For my Inspiration Report, I created a proposal for a new collection/archive called “Indigenous Heritage Collection of Alameda County.”
The Indigenous Heritage Collection of Alameda County’s objective is to build a digital collection archiving, digitizing, documenting, and housing cultural and historical materials and artifacts from the Muwekma Ohlone Indigenous Tribe using appropriate tribal and community protocol for sharing utilizing Mukurtu Content Management System (CMS). This collection is being developed to preserve the tribe’s history and culture, giving birth to their story while giving others the ability to learn and have access to it.
I learned about Mukurtu (CMS) last semester in my INFO202 class with Professor Allison Johnson. She showed us a video showcasing the creator of the program. The video really stayed with me and when it came time for this project, I decided to utilize this “Emerging Technology” for it.
I decided to focus on my local library system (Alameda County Library) and the local Indigenous Tribe (Muwekma Ohlone Indigenous Tribe) because it felt like a project that had special meaning to me because I grew up here and because my mom’s life’s work is in this field. I spent my early years (and much of my life) exposed to the stories and culture of Native California Indigenous People, so this project seems very apropos.
Indigenous Heritage Collection of Alameda County
