Transforming Indigenous Archival Search: Evaluating Reparative Aggregation, Linked Data, and Cultural-Technical Infrastructures in the SNAC Platform

IndigenizeSNAC aims to improve search and access of archival records for Indigenous communities through the web platform Social Networks for Archival Contexts (SNAC). Through qualitative and Indigenous methodologies, we are exploring the potential for Indigenizing aggregation and linked data tools to better connect Indigenous researchers to community records.

The project launched (link) in 2022 with financial support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant RE-252311-OLS-22 (August 1, 2022 – April 9, 2025, $$496,070). The project is continuing with funding from the Mellon Foundation.

Duration:
12/01/2024 - 11/30/2027

Principal Investigator(s):

• Diana E. Marsh

Additional UMD Investigator(s):
Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner (ARHU)

Project Website:
https://snac.ischool.umd.edu/

Research Funder:

• Other Non-Federal - Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Total Award Amount:
$3,630,000.00 (Credit Split: 50% INFO, 50% ARHU)

Research Areas:

• Archival Science