The Puyallup Tribal Historic Preservation Department (THPD) Family Data Reclamation Project is led by the THPD in partnership with UW Sociologist Dr. Rocha Beardall and a student research team.
Centering tribal authority and Indigenous data sovereignty, the project will build a tribally governed digital archive, facilitate community validation sessions, and lay the groundwork for future educational and public engagement initiatives defined by the THPD Team.
The project also provides intensive, hands-on training for three undergraduate and two graduate students in Indigenous human rights methods, archival ethics, and participatory research as they assist THPD’s work.
UW Sociologists working on this project include: Dr. Theresa Rocha Beardall, Adam Visokay (grad student), Todd Nobles (graduate student), Nora VanRees (undergraduate student), Haylee Weisner (undergraduate student), and Marina Cavalli (undergraduate student).
Learn more about the Puyallup Tribal Historic Preservation Department