Description
Book SynopsisProviding examples of approaches to unsettling Western archival paradigms from Canada, the US, New Zealand, and Australia, this book presents community archival work that will illuminate decolonial archival practices for archivists, curators, and heritage practitioners responsible for the stewardship of materials about Indigenous communities.
Table of Contents
Series Introduction
- Foreword by Ricardo L. Punzalan
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Recognizing Colonial Frameworks
- Colonial Archives in the United States
- Colonial Archives in Canada
- Colonial Archives in Australia
- Colonial Archives in New Zealand
- Moving Away from Colonial Archives
Chapter 2: Archives and Cultural Protocols
- UNDRIP and Archival Practice
- Protocols in the United States
- Protocols in Canada
- Protocols in Australia
- New Zealand Protocols
- Protocols in Practice
Chapter 3: Challenging Original Order and Provenance
- Indigenous Provenance in the United States
- Indigenous Provenance in Canada
- Indigenous Provenance in Australia
- Indigenous Provenance in New Zealand
- Digital Approaches to Provenance
Chapter 4: Community-Based Archival Description
- American Participatory Description and Community Archives
- Canadian Participatory Description and Indigenous Community Archives
- Australian Examples of Archival Cocreation and Community Description
- The National Library of New Zealand
- Approaching Decolonizing Description
Chapter 5: Indigenous Archival Futures
- Areas for Transformation of Archival Practice
- Bibliography
- About the Authors
- Index
