Karuk Tribe

The Karuk Tribe will launch a professional development program for its staff, in partnership with Humboldt State University, the Clarke Historical Museum, Local Contexts, the Center for Digital Archaeology, local school districts, and the tribe's youth employment project, Kaav�chvaans. The overarching goal of the project is to expand the content, capacity, and continuity of the Karuk tribe's S�pnuuk Digital Library, Archives, and Museum so that it may further address the prioritized need for enhanced access to images of its material culture as identified by Karuk cultural practitioners and the greater community. Multifaceted professional development opportunities will include training in digitization and cross-cultural sensitivity at a collegiate level. The project results are intended to enhance the digital preservation of and access to Karuk cultural materials in non-tribal museum archives, and promote lifelong learning for both tribal and global communities.