Daigwade
The Daigwade project is a community-based effort with the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. We are working with families to create place-based storytelling experiences that share and preserve the Tribe’s culture.
The Daigwade project (NSF Grant #1943630) is a community-based project with the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. The Daigwade project seeks to engage families in the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation with the overarching goal to preserve and share culture with digital and non-digital technologies. We are developing family and community programming to teach culture, technology, science, and art. Please check out the project website for more information about this project: daigwade.org.
PARTNERS
PROJECT LEAD
Breanne Litts
TEAM
Kenden Quayle | Project Manager
Minah Nguyen
Lili Yan
Dallas Haws
AlLisia Dawkins
McKay Colleni
Collin Tso
Melissa Tehee
Christina Morgan
Megan Hamilton
Cultivating Connections
In partnership with Dr. Melissa Tehee (Psychology, USU) and her Tohi Lab, Dr. Litts and the LED Lab are working with Edith Bowen Laboratory School (K-6) to investigate how to collaboratively (re)design cross-cultural field experiences for sixth graders to effectively develop culturally competent citizen scholars. The key aim of the project is to cultivate connections across partners, cultures, and disciplines.
In partnership with Dr. Melissa Tehee (Psychology, USU) and her Tohi Lab, Dr. Litts and the LED Lab are working with Edith Bowen Laboratory School (K-6) to investigate how to collaboratively (re)design cross-cultural field experiences for sixth graders to effectively develop culturally competent citizen scholars. The key aim of the project is to cultivate connections across partners, cultures, and disciplines. This work is funded by USU’s Seed Program to Advance Research Collaborations and the Spencer Foundation.
PARTNERS
PROJECT LEADS
Melissa Tehee
Breanne Litts
TEAM
Lili Yan
Research Manager
Ella Olson
Project Manager
Stuart Baggaley
Erica Ficklin
Megan Hamilton
Chase Mortensen
Jennifer Jenkins
Nate Justis
Cedric Mannie
Collin Tso
Kenden Quayle
McKay Colleni
Devon Isaacs
Kameica Yazzie
Lili Yan
