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Reducing Bias: Museums and the Future of Work
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In this talk, Dr. Nicole Ivy speaks about diversity, inclusivity, and the starring role museums can play in the community. Dr. Ivy is currently an Assistant Professor of American Studies at the George Washington University and is the first Director…
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Readiness Assessment
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This tool can help gauge your institution’s readiness for equity work, as well as identify and articulate areas of growth and opportunity. The assessment template tackles strategic leadership policies & practices, culture & climate, programs & services, engagement & advocacy,…
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Index of Community Engagement Techniques
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A comprehensive list of community engagement techniques that can be selected based on the level of engagement you are conducting. Techniques include a description, helpful resources, other factors to consider and are organized by level of engagement – inform, consult,…
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Reports and Toolkits
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This toolkit provides various reports, toolkits and workshops that focus in on topics of diversity and inclusion, and employment equity. This toolkit was created by the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion to address the most pressing issues in Candian…
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The Context Experts
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This guide provides information to increase the authenticity of community engagement and eradicate tokenistic community engagement through the meaningful involvement of context experts. Includes questions for reflection and case studies.
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Bringing Change Initiatives to Your Organizations: Things to Consider
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List of steps to consider when building the case for change in your museum. Questions address pinpointing the problem/gap in an institution, brainstorming ideas, creating partnerships, resources, and risks.
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Virtual Community Engagement Guide: A Toolkit for Hosting Online Community Engagement Meetings in Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Communities
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This toolkit was created to help address some of the most common virtual meeting barriers and opportunities. This toolkit provides guidance and tips in the form of tools and technology, to logistics and wise practices.
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Spectrum 5.1 UK Collections Management Standards
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This interactive website developed by Collections Trust outlines the UK standards of collections managament that is used around the world. This online interactive is beneficial for museums of all sizes and collection types.
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Developing a Collections Management Policy
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This collections management document created by the American Alliance of Museums provides answers to the questions “What is a collections management policy?” and “What do I include when creating one?”. This policy document breaks down the requirements of a collections…
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Collections Policy
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This collections policy document outlines the protocols surrounding objects for collections that the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) follows; from acquiring objects for accession, to maintenance, deaccessioning, etc. This resource was created by the ROM in 2018.
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Collections Procedure Manual Table of Contents
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This table of contents from the Markham Museum’s Collections Procedure Manual serves as an example for what to include in a collections procedure manual.
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Collections Management System Criteria Checklist (CMSCC)
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As the CMSCC now includes over 800 criteria, these criteria checklists are intended to help institutions define requirements and select the system that is best suited to their needs. The checklists can be used to help an institution determine which…
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Our Collections Matter Toolkit
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This toolkit was created by the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) to accelerate, increase and amplify activities that support sustainable development through the use, development and conservation of heritage collections. This…
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Operating Artifacts in a Museum: Setting Policy
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This policy refers primarily to the operation of artifacts (specifically steam engines) in museums and heritage sites. The policy addresses arguments relating to interpretation, preservation, research, aesthetics, marketing, safety, and cost. IntroductionOperating artifacts in a museum setting must strike a…
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CHIN Guide to Museum Standards
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This guide regards data and collection management. The guide provides standards for data to be more accessible through exhibition catalogues, public websites, and curatorial research. Standards also address automating data to be shared with other museums, libraries, and archives.
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Guidelines for Choosing a Collections Management System
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This guide offers simple to detailed easy-to-use resources that help with understanding and selecting a Collections Management System (CMS). Some of the resources in this guide include recommended steps, questionnaires, and checklists. This guideline was created in 2020 by the…
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Indigenous Collections Symposium: Proceedings
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This report prepared by the Ontario Museum Association is a collection of all the papers presented at the Indigenous Collections Symposium. The intention of these papers are to open an ongoing conversation between museums, its members, and Indigenous (First Nations,…
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Indigenous Collections Symposium: Next Steps report
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This report presents the key themes of: Promising Practices, Challenging Issues and Changing the System, that emerged from the Indigenous Collections Symposium participants feedback. The report also provides recommendations for next steps that are built from the foundations laid at…
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Exhibition Policy
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This policy, issued by the Royal Ontario Museum, provides guidelines on exhibition planning. This document addresses engagement, galleries, criterion of excellence, planning and circulation, as well as financial authority.
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How to Create a 3-year Exhibit Plan for Your Museum
Dr. Elka Weinstein, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport • John Summers, Regional Municipality of HaltonSummary
This resource provides a guide of the steps needed to create a 3-year exhibit plan. Summers and Weinstein take you through the beginning stages all the way to the completion for approval stage of creating a 3-year exhibit plan. This…
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AccessAbility 2: A Practical Handbook on Accessible Graphic Design
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This book provides a guide to implement accessible design in communications material, specifically typography, digital, and physical media.
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Smithsonian Guidelines for Accessible Exhibition Design
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This guide looks at all areas of exhibition design and outlines the ways in which the Smithsonian Institution aims to make them accessible for all visitors, both intellectually and physically. This how-to guide was created by the Smithsonian Institution and…
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What do archaeologists do and why should my museum care?
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This webinar presented by the Ontario Museum Association showcases the mutually beneficial relationship between archeologists and museums. Guest speakers Alexis Dunlop and Janet Reid share how archeologists can bring new perspectives on areas and how museums can use those perspectives…
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Publications Policy
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This policy, issued by the Royal Ontario Museum, addresses protocol on publishing activities relating to original exhibitions, collections, research activities, galleries, and programs.
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Curatorial Research Policy
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This policy, issued by the Royal Ontario Museum, provides guidelines for curatorial research, in regards to collections, dissemination, and ethics.
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Franco-Ontarian Heritage (#mon400)
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mON400 is a virtual Museum of Franco-Ontarian heritage reflecting the museum community’s involvement in commemorating 400 years of French presence in Ontario. This virtual museum includes close to 400 objects, images, and archival documents from over 40 museums and heritage…
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Your Storage RE-ORG Project: Planning for it and Funding it
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This webinar explains the storage RE-ORG project and provides steps and tips on how to organize and maximize existing storage space in your museums for better access and conservation before looking into building new. This webinar also looks at how…
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Indigenous Collections Symposium: Promising Practices, Challenging Issues and Changing the System
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This symposium fostered the discussion on care and interpretation of Indigenous collections, particularly those held in trust by non-Indigenous organizations. Included: information about the schedule and speakers as well as the session and webinar recordings. See Museum Perspectives on the…
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Risk Management Policy
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This policy, issued by the Royal Ontario Museum, addresses risk management practices to ensure the protection of assets including: collections, facilities, human resources, financial resources, intellectual property, brand, and reputation.
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Emergency and Disaster Planning Policy
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This policy, issued by the Royal Ontario Museum, outlines procedures set in place to prepare for and protect employees, volunteers, visitors, and collections during emergencies and disasters.
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Conservation Hiring Resource for Heritage Organizations
Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property (CAC) • Canadian Association of Professional Conservators(CAPC)Summary
A conservation hiring resource to help Canadian heritage institutions determine the level of qualifications they are seeking when hiring preservation professionals and obtain appropriate terminology to accurately describe job titles and duties used in the conservation/ preservation field. Includes an…
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RE-ORG – collection storage reorganization
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The RE-ORG method is a step-by-step approach for small to medium-sized heritage institutions. It aims to help them reorganize their collection storage rooms and regain access to their collections for enhanced community involvement. The resource contains a list of case…
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Museum Notes
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The Museum Notes are intended to provide practical information for operating a Community Museum in Ontario with reference to, and drawing upon, the Standards for Community Museums in Ontario. Notes refer to: collections standard, financial standard, governance, handling museum objects,…
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Agents of Deterioration
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This resource discusses agents of deterioration and how to detect, block, report, and treat the damage they cause. The 10 primary threats addressed are: physical forces, thieves and vandals, fire, water, pests, pollutants, light, ultraviolet and infrared, incorrect temperature, incorrect…
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Indigenous Collections Symposium: Mashkawatgong-mamawewiziwin – strengthening our bonds, sharing our practices
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This symposium, by supporting and connecting museum professionals from Indigenous and non-Indigenous organizations and members of Indigenous communities, aimed to put the ideas from the previous symposium into effect. This event, organized by the Ontario Museum Association and Indigenous Collections…
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Bridging the Gap: How compensation practices can reduce the gender wage gap in Ontario Nonprofits
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The aim of this guide is to assist senior leaders and board of directors in thinking about what compensation practices they have or do not have in their organizations, and what they can do to ensure women, especially immigrant, racialized,…
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Gender Transition and Transgender Inclusion in the Museum Workplace: A Toolkit for Trans Individuals, Institutions, and Co-workers
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This toolkit includes resource guides, recording of past events, and details on upcoming events that speak to varying topics of importance within LGBTQ alliance in the museum sector. The AAM LGBTQ Alliance provides a forum for communication and dialogue and…
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Human Resources Policy (Employees and Volunteers)
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This policy, issued by the Royal Ontario Museum, outlines standards to ensure a safe and ethical environment for employees and volunteers, that align with Ontario’s human resources legislation.
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CCI Notes
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CCI Notes deal with topics of interest to those who care for cultural objects. Intended for a broad audience, CCI Notes offer practical advice about issues and questions related to the care, handling and storage of cultural objects. Many of…
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Supercharge your online fundraising with CanadaHelps
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In this webinar Jacob O’Connor shares how to optimize your web presence, incorporate digital tools into your fundraising, and about some of the free resources that are available to you. This webinar was presented by the Ontario Museum Association in…
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Financial Control Policy
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This policy, issued by the Royal Ontario Museum, outlines the financial and accounting practices of the ROM, in accordance with Public Sector Accounting Standards.
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Accessibility Toolkit for Creative Spaces in Ontario
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This toolkit provides resources on accessibility legislation in Ontario and outlines best practices in the built environment. This toolkit also includes resources on experiential accessibility, looking at how organizations are going beyond the built environment to include accessibility. This toolkit…
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Shared Stewardship: A Toolkit for Successful Partnerships at Historic Sites
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This toolkit provides guidance on responsible stewardship of historic sites under the care of multiple partners. The toolkit consists of recommendations for best practice and case studies, to better understand how these suggestions develop successful partnerships between owners, operators and…
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Tools for Conservation
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This is an active living toolkit that is updated often with new, relevant, and/or updated versions of resources on conservation of heritage properties. The resources in this toolkit focus on topics such as general heritage information, conservation easement tools, and…
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Recruitment in Museums: A Millennial’s Perspective
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In this article Laura Gibbs gives 4 recommendations on how to alter the job recruitment process to get the right people working in your museum. Gibbs ultimately speaks to the need for the recruitment process to be contemporized.
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Health and Safety in the Workplace
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This policy, issued by the Royal Ontario Museum, states the institution’s commitment to provide a safe and healthy work environment for its employees and volunteers, visitors to the workplace, and contractors and consultants. The policy adheres to Ontario’s Occupational Health…
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Ethics and Conduct Policy
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This policy, issued by the Royal Ontario Museum, outlines ethics and conduct standards for all areas of museum activity and responsibility. The document references established guidelines of the larger museum community within the province and nationwide.
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Native Land Digital
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Native Land is an app to help map Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages on an international scale. The mission of Native Land is to map Indigenous lands, educate the general public on colonialism and territory awareness, and develop stronger links…
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Map of Ontario treaties and reserves
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An online interactive map, allowing visitors to search for treaties and the area in which they cover, as well as reserves located in Ontario. The purpose of this map is purely illustrative, to allow educators, students, researchers and the general…
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Webinar: An Introduction to Residential Schools in Ontario: Histories and Interpretation
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This webinar discusses the legacy of residential schools in Ontario, and their devastating, lasting effect on Indigenous peoples living in the province. Speakers delve into how museums can play a role in educating audiences on this point in history. The…
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Webinar: Museum Perspectives on the Task Force on Museums & First Peoples and the Recommendations on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
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This webinar discusses the Task Force Report on Museums and First Peoples, published in 1992. The speakers explain how the Task Force came into effect and the work done by the organization to develop progress in museum spaces. The webinar…
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Webinar: The Indigenous History of Ontario
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This webinar, recorded on March 20, 2017, discusses the history of the Indigenous population in Ontario. This recording delves into terminology, language families, population and Ontario Land claims statistics, colonial policy, and residential schools. The speakers also detail treaties, and…
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Indigenous Repatriation Handbook
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The Indigenous Repatriation Handbook was created after the 2017 Repatriation Symposium hosted by the Royal BC Museum and the First Peoples’ Cultural Council. The intention of this handbook is to provide support to communities and museums to plan for repatriation…
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BC Museums Association Repatriation Call to Action
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This statement is a call upon all publicly-funded institutions to repatriate ancestral human remains and burial items by the British Colombia Museums Association (BCMA). This call also extends towards public education in its role to move towards decolonization and reconciliation.…
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A Toolkit for Understanding Aboriginal Heritage & Burial Rights & Issues
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This toolkit was developed to offer assistance to First Nations communities to understand heritage and burial rights and issues. This toolkit provides a general explanation of the definition of heritage and burial rights, and items for First Nations to consider…
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Indigenous Protocols for the Visual Arts
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The purpose of this resource guide is to provide practical guidelines for respectful engagement with Indigenous Peoples. It is part of an ongoing initiative to strengthen respect for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis visual art and artists, and legal and…
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Kitchen Table Dialogue Guide for Individuals, Communities and Organizations
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This do-it-yourself framework encourages Indigenous peoples and all Canadians the opportunity to gather their friends, family, neighbours and/or colleagues for constructive conversations on reconciliation. This resource includes a list of questions, an agenda template, guidelines, and additional resources.
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Access + Care: Indigenous Knowledges and Archival Practice
Archives Association of Ontario • Archives of Ontario • Deyohahá:ge: The Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP)Summary
This symposium explored how memory workers and communities may respectfully care for and provide access to the many forms of Indigenous knowledge. This YouTube playlist contains recordings of the sessions, as speakers discuss their experiences as researchers of Indigenous collections…
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The First Nations Principles of OCAP® (ownership, control, access, and possession)
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The First Nations principles of ownership, control, access, and possession (OCAP®) provides information on how First Nations have control over data collection processes and how this information can be used. The website includes videos and papers related to the history…
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Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans – TCPS 2, Chapter 9: Research Involving the First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples of Canada
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This chapter by the Interagency Advisory Panel on Research Ethics outlines research standards involving Indigenous people in Canada. The Panel, in its commitment to promote ethical conduct, states the measures necessary when conducting research relating to Indigenous peoples and culture.…