University of Colorado (University of Colorado Museum of Natural History)

The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History will catalog, digitize, and make web-accessible its Ute, Arapaho, Cheyenne, Shoshone, and Apache ethnographic collections, part of the museum's 1.5 million archaeological and ethnographic objects. The museum's goal is to produce more complete and descriptive object records from these collections that are in need of better digital curation, and share them through a collections database interface to encourage online visitors to view and explore material culture housed at the museum. The project will foster a greater connection between the museum and the tribes, while providing greater accessibility to the surrounding research community and the general public.