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Tech meets tradition: One PhD’s mission to preserve Indigenous memory

Published May 6, 2025
Updated May 9, 2025

In a digital world where stories are easily shared but not always protected, Alycia de Mesa (Apache of Chihuahua) asked: How can Indigenous traditional knowledge be preserved without losing community control? 

These were the kinds of questions embedded in de Mesa's doctoral dissertation for her in human and social dimensions of science and technology degree in the School for the Future of Innovation.

Tech meets tradition: One PhD’s mission to preserve Indigenous memory