Please join us November 16th
for the 3rd meeting of the New Radical Archives Workshop!
Digital Platforms for Indigenous Resurgence
6-8 PM, 19 University Place, room 222
Our guests will be Jane Anderson and James Francis, developers of a range of digital platforms that support Native, First Nations, Aboriginal, and Indigenous communities in the management of intellectual property and cultural heritage.
Here are some of their projects that we will discuss:
Local Contexts is an initiative to support Native, First Nations, Aboriginal, and Indigenous communities in the management of their intellectual property and cultural heritage specifically within the digital environment. Local Contexts provides legal, extra-legal, and educational strategies for navigating copyright law and the public domain status of this valuable cultural heritage. By providing strategic resources and practical solutions, Local Contexts and partners are working towards a new paradigm of rights and responsibilities that recognizes the inherent sovereignty that Indigenous communities have over their cultural heritage.
Mukurtu (MOOK-oo-too) is a free, mobile, and open source platform built with indigenous communities to manage and share digital cultural heritage. It is a grassroots project aiming to empower communities to manage, share, and exchange their digital heritage in culturally relevant and ethically-minded ways. The creators of Mukurtu are committed to maintaining an open, community-driven approach to Mukurtu’s continued development. Their first priority is to help build a platform that fosters relationships of respect and trust.
Here is an example of Traditional Knowledge labels in the Library of Congress
More here: http://www.passamaquoddypeople.com/
Jane Anderson is an Associate Professor at NYU in Anthropology and Museum Studies. http://www.jane-anderson.info/
James Francis is the Penobscot Nation’s Tribal Historian and is studying the relationship between Maine Native Americans and the Landscape. Prior to working at the Penobscot Nation James worked for the Wabanaki Studies Commission helping implement the new Maine Native American Studies Law into Maine schools and has managed a team of teachers and cultural experts in developing curriculum.
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As usual, this is less a lecture and more of an experimental conversation over food and drinks.