about Ojibwe treaty rights, sovereignty and the role of Native American media in communicating Indigenous world views.

Patricia Loew
Born1952 (age 70–71)
CitizenshipBad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Lake Superior Ojibwe
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • scholar
  • historian
  • filmmaker
Awards
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Heritage Award
Academic background
ThesisNewspapers and the Lake Superior Chippewa in the "unProgressive" Era (1998)
Academic work
Institutions

Early life

Patty Loew grew up in the north side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] Her grandfather, Edward DeNomie, a World War I veteran, lived for many years with her family.[1]

Education

Loew pursued her BA in Mass Communications at University of Wisconsin La Crosse (1974). She later completed her Master's and PhD in Mass Communications at the University of Wisconsin Madison in 1992 and 1998 respectively.

Career

Loew began her career as a journalist in La Crosse, beginning with television and radio reporting.[2] She later moved to Madison Wisconsin where she eventually worked her way to the anchor's desk at ABC affiliate WKOW-TV. She covered environmental issues and became a popular local news personality. When fishing rights for tribes in Wisconsin surfaced in the 1980s, Loew became a prominent journalist covering the issue.[3][1]

In the 1990s, Loew returned to university to pursue graduate studies. She was later hired as a professor in 1999 and has published award-winning books and textbooks. She also engaged in public scholarship, co-hosting a Wisconsin Public Television program "Weekend" and produced documentaries focused on Indigenous history and culture.[2] She is currently Professor at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and is director of the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research.

Loew has led Tribal Youth Media initiative since 2006, which fosters digital storytelling skills within the next generation of Indigenous youth.[4] Loew has served on the board of UNITY: Journalists for Diversity.[4] In 2019 she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received Wisconsin's Martin Luther King Jr. Heritage Award.[3]

Selected scholarship and publications

Books
  • Loew, Patty (2014). Seventh generation earth ethics : native voices of Wisconsin. Madison, WI. ISBN 978-0-87020-675-7. OCLC 884909100.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Loew, Patty (2013). Indian nations of Wisconsin : histories of endurance and renewal (Second ed.). Madison. ISBN 978-0-87020-594-1. OCLC 882234611.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Loew, Patty (2015). Native people of Wisconsin (Revised and expanded ed.). Madison, WI. ISBN 978-0-87020-751-8. OCLC 910993799.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Documentary films
  • Sacred Stick (2013)
  • Protect Our Future (2013-2014)
  • Naanan Nimiseyug (My Five Sisters) (2012)
  • After The Storm (2010)
  • Way of the Warrior (2007)
  • Great Lakes Legacy (2007)
  • Home Away from Home (1996)
  • The Spring of Discontent (1990)
  • Fishing for Answers : How to Reduce the Contaminants in Sport Fish (1989)
  • On Wisconsin (1988)
  • No Word for Goodbye (1986)

Journal articles

Awards and honours
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2019)[3]
  • Wisconsin Martin Luther King Jr. Heritage Award (2019)[5]
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Wisconsin La Crosse (2011)
  • Outstanding Woman of Color, University Wisconsin Madison (2009-2010)[6]
  • Midwest Book Award for Culture (2014)[7]
  • Honorary Doctorate, Edgewood College (2003)
  • Honorary Doctorate, Northland College (2003)
  • Wisconsin Library Association Outstanding Book Award (2002)

References
  1. Rolo, Mark Anthony (2006-11-02). "The Learning Path of Patty Loew". Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Vol. 23, no. 19. pp. 22–24, 26–27. ISSN 1557-5411. ProQuest 194224186. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  2. "Wisconsin Women Making History Patricia Loew". Wisconsin Women Making History. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  3. "Patty Loew". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  4. "Patty Loew - Medill - Northwestern University". www.medill.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  5. Crosse, UW-La (2019-01-27). "UW-La Crosse alumnus Patty Loew honored with MLK award". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  6. "Patty Loew honored by UW System and UW-Madison as Outstanding Woman of Color – eCALS". ecals.cals.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  7. "Patty Loew wins Midwest Book Award – eCALS". ecals.cals.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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