Historical Reminiscents Podcast EP 56: Archives and the TRC Calls to Action

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In honour of Orange Shirt Day today's episode is dedicated to Residential School Survivors all across the land and to those who didn't return home from their time at Residential School. In today's episode I discuss the TRC's Calls to Action and their relationship to archival practice. Note - I made a numerical error when … Continue reading Historical Reminiscents Podcast EP 56: Archives and the TRC Calls to Action

Indigenous Archival Material, Open Access, and Decolonization

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The Newberry Library recently released a digitized collection of early 20th Century drawings by the Lakota community.  These drawings are part of the Edward E. Ayer Collection which contains artworks, books, and other material relating to Indigenous culture.   These drawings were created in 1913-1914 and are now in the public domain. Any press content I've … Continue reading Indigenous Archival Material, Open Access, and Decolonization

AlgomaU Profile: Decolonizing and Indigenizing the Academy

My fantastic co-worker Skylee-Storm Hogan and I were recently profiled as part of Algoma University's ongoing efforts to highlight the great work going on at the university. The profile focuses on our work relating to decolonization and indigenization with an emphasis on the "Doing The Work: The Historian's Place in Indigenization and Decolonization" Active History … Continue reading AlgomaU Profile: Decolonizing and Indigenizing the Academy

AAO: Toward Truth and Reconciliation

Today the Archives Association of Ontario (AAO) announced the first of two web pages "aimed at supporting the Truth and Reconciliation process and improving access to Indigenous focused archival and cultural resources."  Toward Truth and Reconciliation is a page dedicated to "assisting Ontario's archival community to navigate the path toward the decolonisation and Indigenization of … Continue reading AAO: Toward Truth and Reconciliation

Off The Record Issue on Archives and Indigenous Issues

The Archives Association of Ontario's Off The Record open access issue on archives and Indigenous issues was recently released.  The issue includes a lot of great and insightful content including: three holdings profiles focusing on access to Indigenous-related materials and three feature pieces on various facets of the intersection of Indigenous communities and archives. Overall, it … Continue reading Off The Record Issue on Archives and Indigenous Issues

Shingwauk Gathering – the 2016 Edition

This past weekend the Shingwauk Gathering and Conference was held at Algoma University.  This event grew out of the 1981 Shingwauk Reunion and invites survivors, inter-generational survivors, those engaged in reconciliation and healing work, and community members to gather, share, and learn.  This year the theme of the Gathering was "Fulfilling the Vision" and focused … Continue reading Shingwauk Gathering – the 2016 Edition

Stewarding Collections of Trauma

The Fall 2015 issue of Archivaria included "Stewarding Collections of Trauma: Plurality, Responsibility, and Questions of Action" by Lisa P. Nathan, Elizabeth Shaffer, and Maggie Castor.  The article looked broadly at efforts to manage archives that contain material relating to historical trauma and more specifically at the work of the National Centre for Truth and … Continue reading Stewarding Collections of Trauma

Journal of Western Archives: Native American Archives Special Issue

The current issue of the Journal of Western Archives focuses on Native American Archives.  The articles are open access and on a range of topics including tribal archives, decolonizing archival practice, developing training opportunities for Indigenous archivists, and the challenges faced by archives holding contrived photographs of Indigenous people. I'm still working my way through … Continue reading Journal of Western Archives: Native American Archives Special Issue