Sponsorships
Native Bound Unbound invites partners to join us in supporting the recovery, study, and sharing of the histories of Indigenous slavery across the Americas. Sponsorships help sustain the research, technology, gatherings, and educational initiatives that make this work possible. Whether through financial support or in-kind contributions, sponsors play a vital role in expanding access, strengthening community engagement, and advancing new knowledge across borders and generations.
Types of Sponsorships
1. The Work of Recovery
Support archival research, fieldwork, and the core scholarly labor behind NBU. Sponsorships help fund research travel, transcription and translation, data encoding, collaborations with archives, museums, and genealogical societies, and the expansion of our research team—including internships and early-career opportunities. These contributions strengthen the foundation of historical recovery across the hemisphere.
2. Technology & Digital Infrastructure
Support the tools and digital systems that power NBU’s work. Sponsorships help provide equipment, software, cloud storage, AI-assisted tools, and ongoing development of our public platform. This category appeals to partners committed to advancing digital humanities, preservation, and technological innovation.
3. Community Engagement
Support the relationships at the heart of Native Bound Unbound. Sponsorships help make possible memory workshops, StoryCorps collaborations, community consultations, listening sessions, travel assistance for community members, and local engagement initiatives across the Americas. These partnerships prioritize relationship-building, trust, and shared authority with Indigenous and descendant communities.
4. Learning, Teaching & Curriculum
Support the development of educational resources inspired by the work of Native Bound Unbound. While curriculum development is in an early stage, this will be a growing area of focus as the project expands and more content becomes available through the website. Sponsorships will help underwrite future curricular frameworks, digital learning modules, educator workshops, and classroom-ready materials designed to bring the history of Indigenous slavery into schools, universities, and public learning spaces.
5. Scholarship, Convenings & Symposiums
Support research gatherings that bring scholars, archivists, technologists, and community leaders together. Sponsorships help fund symposiums, seminars, public lectures, and academic convenings—locally, nationally, and internationally—while ensuring that descendant and Indigenous voices remain central.
How to Become a Sponsor
We welcome conversations with foundations, corporations, cultural institutions, and in-kind partners interested in supporting this hemispheric work. To explore sponsorship opportunities or to develop a tailored partnership, please contact us directly.
