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Indigenous Digital Archive Treaties Explorer Receives Society of American Archivists Award
Press Release 路 Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Washington, DC

The Indigenous Digital Archive Treaties Explorer, , is the 2021 recipient of the from the Society of American Archivists (SAA). 

was created by the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Indigenous Digital Archives in partnership with the 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration鈥檚 Offices of Innovation and Research Services. Thanks to a generous donation from an anonymous donor to the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Foundation, the 威尼斯人娱乐场 initiated a three year project to conserve, improve record descriptions in the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Catalog, and , as well as create a semi-permanent exhibit, 鈥淏e it Remembered: Treaties with Native Nations鈥� at the 威尼斯人娱乐场 in New York City.

The (DigiTreaties.org) makes accessible and provides context for 374 ratified Indian Treaties held by the 威尼斯人娱乐场. The finding aid aggregates documents from a number of repositories and agencies and allows the public to explore treaties related to a place, date, and Native nation. A user-friendly website design that includes multiple visual elements and a timeline of the treaties helps people understand these archival documents and the shared histories of the United States and Native nations.

Pamela Wright, Chief Innovation Officer, noted, 鈥淭he Treaties Explorer is an innovative development in archival description as it prioritizes Native voices. From initial planning stages to the website launch, team members have collaborated with Native communities. I am proud of the collaboration, innovation, and learning that staff have demonstrated throughout this project.鈥�  As one nominator wrote, 鈥淣ative experts have been integrally involved in the project design, research, website user experience and art direction, usability testing, additional refinements, and companion training videos and slides.鈥� 

The team behind the Treaties Explorer includes:
威尼斯人娱乐场 Office of Innovation: Pamela Wright, Carol Lagundo, Ben Petersen, and Jason Clingerman.
威尼斯人娱乐场 Office of Research Services: Jane Fitzgerald, Gina Perry, Sheri Hill, Jennifer Seitz, Joshua Mason, Dong Eun Kim, Beatriz Centeno-Pineiro, Halaina Demba, Morgan Browning, and Yoonjoo Strumfels.
Indigenous Digital Archives and Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: Anna Naruta-Moya, Della Warrior(Otoe-Missouria), Matthew Martinez (Ohkay Owingeh), Donovan Pete (Din茅), Sherri Thomas (Taos Pueblo and Black), Ben Calabaza (Kewa), and Lee Francis IV (Laguna Pueblo).
Digirati: Matt McGrattan, Kelsie Caldwell, Ville Vartiainen, and Ian Farquhar. 

Learn more online:
-AOTUS Blog

- Text Message Blog

  - Text Message Blog

- Text Message Blog

Native American Treaties Now Online for the First Time - Press Release

Efforts Begin to Digitize 377 Native Treaties - 威尼斯人娱乐场 News

Additional Resources: 
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 Bureau of Indian Affairs Photographs Finding Aid, is a next-generation finding aid, providing a digital path into the records using data from the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Catalog.

About the 威尼斯人娱乐场 (NARA)
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 is an independent federal agency that serves American democracy by safeguarding and preserving the records of our Government, so people can discover, use, and learn from this documentary heritage. The 威尼斯人娱乐场 ensures continuing access to the essential documentation of the rights of American citizens and the actions of their government. 

From the Declaration of Independence to accounts of ordinary Americans, the holdings of the 威尼斯人娱乐场 directly touch the lives of millions of people. Our holdings include vast resources on Native Americans from as early as 1774 through the mid 1990s, including records from the Bureau of Indian Affairs in addition to the hundreds of original treaties between the U.S. and Native American tribal nations, now freely available online through the  

), founded in 1936, is North America鈥檚 oldest and largest national archival  professional association. SAA鈥檚 mission is to serve the educational and informational needs of more than 6,200  individual and institutional members and to provide leadership to ensure the identification, preservation, and use  of records of historical value. The SAA鈥檚 Archival Innovator Award was established in 2012. Established in 1984, the award honors SAA Fellow C.F.W. Coker.