A culture bearer is a person who is deeply rooted in the layers of their heritage, to the degree that they are confident in transmitting the eligible parts of their culture to others. With this program, we seek to encourage self-guided and self-paced learning; the Culture Bearer Pathway (CBP) is not bound to an already established, formal, gate-kept curriculum, which means that we hope you will follow the threads that excite you! This concept was developed with the intention of honoring the creative scholar in each of us, understanding that education does not need to look one specific way to be legitimate.

 

The vision for this program is that it will eventually include pathways for many dimensions of one's heritage; our first two programs are Indigenous Music and Black American Music. These resources introduce learners to Indigenous traditions that existed (and are still thriving!) on Turtle Island long before settler colonialism began here, and they go on to explore the ways in which contributions of Black Americans are foundational to the development of America's cultural and economic identity.

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These are DIY curricula, meaning we provide a collection of resources for each theme (articles, podcasts, videos, books and audio), but our hope is that you'll be inspired to dig deeper into the things that you find compelling, and create a learning path that really resonates for you.