Indigenous Culture and Reconciliation

Indigenous Culture and Reconciliation

Understanding the Context

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Reports (2015)

Truth and Reconciliation  Commission of Canada:  Calls to Action (2015)

 Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC)
Task Force Report on Museums and First Peoples (1994) Assembly of First Nations and the Canadian Museums Association
Map of Ontario treaties and reserves Government of Ontario
https://native-land.ca/ (map of Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages) Native Land Digital
The Importance of The United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples & The Truth & Reconciliation Commission To Museums Museums Association of Saskatchewan
Webinar: The Indigenous History of Ontario (2017) OMA Indigenous Collections Symposium: Promising Practices, Challenging Issues and Changing the System
Webinar: Museum Perspectives on the Task Force on Museums & First Peoples and the Recommendations on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2017) OMA Indigenous Collections Symposium: Promising Practices, Challenging Issues and Changing the System
Webinar: An Introduction to Residential Schools in Ontario: Histories and Interpretation (2017) OMA Indigenous Collections Symposium: Promising Practices, Challenging Issues and Changing the System

Indigenous Canada
(free online course)

 University of Alberta
Telling Our Twisted Histories (podcast) CBC
Beyond 94 Interactive Residential School Map CBC
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (2019) National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Repatriation

Indigenous Repatriation Handbook (2019) Royal BC Museum and the Haida Gwaii Museum at Kay Llnagaay
BC Museums Association Repatriation Call to Action (2021) British Columbia Museums Association
A Toolkit for Understanding Aboriginal Heritage & Burial Rights & Issues (2015) Anishinabek Nation (Union of Ontario Indians)
   

Engagement, Collaboration and Reflection

Indigenous Protocols for the Visual Arts Canadian Artists’ Representation / Le Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC)
Guides for Collaboration Indian Arts Research Center, School for Advanced Research (Santa Fe, New Mexico)
First Peoples: A Roadmap for Enhancing Indigenous Engagement in Museums and Galleries Australian Museums and Galleries Association
Kitchen Table Dialogue Guide For Individuals, communities and organizations Reconciliation Canada
   

Collections and Conservation

Reconciliation Framework: The Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce Steering Committee on Canada’s Archives (SCCA)
Video: What are we conserving? (2021) (Re)conciliation Working Group - Canadian Association for the Conservation of Cultural Property
Access + Care: Indigenous Knowledges and Archival Practice - Session recordings (2019) Deyohahá:ge: The Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP), the Archives Association of Ontario (AAO) and the Archives of Ontario
   

Research and Ethics

The First Nations Principles of OCAP® (ownership, control, access, and possession) First Nations Information Governance Centre
Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans – TCPS 2 (2018), Chapter 9: Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples of Canada Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics, Government of Canada
   

Learning from Each Other

OMA Indigenous Collections Symposium: Promising Practices, Challenging Issues and Changing the System (2017)

OMA Indigenous Collections Symposium: Mashkawatgong-mamawewiziwin – strengthening our bonds, sharing our practices (2021)

OMA Conference Keynote: Rick Hill, Sacred Trust between Museums and Indigenous Peoples (2019)