Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma will support the continued development of their online Pawnee Portal and Pawnee Nation Library through staff and technology support and community engagement. The project team has already imported steadily increasing numbers of digitized materials about Pawnee history and culture. Now, staff and contractors will identify, filter, and process voluminous amounts of digitized and non-digitized materials found in local, state, and national repositories. Project activities will include building relationships with staff at each repository, digitizing untapped materials for acquisition, creating contextual metadata, and uploading digitized materials to the Portal. The team also will engage the community in activities and work with their Community Curator Team to develop cultural sensitivity protocols and establish acquisition priorities. This project will benefit all tribal community members.