People

NWBSN

The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is a tribe of about 570 enrolled members many of whom are dispersed across the urban greater Salt Lake area. They are one of seven federally recognized tribes in the state of Utah. Historically, they made their ancestral lands in northern Utah and southern Idaho, but they currently do not have a designated reservation. Our collective work is to share and preserve their culture to benefit the tribe and the surrounding community.

LED Lab

The Learn Explore Design Lab Lab at Utah State University is a supportive, inclusive, and passionate community of explorers who investigate how people learn and grow through making, designing, experiencing, and producing. We employ equity-focused, justice-centered, and community-based methodologies.We share our work in hopes of making research more transparent and providing new perspectives at the intersections of learning, technology, and culture.

Internal Advisory Board

Chair: Dr. Melissa Tehee, Associate Professor, Psychology, Utah State University

Darren Parry, Tribal Councilman & Former Chairman, Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation

Jason Brough, Tribal Member, Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation

Corey Picraux, Agriculture Assistant, Utah State University

External Advisory Board

Chair: Dr. Brian Smith, The Honorable David S. Nelson Chair and Associate Dean for Research, Boston College

Dr. Megan Bang, Professor of Learning Sciences, Northwestern and Senior Vice President, Spencer Foundation

Dr. Bryan Brayboy, President’s Professor of Indigenous education and justice, Arizona State University

Dr. Elise Gornish, Assistant Restoration Ecology Specialist in Cooperative Extension, University of Arizona

Dr. Bronwyn Bevan, Director of Research, Wallace Foundation

Gratitude to Former Members

We express our gratitude to the following people for their specific contributions to our work.

Gratitude to SpyHop

Spy Hop assisted with initial conceptualizations and made significant early contributions to the Daigwade project. Spy Hop’s mission is to mentor young people in the digital media arts to help them find their voice, tell their stories, and be empowered to affect positive change in their lives, their communities, and the world. We express our gratitude to the following people for their specific contributions to our work.

 

We express our gratitude to the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Tribal Council for their support of this work.

Daigwade is a collaboration between Utah State University and the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation.

 
 

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No #1943630. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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