The archive is the result of an active collaboration between the Cultural Center & Museum of Wyandotte Nation in Wyandotte, Oklahoma and the University of Cincinnati. Our partnership is grounded in model practices digital archival rematriation and emphasizes shared authority as well as shared responsibility. 

Mission

Wyandot cultural heritage is spread across archival repositories spanning from New York to Oklahoma, and everywhere inbetween. The separation of Native Americans from the documents about their past is what Indigenous scholar and activist Vine Deloria, Jr. once referred to as “the right to know.” 

The Wyandot Heritage Digital Archive (WHDA) seeks to digitally reunify the Wyandot archival record for the benefit of the present and future Wyandot(te) people by creating an online repository of resources connected to Wyandot history, culture, and language. 

Project Managers

• Beci Wright (Wyandotte) | Cultural Researcher in the Cultural Division of Wyandotte Nation

• Rebecca S. Wingo | Associate Professor of History and Director of Public History, University of Cincinnati

Advisory Board & Editorial Committee

• Billy Friend (Wyandotte) | Chief, Wyandotte Nation (AB)

• Sherri Clemons (Wyandotte) | Tribal Heritage Director, Wyandotte Nation (EC)

• Robert S. Wicks | Director, Miami University Art Museum (AB and EC)

• Anne Lacey | Kansas Room Librarian, Kansas City Kansas Public Library (EC)

• Kelsey (Emmons) Grimm | Library/Archive Coordinator, Glenn Black Laboratory, Indiana University (EC)

Other Contributors

The WHDA owes a debt of gratitude to the efforts of Robert S. Wicks, the former Director of Miami University's Art Museum, who created the first iteration of this site. 

University of Cincinnati | Research Assistants

• Delaney White | 2022 - 2023
• Reese Whitely | 2022

University of Cincinnati | Student Researchers 

• Spring 2024 | TBA
• Spring 2022 | Shepherd Aaron Ellis, Trevor Johnson, Felicity Moran, Wil Morriss, Erena Nakashima, Elisa Russell, Jason Rutledge, Anna K. Sensel, Nicholas Short, Emily Simpson, Gabrielle Waters, Delaney White, & Reese Whitely.