Preservation of the Barona Band's Audiovisual Collection

FAIN: PG-50931-10

Barona Band of Mission Indians (Lakeside, CA 92040-1541)
Cheryl Hinton (Project Director: May 2009 to December 2010)

A preservation assessment of 767 original sound recordings and videotapes in the Barona Cultural Center and Museum that document the ongoing preservation of the 'Iipay language of the Barona Band of Mission Indians. The corpus includes 328 audio cassettes, 128 CDs, 37 DVDs, 21 mini-discs, and 227 VHS tapes and documents the history and traditional lifeways of this tribe. Minor rehousing supplies recommended by the proposed consultant will also be purchased.

The goal of the project is to hire an archivist with expertise in audiovisual media to conduct a preservation assessment of the 767 original sound recordings and videotapes in the cultural media collection of the Barona Cultural Center & Museum.