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URL:
http://ntiaotiant2.ntia.doc.gov/top/details.cfm?tiiap_no=10269
The complete TVN proposal to TOP is listed here:
Project Narrative--PDF Version
University
of New Mexico
Arts of the American Institute
award
number: 35-60-01068
start-end date: October 1, 2001 - September 30, 2004
total project cost: $1,634,070
federal share: $815,784
contact: Dr. Maria Williams
address: 1923 Las Lomas, NE Albuquerque, NM 87131
phone: (505) 277-2744
e-mail: mariaw@unm.edu
Project Description
The
University of New Mexico's Arts of the Americas Institute
will work with a consortium of Native American communities
to provide broadband Internet connectivity to five tribal
museums and culture centers. The Access Grid connecting
the sites will allow the museums to develop web-based exhibitions
and databases; cultural and arts education programs in traditional
languages for the tribal members; and cultural education
programs for the public. The Access Grid will also allow
the museums and cultural centers to access distance education
courses provided for museum management and professional
artist development. Museum officials will be able to develop
their own distance education courses over the Access Grid
and develop e-commerce capabilities for artists in their
communities.
The Access Grid will provide the technological means to
conduct remote meetings, site visits, training sessions,
and educational events, and will also allow for the development
of Virtual tours of areas `off limits' to visitors due to
cultural or religious concerns. These tours, coupled with
traditional museum activities, will help non-Native people
gain a better understanding and appreciation for tribal
customs and traditions.
Project
Significance
Today,
most tribes find themselves grappling with a variety of
issues having to do with maintenance of their cultural heritage;
preserving indigenous languages; and educating tribal and
non-tribal members about the cultural riches of the tribes.
Tribal museums have become an important means for tribes
to control the depiction of their cultures, depictions that
have taken on greater importance with the realization that
the art, language, and culture is central to a tribe's identity.
The Access Grid will provide the bandwidth and technology
necessary to develop modern, technologically enriched museums,
and will enable museum officials to access professional
training online. Local artisans will be able to use the
Access Grid to cultivate larger, more lucrative markets
for their products. The Access Grid model is a highly replicable
solution for other tribes facing similar issues and opportunities.
Partners
The
tribal consortium involved in this project includes the
Pueblos of Zuni, Jemez, and Pojoaque, the Indian Pueblo
Culture Center of Albuquerque, and the Jicarilla Apache
Nation.
Computing
Privacy and Security Policy 2/11/2002
Each
member of TVN must develop their own computer policies.
UNM suggests using the policies listed at page http://www.ahpcc.unm.edu/tvn/privacy-security.doc.
Computing
Acceptible Use 2/11/2002
Each
member of TVN must develop their own computer policies.
UNM suggests using the policies listed at page http://www.ahpcc.unm.edu/tvn/acceptableuse.doc.
Computer
Staffing
TVN
as a whole will pool resources in the initial stages of
developing the network. It will work toward fostering
sustainability for each of its members in a systematic manner.
UNM and HPCERC will support the initial networks, but the
members will be in full control by the end of the grant.
As
a strawman, HPCERC recommends the each tribe recruit three
areas of computing:
1.Visionary
management- sets the vision of how local members may use
computing.
2.Systems
maintenance - maintains the computers and networks.
3.Trainers
- provides local members with training so that adoption
is easier.
UNM
is providing job descriptions of its computer resources
at http://www.unm.edu/%7Ecomp/webdesc/webjobds.htm
. Its hope is that the local members may use them as a strawman
to generate ideas on appropriate staffing.
HPCERC
recommends as a rule of thumb 1 FTE/30 processors.
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