X̱wi7x̱wa Library: Indigenous Knowledge Organization
The University of British Columbia has created the Indigenous Knowledge Organization. The X̱wi7x̱wa Library strives to respect the First Nations-preferred names and spellings of nations. X̱wi7x̱wa is developing an authority list of First Nations Names. All X̱wi7x̱wa materials are catalogued on the UBC Library Catalogue. [zotpress items=”{1341761:56STP8Z3}” style=”chicago-author-date”]
Read MoreIndigitization Toolkit: Toolkit for the Digitization of First Nations Knowledge
The purpose of the Indigitization Toolkit is to provide a reference document as well as a series of templates for BC First Nations communities interested in undertaking digitization projects. The Indigitization toolkit also fits into a broader goal to provide support to First Nations communities in the management of their information. [zotpress items=”{1341761:44HD4W8M}” style=”chicago-author-date”]
Read MoreNational Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Repatriation Policy
“Repatriation is the process whereby specific kinds of American Indian cultural items in a museum collection are returned to lineal descendants and culturally affiliated Indian tribes, Alaska Native clans or villages, and/or Native Hawaiian organizations.” Repatriation at the NMAI is a uniquely proactive and collaborative process. Working closely with Native peoples and communities, the NMAI…
Read MoreTribal Archives, Traditional Knowledge, and Local Contexts: Why the ‘s’ Matters / Kimberly Christen
Archivist scholars argue that it is not enough for collections to be inclusive of cultures and voices, but we must make “structural changes” in which Indigenous people still have ownership over their texts and stories. This notion of ownership, though, becomes less defined when Indigenous cultural artifacts are collected by institutions; when a non-Indigenous culture…
Read MoreDiverse Knowledges and Contact Zones within the Digital Museum / Ramesh Srinivasan, Katherine M. Becvar, Robin Boast, Jim Enote
This article reports on an early project exploring the possibilities of collaborative description of Indigenous belongings held in museums. The authors conducted a collaborative research project on how multiple local expert communities interacted with and reacted to objects held within multiple museums. The ethnographic research conducted in this study demonstrates the need for museums to…
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