MUKURTU

(MOOK-oo-too)

Digital Preservation &

Archiving Community Workshop
April 26th, 2016
Time: 9:00am - 4:30pm
5250 Aero Drive, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Mukurtu (MOOK-oo-too) is a community archive and digital content management platform. Mukurtu is built to support communities
to manage, share, and exchange their digital heritage in culturally relevant and ethically-minded ways. The platforms serves
tribes, cultural preservation programs, language revitalization
programs, museums, archives, libraries and more. Mukurtus philosophy is to maintain an open, community-driven approach to development and to help build a platform that fosters relationships of respect and trust.
In this workshop, participants will get hands-on experience with
Mukurtu CMS and Mukurtu Mobile. Participants will learn: 1)
basic site set up 2) core features, 3) step-by-step procedures to
curate digital heritage items with Mukurtu CMS and how to collect content using Mukurtu Mobile. Participants will see examples of Mukurtu CMS in use in communities emphasizing preservation strategies, cultural
protocols, and the use of traditional knowledge labels for items and collections.
LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED. For more information, please contact Tomio Endo at
(707)579-3004 or email us at cimandcc@aol.com.
RSVP to (707) 579-3004 or cimandcc@aol.com
This workshop will be limited to 25 participants, so make sure to reserve your space.
This program was made possible by the First Nations Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative grant program.

California Indian Museum at: (707) 579-3004,

e-mail us at cimandcc@aol.com
or visit our Website at www.cimcc.org

MUKURTU
(MOOK-oo-too)
Digital Preservation &
Archiving Community Workshop

Morning: Community Workshop Part 1

9:00am-9:30am
Introductions
9:30am-10:15 am
General overview and History of Mukurtu
Introduction to Mukurtus Three Cs - Communities, Cultural
Protocols and Categories
10:15am-11:15am
Mukurtu Bags Activity
11:15pm-12:15
Group discussion: Defining Three Cs: what content could be upload
ed to the site, how would it be shared and narrated
Group discussion about gathering and creating content
Afternoon: Community Workshop Part 2
1:30pm-3:30pm
Stations set up with digitization materials
Community members choose stations and rotate through hands on
activities
3:30-4:30
Wrap Up

California Indian Museum at: (707) 579-3004,

e-mail us at cimandcc@aol.com
or visit our Website at www.cimcc.org