Digital Knowledge SharingThe Native Northeast Research Collaborative’s programs and initiatives are designed for interaction with its audiences in mind. The Native Visiting Scholar Internship Program, Native Partners Project, and the Fundamental Documents Initiative extend to the Northeast’s Indian communities, while Educational Outreach is meant to focus on academic communities from K-16 through graduate studies. The Commuck Initiative shows a relationship between Project staff, Native Communities, and student scholars.
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Mukurtu East Coast Hub
We are one of six national hubs in an IMLS-supported effort to
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Native Community Engagements
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Members of our tribal partnerships manage, share, and exchange their communities’ heritage in culturally relevant and ethical ways. They review materials for culturally sensitive information, write cultural narratives using oral history and community-based knowledge, provide guidance on tribal-specific issues, and work with students on research projects.
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Scholars in tribal communities assist us in re`covering the Native historical record in various ways: transcribing, annotating, managing databases, and creating community-based stories. We have had three interns: Rachel Sayett (Mohegan, 2013), Eric Maynard (Mohegan, 2016-18), Danielle Hill (Mashpee, 2018). The Project has also supported Native students from the Yale community. |
Fundamental
Each community has documents that are considered fundamental to its identity. For Americans, most likely, those materials may be the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, or less formal items such as the Gettysburg Address or even FDR’s Declaration of War in 1941. For Native communities, editors recognize that other documents may supersede those choices. The Project’s Fundamental Document Initiatives asks communities to identify documents that are particularly significant to their history. |