Digital Humanities Projects at Humboldt

Art + Feminism

Every year Art + Feminism hosts Wikipedia Edit-A-Thons throughout the world, which aim to make histories of underrepresented artists more accessible to the general public and teach more people to become Wikipedia editors. Thousands of universities, museums and individuals have contributed to making Wikipedia more inclusive through these events which began in 2014. Humboldt students have participated in the Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for several years, supported by the library and art history program.

Eureka Murals: The Art of Eureka CA

Website featuring murals located throughout the city of Eureka. The site includes murals produced in connection with the Eureka street art festival as well as other public art. Each mural is shown on a map of Eureka and artist statements are also provided.

G-O Road Database

Students at Cal Poly Humboldt have been working with Native American Studies Professors Dr. Cutcha Risling Baldy (Hupa, Karuk, Yurok, enrolled Hoopa Valley Tribe); Dr. Kayla Begay (Hoopa Valley Tribe); and Special Collections Librarian Carly Marino to document and create an online archive of materials about a 1988 Supreme Court Case Lyng v Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association which made headlines in national and international arenas as several California Indian tribes were protesting the building of a road between Gasquet and Orleans in Northern California. These items will be publically available on a website to help people explore the history and continued impact of the case. The archive features documents like letters from Ceremonial Leaders, written by hand, that ask for protection of the High Country.

History of Native California Video

Made in partnership with NAS, ITEPP, and the Place Based Learning Communities.

Homeless in Humboldt

Humboldt County — a remote county tucked in the northern reaches of California. Home to redwood trees and about 250,000 people, it is one of the more rural, scenic counties in the state, and there exists an underlying issue that has plagued the county for decades — homelessness. Humboldt county’s rate of homeless individuals is three times higher than the state average. With the onset of COVID-19, things aren’t any better. What are their stories? What can they offer the world? Who can help them through these trying times? We seek to answer these questions and more through our documentary about homelessness in Humboldt County in the time of COVID-19.

Homeless in Humboldt documentary

Humboldt State University student journalists document the life of JP and Caity Jo. Episode 1 explores their struggles with drugs, housing, and law enforcement in Eureka, California.

Humboldt in the time of COVID

Imagine you are a researcher 100 years from now, try to understand how COVID-19 impacted our community. What types of sources would you like to use? This project aims to document our experience in Humboldt County during this pandemic by creating an archive of what life in Humboldt looks like during this time.

Humboldt in the time of COVID News Article

Humboldt in the Time of COVID: Archiving History as it’s Happening

Humboldt Map Portal

A selection of mapping projects by Cal Poly Humboldt students and faculty. Requires Cal Poly Humboldt login.

Native American Studies StoryMaps

Native American Studies StoryMaps exploring place based learning sites like: the Native American Forum (and forum lobby) at Cal Poly Humboldt; Tuluwat Island; and Sumeg Village. Also includes information about local area tribes and tribal lands.

Northwestern California Genocide Project

The Northwestern California Genocide Project is a Digital Archive put together and presented by Humboldt State University students.This project is the first digital source to present to the public and future scholars a collection of items on genocidal atrocities and mass extermination events committed against Northwestern California native peoples perpetrated by white pioneers and settlers around the mid and late 19th century.

Researching the Redwoods

Redwood National Park celebrated its 50th birthday in October of 2018. The story behind the creation of this beautiful park is told here through first hand documents and artifacts from our archives. The struggle that preceded this park's existence is evident in the history displayed on these pages. The passion and endurance of key characters, without whom the park would not have existed, is documented in the collections and exhibits featured in our database.

Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Place Based Learning Communities

Made in partnership with NAS, ITEPP, and the Place Based Learning Communities

Battle- ‘n Home-Fronts: America’s Living Myths of War and Peace

The purpose of Battle- ‘n Home-Fronts is to increase public awareness of the relationship between America’s wars and its sense of shared meaning, to increase public awareness of the relationship between the nation’s battlefronts and the struggles that have characterized life on the home-front. The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves are powerful; the myths we live by, though often unexamined, help to shape our relationship to the culture which, in turn, helps to shape each of us. Funded in part by ODEI and RSCA.

This site is under construction, incomplete in many ways, but indicative of the project's greater goals. The project team is currently seeking grant funding to enrich the site's design, and increase its content.