Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums : LIS Resources
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The guide was created by Zoey Colglazier and Lizzie Oswalt. They were both students (now graduated) in the Library and Information Science Master's program at UW-Madison.
For questions about TLAM, contact tlam@ischool.wisc.edu.
Professional Organizations Specific to TLAM
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American Indian Library AssociationA membership action group that addresses the library-related needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and MuseumsAn international non-profit organization that maintains a network of support for indigenous programs, provides culturally relevant programming and services, encourages collaboration among tribal and non-tribal cultural institutions, and articulates contemporary issues related to developing and sustaining the cultural sovereignty of Native Nations.
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National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation OfficersA non-profit membership association of Tribal government officials who implement federal and Tribal preservation laws.
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Native American Heritage at the National ArchivesResearchers can find information relating to American Indians and Alaska Natives from as early as 1774 through the mid-1990s at National Archives locations throughout the country.
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Wisconsin Indian Education AssociationWIEA is a site that was born from the Greater Lakes Intertribal Council (GLITC) to continue on their efforts of Native American education.
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Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council Inc.A great resource to look at in addition to the WIEA source.
Slow Archiving
Indigenous nations have long had their own methods for keeping memories and cultural traditions alive. A Western Euro-centric approach to archiving has historically delegitimized these avenues of archiving and instead infringed on Indigenous cultural sovereignty through holding materials in Non-Native institutions. Because of this, many Indigenous communities are cautious of archival practices that come from Western Euro-centric organizations, such as many universities, historical societies and heritage centers, and federal agencies.
Several professional organizations in the LIS field have recommendations for slow archiving and decolonizing the library through culturally responsive and respectfully practices. Some of these focus on respectfully handling, displaying, or repatriating materials, while others look at knowledge organization systems (KOS) in general and how they can be reimagined away from the Western Euro-centric models such as the Dewey Decimal System and Library of Congress Subject Headings.
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IndigitizationA BC based collaborative initiative between Indigenous communities and organizations, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, the Museum of Anthropology, Northern BC Archives (UNBC), and X̱wi7x̱wa Library, and the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) to facilitate capacity building in Indigenous information management.
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Learning to Listen: Archival Sound Recordings and Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual PropertyArticle on the power imbalance in archives throughout history and the nuance of law in this area, focused on oral histories.
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Librarians, wâhkôhtowin, and information literacy instruction: building kinship in research relationshipsWILU 2017 Closing Keynote by Jessie Loyer.
Decolonizing the Library
Most broadly, decolonizing libraries and information fields is about focusing on the voices of people of color and decentering whiteness. This encompasses collection development, programming, policies, information organization, acquisitions/accessioning, and more. The following resources go into these areas more deeply, or link to additional articles on topics ranging from institutional case studies to concrete actions libraries can take to decolonize their collections.
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Decolonizing the Library Resource GuideSimon Fraser University resource guide.
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#LibrariesResist Indigenous Communities GuideList of resources and readings about decolonizing the library and archive.
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Joining the Circle: An Indigenous 101 ToolkitGuide for librarians from the University of Toronto.
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Decolonizing Descriptions: Finding, Naming and Changing the Relationship between Indigenous People, Libraries and ArchivesA webinar from OCLC on subject headings and organizational systems.
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Decolonizing the ShelvesArticle on rethinking the organizational structure of a library.
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Decolonizing the public libraryArticle on decolonizing public libraries in Canada.
Historical Professional Organizations
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American Historical Association NewsmagazinePerspectives on History is the newsmagazine of the American Historical Association and is the principal source for news and information about the discipline of history.
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National Historical Publications and Records CommissionA statutory body affiliated with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), supporting a wide range of activities to preserve, publish, and encouraging the use of documentary sources, created in every medium ranging from quill pen to computer, relating to the history of the United States.
Archival Protocols and Policies
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Protocols for Native American Archival MaterialsSet of guiding principles created by group of nineteen Native American and non-Native American archivists, librarians, museum curators, historians, and anthropologists.
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous PeoplesFormal declaration from the United Nations. Used as a guidepost for ethical principles by many organizations.
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First Nations Principles of OCAPThe First Nations principles of ownership, control, access, and possession – more commonly known as OCAP® – assert that First Nations have control over data collection processes, and that they own and control how this information can be used.
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Local ContextsThe Local Contexts project grew from the needs of Indigenous and local organizations who wanted a practical method to deal with the range of intellectual property issues that arise in relation to managing cultural heritage materials.
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Collaboratory for Indigenous Data GovernanceThe Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance develops research, policy, and practice innovations for Indigenous data sovereignty.
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CARE Principles for Indigenous Data GovernanceThe CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance are people and purpose-oriented, reflecting the crucial role of data in advancing Indigenous innovation and self-determination.