General Resources

Caretaking Memory: A Resource Guide for Archival Practitioners Working in Indigenous-Centred Archives

Archives Canada: Reconciliation Toolkit for Non-Indigenous Archives in Canada

 A Selected Review of Federal and Provincial Legislation Implicating Indigenous Cultural Heritage in British Columbia

The UBC Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre

First Peoples’ Cultural Council - 10 Recommendations for Supporting Indigenous Cultural Heritage

Library and Archives Canada Indigenous Documentary Heritage Initiatives  

Nations to Nations: Indigenous Voices at Library and Archives Canada                                         

Canadian Federation of Libraries Association Indigenous Resources 

Canadian Federation of Library Associations - Truth-and-Reconciliation-Committee-Report-and-Recommendations

Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries & Museums

National Breath of Life Archival Institute for Indigenous Languages

Training Opportunities

Sustainable Heritage Network

First Nations Public Service Secretariat: Management Training Academy: Records and Information Management

IKBLC – Indigitization Program

Archives Association of British Columbia (AABC) BC Museums Association (BCMA)

BC Library Association (BCLA)

Canadian Museums Association (CMA)

Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA)

Association of Records Managers and Administrator (ARMA)

Repatriation

Royal BC Museum Repatriation Handbook (August 2018)

Funding Opportunities

New Relationship Trust

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Department of Canadian Heritage Museums Assistance Program (MAP) 

Canadian Heritage Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

Library and Archives Canada “Listen, Hear Our Voices”

Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program

First Peoples Cultural Council Language Grants, Arts Grants and Heritage Grants

Indigenous Services Canada

Canada Council for the Arts “Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples” 

Heritage BC "Heritage Legacy Fund"

BC Arts Council "Project Assistance: Museums and Indigenous Cultural Centres"

Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Fellowships and Grants

Friends of BC Archives “Indigenous Research Fund” 

Own-Source Revenue in Indigenous Communities Initiative

Protocol and Policy Development

First Nations Information Governance Centre - OCAP Principles

CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance

SAA: Access Policies for Native American Archival Materials in the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution (2020)

Protocols for Native American Archival Materials

• Case studies written on the application of the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials

• Factors Associated with the Implementation of the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials: An Exploratory Study (2024) 
  

Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives, and Information Services

UVic Libraries - Digital Ethics and Reconciliation in Libraries and Archives

Royal BC Museum Indigenous Collections and Repatriation Policy (August 2018)

Smithsonian Shared Stewardship Policy (July 2019)

Records Management

First Nations Public Service Secretariat: Records and Information Management Assessment Toolkit

First Nations Public Service Secretariat: Information Management Toolkit for First Nations Government in BC

Description, Name Authorities and Subject Indexing

COPPUL: Decolonizing Description Symposium (2018-2022)

Library and Archives Canada Guidelines for writing titles for descriptions of Indigenous-related archival materials

UBC X̱wi7x̱wa Library: Indigenous Knowledge Organization, Names for BC First Nations in BC, Indigenous Librarianship

Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) Resource Centre Classification Plan (July 2015)

University of Manitoba Indigenous Knowledge Management: Indigenous Subject Headings

Red River College Indigenous Subject Headings Modification Project (Winnipeg, May 4, 2020)

National Indigenous Knowledge and Language Alliance (NIKLA)

Modifications to the Library of Congress Subject Headings for Use by Manitoba Archives (2016)

Greater Victoria Public Library Indigenous Subject Heading List (interim) 

Local Contexts 'Traditional Knowledge Licenses'

Te Kotahi Research Institute presentation (video) "TK Labels Transforming Data Infrastructure to Recognise Indigenous
Provenance" (Sept 22, 2022)

Privacy Legislation and Indigenous Records

The Impacts of Bill C-58 on First Nations’ Access to Information: A Discussion Paper Following the Review of Bill C-58 by the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs National Claims Research Directors and Union of BC Indian Chiefs (March 2019) 

Molly Torsen and Jane Anderson, "Intellectual Property and the Safeguarding of Traditional Cultures: Legal Issues and Practical Options for Museums, Libraries and Archives", (WIPO, 2012),  

Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions (WIPO, 2020) 

ENRICH Hub - supports the development of Indigenous based protocols, Indigenous centered standard setting mechanisms, and machine-focused technology that inform policy, transform institutional and research practices, and reform relationships between Indigenous communities and wider society. ENRICH integrates four disciplines – Indigenous Rights, Law, Policy, and Data Science.

Digitization and Preservation of Indigenous Records

UBC Indigitization Project; Indigitization Toolkit

Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) Notes Indigenous Materials N6/1 – N6/9

Software and Digital Heritage

• EcoTrust Canada Referrals Software: An Analysis of Options (2017)

• Murkutu

• Reciprocal Research Network

• Cedar Box (referrals/managing consultation, heritage, fieldwork, GIS, governance)

• Community Knowledge Keeper (referrals/managing consultation, heritage, fieldwork, GIS. Also provides a comprehensive digital community archive for documents, photographs, audio and video files)

• Trailmark (referrals/managing consultation, heritage, fieldwork, GIS) 

• FirstVoices (via First Peoples Cultural Council, focus on Indigenous language archiving)

• Land Occupancy and Use Information System (LOUIS) Toolkit (data management for Indigenous communities, modules for Asset Management, Consultation, Indigenous Knowledge and Spatial Information)

Publications and Presentations

• The Care Principles for Indigenous Data Governance: Overview and Australian Activities (March 3, 2021)

• Simon Fraser University Conference "Sorting Libraries Out: Decolonizing Classification and Indigenizing Description” (March 11–13, 2019)

• Kimberly Christen. Tribal Archives, Traditional Knowledge, and Local Contexts: Why the “s” Matters. Journal of Western Archives. 2015, Vol. 6, No. 1 

• Kimberly Christen. Opening Archives: Respectful Repatriation. The American Archivist: Spring/Summer 2011, Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 185-210.

• Museum Anthropology Review. Vol 7 No 1-2 (2013). After the Return: Digital Repatriation and the Circulation of Indigenous Knowledge

• Mary S. Linn (2014). Living archives: A community based language archive model. In David Nathan & Peter K. Austin (eds) Language Documentation and Description, vol. 12: Special Issue on Language Documentation and Archiving. London: SOAS. pp. 53-67. 

• Kimberly L. Lawson. Precious Fragments: First Nations Materials in Archives, Libraries and Museums. Master's thesis, University of British Columbia, 2004.