Archiving and Repository Development for Inuvialuit Traditional and Local Knowledge

Archives can be powerful tools for decision-making, and reconnecting with one’s heritage, community, and history. However, archives also have a long history of reinforcing harmful stereotypes of Indigenous peoples through the inappropriate and inaccurate labeling, classification, and arrangement of materials. Alternatively, community archives (i.e., archives controlled, developed, and managed by a community, instead of a government or large institution) provide opportunities for greater community control over their historical records and local knowledge, and can better adapt the unique needs of individual communities. This project seeks to contribute to the information organization capacity of the Joint Secretariat and the Inuvialuit Game Council (IGC) in Inuvik, NWT, by assisting with the digitization and organization of their traditional and local knowledge collection.

Faculty Supervisor:

Gracen Brilmyer

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Partner:

Joint Secretariat Inuvialuit Settlement Region

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

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