Mukurtu Midwest provides support and training in Mukurtu CMS to tribal and non-tribal cultural heritage institutions in Wisconsin and the western Great Lakes states. Mukurtu Midwest was established at WiLS in 2017 in partnership with the Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation at Washington State University as part of the IMLS-funded Mukurtu Hubs & Spokes initiative.
WiLS, a non-profit membership organization that facilitates collaborative projects and services in Wisconsin, continues to build the Mukurtu Midwest Hub thanks to grant funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The three-year NEH-funded initiative, Curating Indigenous Digital Collections, funds post-graduate fellowships in knowledge preservation and language revitalization in Wisconsin Native Nations.
WiLS is assisting in building a community of practice that supports the unique needs of digital cultural heritage workers in Wisconsin Native Nations. This new initiative continues to build off of the trusted relationships that have been established with the IMLS and NEH grants.
WiLS recognizes and honors each of the tribal nations of Wisconsin: Bad River Ojibwe, Brothertown Indian Nation, Forest County Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk Nation, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Menominee Nation, Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa, Oneida Nation, Red Cliff Band of Ojibwe, St. Croix Band of Ojibwe, and Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans. WiLS follows the First Archivists' Circle's Protocols for Native American Archival Materials, which promote culturally responsive care of Native American archival materials and provide culturally appropriate service to communities.
Mukurtu (pronounced MOOK-oo-too) is developed by the Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation at Washington State University. It is a free, open source content management system designed to support the unique needs of Indigenous libraries, archives and museums. Mukurtu’s cultural protocol-based and community-driven archival platform empowers communities to create their own digital systems of cultural preservation and access in relevant and ethically-minded ways. This site is a space for people new to Mukurtu CMS to get hands-on experience with the CMS and to learn more about its features and functions. This site is also used for training and workshops.
The Mukurtu Midwest site is a space for people new to Mukurtu CMS to get hands-on experience with the CMS and to learn more about its features and functions. If your organization is considering starting a digital cultural heritage preservation project or currently has one underway, please join us as a partner. For more information or assistance, contact Erin Hughes at ehughes@wils.org or 608-205-8732.
Mukurtu Midwest Hub staff are dedicated to a community-driven approach to preserving and sharing Indigenous heritage.
Erin F.H. Hughes - Digital and Community Outreach Archivist, WiLS
Kristen Whitson - Digital Specialist and Consortia Manager, WiLS
This Mukurtu Midwest site is a space for people new to Mukurtu CMS to get hands-on experience with the CMS and to learn more about its features and functions. This site is also used for training and workshops.
If you are interested in trying Mukurtu or learning more about its features and functions you can:
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look around and explore the Mukurtu Midwest site;
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read and watch the materials on how to use Mukurtu CMS at support.mukurtu.org
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request a user account or contact Erin F.H. Hughes.