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Indigenous Referencing Guidance for Indigenous Knowledges Launched by CAVAL

In 2022, members of the Indigenous Archives Collective responded to an expression of interest by CAVAL for a consultation partner to develop Indigenous Referencing Guidance for Indigenous Knowledges . The scope of work was to build on and produce referencing guidance to extend the work of the CAVAL Acknowledging Cultural authority and Indigenous Knowledges in referencing […]

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The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive (ATSIDA) is a specialised research data archive that supports the sovereign rights of First Nations people to maintain, control, protect and develop their knowledges and representations. When Indigenous research data is deposited to ATSIDA, we collect a range of information to ensure that we are able to sustainably

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Position Statement on the Right of Reply to Indigenous Knowledges and Information held in archives released

We are delighted to announce the publication of the Indigenous Archives Collective Statement on the Right of Reply to Indigenous Knowledges and Information held in Archives. The statement supports the work of the Indigenous Archives Collective to assert the rights of Indigenous peoples to challenge and respond to their information and knowledges contained in archival

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Indigenous Archives Collective Panel on research and the Tandanya declaration

Members of the Indigenous Archives Collective contributed a panel discussion at the 2020 Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) conference which is usually held in Prato (Italy). Due to COVID-19, the CIRN hosted an online event instead – the #CIRN2020 .virtual webinar series. Duncan Loxton, Kirsten Thorpe, Rose Barrowcliffe, Monica Galassi and Tasha James discussed themes

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‘Indigenous Recordkeeping and Archives’ course goes live

The Indigenous Archives and Data Stewardship Hub, part of the Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education and Research at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is proud to have launched the Indigenous Recordkeeping and Archives course for the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA). The course is part of a wider agenda of the Indigenous Archives Hub to

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Response to comments to the #BLACKLIVESMATTER AND ARCHIVES IN AUSTRALIA blog post

Recently I wrote a blog article about the engagement of the Australian GLAM sector with the #BlackLivesMatter movement and Indigenous activism. The blog article called for Australian memory institutions to shift from retroactive to proactive practice and contrasted the libraries’ and archives’ collection calls for the federal election and COVID19 to their collection calls for

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Looking up to research ethics

Please Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the website to which the following story refers may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs and printed material. I have not referred to the communities discussed because I did not want to inadvertently invite distress. Visitors to the website

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Working with Records of Trauma: A Reflection

Kirsten and Cassie recently published an article in the Los Angeles Archivists Collective magazine about our experiences while working with the New South Wales Aboriginal Trust Fund Repayment Scheme from 2005–2011. The article Aboriginal Histories in Australian Government Archives: Working with Records of Trauma shares experiences of our past work in using records for reparations and social

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