Indigenous Communities – Page 2 – The Design for Diversity Learning Toolkit

The Sustainable Heritage Network (SHN) “is an answer to the pressing need for comprehensive workshops, online tutorials, and web resources dedicated to the lifecycle of digital stewardship. The SHN is a collaborative project that complements the work of indigenous peoples globally to preserve, share, and manage cultural heritage and knowledge.”

Managed by the Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation at Washington State University, the SHN is notable not only for sharing a rich set of online resources and an in-depth curriculum. The SHN partners have, since 2016, also run recurring in-depth workshops and provided lasting online workspaces to foster networks of indigenous cultural heritage practitioners through the Tribal Digital Stewardship Cohort program.

Study Path

Community Inquiry Self-Reflection / Susan Barrett

Curation and Remix Process and Partnerships

This study path asks learners to research the history of a local community and develop outreach strategies, and could be conducted as a small group or individual activity.

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Study Path

Cultural Object Online Descriptions / Susan Barrett

Process and Partnerships Technical Design User Experience

This study path guides the learner in evaluating how cultural objects are described online, and develop recommendations for their improvement based on evaluating and incorporating non-Western knowledge descriptions.

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Selecting Thesauri / Susan Barrett

Metadata and Nomenclature

This study path asks learners to work with an experienced metadata librarian or cataloger in selecting a thesaurus for describing a cultural collection or sub-collection.

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Case Study

Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Mukurtu CMS / Kim Christen

Process and Partnerships Technical Design

This case study focuses on software development in collaboration with Indigenous communities in the U.S. and Australia, outlining the experience of Mukurtu system designers. Mukurtu is a digital content management system (CMS) originally developed in collaboration with Warumungu Aboriginal community members and built upon Warumungu knowledge systems.

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Understanding Rights, Ownership, and Stewardship / Kim Christen

Intellectual and Cultural Property Technical Design

This study path introduces learners to Traditional Knowledge Labels and how to explore copyright, access, and use issues related to developing tools for Indigenous communities and cultural objects.

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A Culturally Sensitive API? / Sonoe Nakasone

Process and Partnerships Technical Design

This study path is based on the Mukurtu case study and two articles, and presents problematic aspects of access for cultural heritage materials that can be perpetuated by systems of automatic data access and harvesting.

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Comparing Curation Styles: Collections Descriptions Inside vs Outside of Mukurtu / Sonoe Nakasone

Curation and Remix

This study path introduces learners to reflect on the act of curation, and builds on the example of Mukurtu to guide students through the critical decision-making behind selection and description of cultural objects.

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Case Study

Honoring the Dead: A Digital Archive of the Insane Indian Asylum / Stacey Berry

Curation and Remix Process and Partnerships

This case study describes the development of a digital collection focused on a federal detention facility for Native Americans, where the project managers were not from a Native American background. They describe their process of working closely with representatives from the Keepers of the Canton Native Asylum Story, a group of Native Americans stewarding the history and legacy of the asylum in South Dakota, and how they worked to make sure the digital collection and its display are in service to the Native cultural perspective.
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Community of Practice

Training for Change

Process and Partnerships

Training for Change creates training and capacity-building resources for activists and other groups working on equity and social justice issues. Training material topics include Diversity and Anti-Oppression resources, Meeting Facilitation, Team-Building, and Organizing Strategies.

Sustainable Heritage Network

Community Inquiry Self-Reflection / Susan Barrett

Cultural Object Online Descriptions / Susan Barrett

Selecting Thesauri / Susan Barrett

Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Mukurtu CMS / Kim Christen

Understanding Rights, Ownership, and Stewardship / Kim Christen

A Culturally Sensitive API? / Sonoe Nakasone

Comparing Curation Styles: Collections Descriptions Inside vs Outside of Mukurtu / Sonoe Nakasone

Honoring the Dead: A Digital Archive of the Insane Indian Asylum / Stacey Berry

Training for Change

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