Wíháŋble S’a Center

Art installation with a glittering floor
Suzanne Kite peforms on a stage in black and blue clothing against a backdrop lit by LEDs.

About

Wiháŋble S’a Center for Indigenous at Bard College conducts interdisciplinary research that merges Indigenous Knowledge with artificial intelligence technologies and is led by Dr. Suzanne Kite, PhD.
The Center is both a National Endowment for the Humanities artificial intelligence research center and a pod with the Abundant Intelligences research program. Abundant Intelligences operates through locally rooted pods that bring diverse Indigenous Knowledge systems through knowledge holders, cultural practitioners, language keepers, educational institutions, and community vitalization organizations together with physical scientists, engineers, artists, designers, social scientists, and humanists. Wíhaŋble S’a Center collaborates with community partners Racing Magpie in Rapid City, South Dakota, and Forge Project in Taghkanic, New York.
Our Mission

Our Mission

Our mission is to 1. establish a hub where Indigenous protocols significantly inform and shape the ethical development of AI systems, 2. explore and craft ethical, legal, and societal frameworks for AI, deeply anchored in Indigenous knowledge and practices, 3. create Indigenous-based guidelines for AI technology, offering a new model for AI development rooted in ethical consideration, and 4. foster continuous interaction and collaboration between Indigenous scholars and AI researchers, diversifying future AI research.

Learn more about the Center’s research network:

Team

Core Team

  • Suzanne Kite, PhD
    Suzanne Kite, PhD
    Director
  • Rebecca Cosenza
    Rebecca Cosenza
    Coordinator and Studio Manager
  • Corey Stover
    Corey Stover
    Community Liason
  • Mauro Tosarelli
    Mauro Tosarelli
    Research Assistant and Communications
  • Mahmoud El Safadi
    Mahmoud El Safadi
    Research Assistant, Technical

Steering Committee

  • Jason Edward Lewis
    Jason Edward Lewis
    Adviser
  • Karim Jerbi
    Karim Jerbi
    Adviser
  • Adam Haar Horowitz
    Adam Haar Horowitz
    Researcher
  • Clementine Bordeaux
    Clementine Bordeaux
    Researcher
  • Corey Stover
    Corey Stover
    Researcher
  • Antoine Bellamare
    Antoine Bellamare
    Abundant Intelligences Post Doctoral Fellow

Community Partners

  • Forge Project
    Forge Project
  • Racing Magpie Gallery
    Racing Magpie Gallery

Collaborators

  • Laura Harjo
    Laura Harjo
  • Olivia Camfield
    Olivia Camfield
  • Sadie Red Wing
    Sadie Red Wing
  • Scott Benesiinaabandan
    Scott Benesiinaabandan
  • Sean Hellfritsch
    Sean Hellfritsch
Activities

Activities

  1. Artmaking and Research Creation
  2. Public Communications of the Research Through Artworks
  3. Develop AI Tools Collaborating with Humans
  4. Publishing on Indigenous Research and Creation Methodologies

Acknowledgment + Resources

Land Acknowledgment + Resources
Wíhaŋble S’a Center occupies the ancestral homelands of the Munsee and Muhheaconneok people, and our staff uphold ourselves to the values expressed in Bard’s Land Acknowledgment. Use the resources linked below to learn more.
Slavery Acknowledgment + Resources
Bard College acknowledges that its origins are intertwined with slavery, which has shaped the United States and American institutions from the beginning. Use the resources linked below to learn more.
Location

Location

The Wíhaŋble S’a Center is based at Bard College's Massena Campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Learn more about visiting Bard →

Upcoming Event

  • A performance by Suzanne Kite on a dark stage with stars and bright lights in the sky.; Kite and Wíhaŋble S’a Center: Dreaming with AI
    5/31
    Saturday
    IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (MoCNA) 108 Cathedral Place Santa Fe, NM 87501 United States