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 […]
My cultural competency journey started in 2010, when I moved from Italy to Australia to study and work in the field of First Nations physical and digital archives[1]. At that time, I had just completed my studies in Arts and Humanities and Cultural Anthropology and I was confident in engaging with archival collections. I had
Excerpt from: Faulkhead, S. & Thorpe, K. (2016). Dedication: Archives and Indigenous Communities, A. J., McKemmish, S. & Lau, A.(eds), Research in the Archival Multiverse, Monash University Press. Allison B. Krebs (1956–2013) was a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, a Ph.D. student at the Information School at the University of
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With the aim to reverse and decrease our environmental impact, many different environment initiatives, like Nation Parks NSW and CSIRO Environment Management are now looking to incorporate the environmental knowledge (EK) of First Nations people into their practices and sustainability efforts. The natural resource management of many First Nations communities are low carbon and have
2018 will see a revitalisation of the Indigenous Archives Network renamed as the Indigenous Archives Collective. Our aim will be to share stories, experiences, research, and questions on the importance of Indigenous Archives. We conceptualise ‘Archives’ broadly to encompass art, dance, storytelling as well as collections. Best described by McKemmish (2005) in relation to the Australian
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