What is it about?
This article reports on the results of a collaborative effort among librarians, archivists, and humanities faculty to create an online edition of the Popol Vuh, the Maya K’iche’ book of creation, over a ten-year period.
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Why is it important?
The article addresses the unique ethical, legal, intellectual, and technological consideration of digital humanities projects developed with indigenous knowledge works, persisting knowledge equity gaps online, and the limitations of digital repatriation of cultural artifacts.
Perspectives
This case study was written to highlight the contributions of information professionals in collaboration with researchers and teaching faculty in supporting transformative decolonial information practices.
Pamela Espinosa de los Monteros
The Ohio State University
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This page is a summary of: Decolonial Information Practices: Repatriating and Stewarding the Popol Vuh Online, Preservation Digital Technology & Culture, October 2019, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1515/pdtc-2019-0009.
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