Reconciliation Framework: The Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce

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The Reconciliation Framework: The Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce created by the Steering Committee on Canada's Archives, Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Taskforce (TRC-TF) is now available. Based on five years of research, work, and collaboration between archivists and Indigenous communities this document provides a … Continue reading Reconciliation Framework: The Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce

Project Funding News

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I've been fortunate to be part of a number of projects that have recently received funding news.  I am very excited about all of this work, much of which involves community, engagement, and cross-cultural learning methods. The TRC-TF was recently awarded at SSHRC Insight Grant for "Establishing a framework for reconciliation action and awareness within … Continue reading Project Funding News

Collaborative Archival Practice: Rethinking outreach, access, and reconciliation using Wikipedia

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I had a great time at the 2017 Archives Association of Ontario conference last week.  If you're interested in the talk Danielle Robichaud and I gave relating to Wikipedia, archives, and reconciliation work our slides are now online. It was great to meet Danielle in person (and yay for twitter connecting us virtually long before … Continue reading Collaborative Archival Practice: Rethinking outreach, access, and reconciliation using Wikipedia

AAO: Wikipedia and Reconciliation

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Headed to the Archives Association of Ontario conference this week? Come join Danielle Robichaud and I on Friday April 28th from 2:30-3:15pm in session 6b.  We'll be talking Wikipedia and reconciliation and sharing some of our experiences editing Wikipedia within the context of reconciliation. I'm really looking forward to this talk and hope to see … Continue reading AAO: Wikipedia and Reconciliation

4Rs Framework: Seeding Reconciliation On Uneven Ground

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The 4Rs Youth Movement is a youth-led organization dedicated to facilitating conversations and changing relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth. 4Rs is committed to the values of respect, reciprocity, reconciliation and relevance and brings those values into all of the dialogues and programming it runs. I've had the opportunity to work with 4Rs on a … Continue reading 4Rs Framework: Seeding Reconciliation On Uneven Ground

Archival Professional Communities

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At the start of November I participated in a meeting of Anglican Diocesan Archivists in Toronto.  Spread over two days the meeting was a chance for Diocesan Archivists to connect, talk about ongoing projects, and discuss professional challenges and triumphs.  Many of the archivists in the room have been serving as Diocesan Archivists for many … Continue reading Archival Professional Communities

Ten Books to Contextualize Reconciliation in Archives, Museums, and Public History

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My latest post "Ten Books to Contextualize Reconciliation in Archives, Museums, and Public History" can be seen over at Active History.  The post looks at ten books and articles as a starting point for learning about reconciliation, residential schools and indigenous rights in the context of heritage organizations.

Interactive History: Indigenous Perspectives and the Blanket Exercise

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As part of Orientation Week at AlgomaU students, staff, faculty and community members were invited to participate in the KAIROS blanket exercise.  Originally developed in the 1990s as a response to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples the blanket exercise is a participatory teaching too that invites participants to learn about Canadian history from an … Continue reading Interactive History: Indigenous Perspectives and the Blanket Exercise

Shingwauk Gathering – the 2016 Edition

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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

Anishinaabe Inendamowin (Thought) Research Symposium

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Last week I attended the second Bi-Annual Anishinaabe Inendamowin (Thought) Research Symposium at Algoma University.  It was a great day and included speakers on everything from sustainability, to the power of food, to decolonizing railways. The symposium also included scholars from a range of backgrounds including community members, all levels of students, and academics.  It was … Continue reading Anishinaabe Inendamowin (Thought) Research Symposium