Research Question:
How did the Haudenosaunee people cultivate a digital presence as it pertains to preservation as well as dissemination of their culture?
Research Paragraph: My topic that I want to explore is what are Indigenous groups in New York doing to maintain a digital presence? I really want to look at how smaller and much less budget heavy institutions, keep up in the digital landscape. More specifically the Haudenosaunee people. When I talk about the digital landscape I'm talking about both preservation, conservation, and protection of their cultural objects. This is also coupled with how they keep their voices loud and heard on the internet as that is where our society is drifting towards, online. I really want to explore not only the evolution of some of these tactics, but also where the trends are pointing to as a next step or where the digital goals are actually leading to. I also want to explore the idea of how these cultures in particular view digital preservation, as it has many benefits but also a lot of what we view as solutions in the modern museum, often will not suffice with their beliefs and goals as they do face different challenges than some of our more familiar cultures. They also have some similarities that I feel should be highlighted.
Sources:
1) Plocky, Florance Dedzoe-Dzokotoe. "The Role of Ghana Public Libraries in the Digitization of Indigenous Knowledge: Issues and Prospects." 2014. June. Journal of Pan African Studies. Volume 6 Issue 10.
2) Koch, Gertraud "Digitzation: theories and concepts for empirical cultural research" 2017. July 7. Taylor and Francis.
3) Nicholas, Herriman "Management of Biodiversity: Creating Conceptual Space for Indigenous Conservation" 2017. Journal of Ecological Anthropology. Volume 19 Issue 1.
4) Multiple Editors and Authors "Digitisation of Culture: Namibian and International Perspectives"2018. May 10. Springer, Singapore.
John, this is a really interesting question. You might look at some of the readings on digital repatriation, as well as collections curation, that we read last fall in MUSE 359. Consider also https://www.haudenosauneeconfederacy.com/ since you're looking at Haudenosaunee as well as the broader initiatives of NMAI (Smithsonian). Good luck!
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