Oneida Indian Nation

The Oneida Indian Nation will improve access to objects from its collection by creating a searchable database to document and organize all the artifacts in its archives. Grant funds will be used to purchase a new collections management system and to photograph, digitize, and catalog approximately 800 objects. Images and descriptions of these artifacts will become more widely accessible through the installation of a kiosk-based user interface to be located at the nation's Shako:wi Cultural Center. This project will increase the Oneida nation's capacity to manage and preserve its collections and to make these cultural materials available to tribal members, researchers, historians, students, teachers, artists, and the general public. The project will also expand opportunities for deeper exploration and increased awareness, appreciation, and understanding of Oneida Indian Nation history and culture.