The Mukurtu Alaska Hub is a regional hub that provides basic support and training in Mukurtu CMS to Native and non-Native organizations in Alaska. It was established at Huna Heritage Foundation in partnership with the Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation at Washington State University. The Alaska Hub provides consultations, resources, training, and workshops for developing and maintaining Mukurtu sites.

We think about archiving like the way we gather and share our traditional foods. It takes a lot of time and resources to harvest, carefully process, and preserve these precious foods. Having put so much time and effort into the preservation of our traditional foods, we wouldn’t want them to collect dust on a cupboard shelf; they need to be shared and enjoyed by others.  Similarly, our community’s histories and cultures that have been preserved by those elders and community members who came before us, should be treated with care and attention, shared, celebrated and enjoyed by current and future generations. Mukurtu CMS provides a platform designed for Indigenous communities to share their heritage digitally in ways that work best for them and help us honor our community’s unique histories and cultures.

The Mukurtu Alaska Hub is a resource for people new to Mukurtu CMS 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, the Mukurtu Alaska Hub can provide valuable assistance.