MIC Lecture: Bears Ears Digital Cultural Heritage Initiative

The Bears Ears Digital Cultural Heritage Initiative (BEDCHI) brings together tribal representatives, federal land managers, museum professionals, archaeologists, ethnographers, and students to document culturally significant sites in Bears Ears National Monument. Combining emerging technologies with descendant community perspectives, the project is developing augmented and virtual reality experiences for tribal communities and the public. This presentation highlights two years of CNHA-funded workshops that trained students in photogrammetry and ethnographic interviewing in partnership with the Navajo Nation and the Pueblo of Zuni. Speakers: Ben Bellorado and Eric Heller Free and open to the public. Part of the 2026 MIC Lecture Series presented by Canyonlands Natural History Association.