▁the ▁Indiana ▁Historical ▁Society . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁she ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁Great ▁L akes ▁conduct ing ▁lingu istic ▁and ▁eth n ographic ▁field work ▁among ▁the ▁Ott aw as ▁and ▁O j ib we ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁Upper ▁Pen ins ula ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁A ▁special ist ▁in ▁Native ▁American ▁fol kl ore , ▁she ▁founded ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁for ▁Eth n oh istory ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁was ▁its ▁first ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁journal ▁Eth n oh istory ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁the ▁Society ▁created ▁its ▁Er min ie ▁Whe eler - V o eg elin ▁Prize ▁for ▁best ▁book - length ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁eth n oh istory . ▁She ▁taught ▁in ▁anth rop ology , ▁history , ▁and ▁fol kl ore ▁at ▁Indiana ▁University , ▁Blo om ington , ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁There ▁she ▁also ▁directed ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes - Oh io ▁Valley ▁Research ▁Project ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁her ▁ret irement . ▁The ▁research ▁reports ▁on ▁tribes ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁are ▁now ▁hous ed ▁as ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Valley - Gre at ▁L akes ▁Eth n oh istory ▁Archive ▁in ▁the ▁Gl enn ▁A . ▁Black ▁Labor atory ▁of ▁Arch ae ology ▁at ▁Indiana ▁University . ▁She ▁received ▁a ▁G ug gen heim ▁Fellow ship