Kim Christen is an Associate Professor in the Department of English, the Director of the Digital Technology and Culture Program, Director of Digital Projects at the Plateau Center, Native American Programs, and co-Director of the Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation at Washington State University. Her work explores the intersections of cultural heritage, archival access, traditional knowledge, intellectual property rights, the ethics of openness, and the use of digital technologies in and by indigenous communities globally. Dr. Christen received her Ph.D. from the history of consciousness department at the University of California at Santa Cruz in 2004. Her academic work focuses on contemporary global articulations of indigeneity as they relate to the ethics of openness and access to knowledge and cultural materials. Her academic research and grant-funded projects focuses on the intersection of digital technologies, intellectual property rights, archival process, and cultural heritage movements within indigenous communities and the global commons. More of Dr. Christen’s work, including publications and projects, can be found at her website, and you can follow her on Twitter @Mukurtu.