Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

To increase access to its vast archive of language materials, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Language and Cultural Department will develop a digital preservation plan, train staff in digital and physical preservation methods, and build a digital content management system. An archive consisting of language documentation and lessons created over a 24-year period has been historically inaccessible to Potawatomi language learners. The project will fully assess this collection and hire a digitization technician to convert language and cultural materials to a digital format, using scanning and photography equipment. The project will increase access to fragile photos and handwritten documents by creating digital copies that can be widely accessed and by training the community on how to use the resulting digital repository.