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Providing examples of successful approaches to unsettling Western archival paradigms from Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, Decolonial Archival Futures showcases vital community archival work that will illuminate decolonial archival practices for archivists, curators, heritage practitioners, and others responsible for the stewardship of materials by and about Indigenous communities.
Guided by the authors’ incisive synthesis of theory and current practice, readers will learn:
- Where Western archival practice is situated in relation to the colonial histories of Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, and the way sin which archival structures have reinforced colonial relationships.
- A working definition of decolonial archival practice, which is rooted in concepts of community, reciprocity, and a desire to actively resist colonial recordkeeping practices.
- The implications of this approach for policy making, collection development, and arrangement and description.
- Methods for reframing or reworking original order and provenance using digital technology, community participation, and removing hierarchical structures in order to meet the needs of Indigenous communities.
Essential reading for anyone working with Indigenous collections, this book challenges non-Indigenous practitioners to consider constructs of knowledge, which histories we tell, and how the past is presented.
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