Building knowledge with care
Research and documentation are central to the Foundation’s work.
We seek to create records that are accurate, accessible, and useful to communities, practitioners, researchers, educators, and future generations. Depending on the project, this may include interviews, field observation, photography, audio, video, archival research, mapping, material study, and written analysis.
Our documentation process considers:
- Who holds the knowledge
- Who gives permission for its use
- How information should be represented
- What context must accompany it
- How materials may be accessed
- How the record can remain useful over time
Documentation is not an extractive act. It should return value through recognition, access, strengthened visibility, useful resources, or other forms of agreed support.