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.…
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…
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…
This resource is a video recording of (Re)conciliation Working Group’s virtual panel, discussing how to recognize and mend colonial museum policies and practices, specifically within conservation. The panel speakers suggest consultation with Indigenous Peoples with informed consent, as well as…
This framework sets the foundational principles to transform the Canadian archives profession in relation to Indigenous communities and memory. The content is informed by the Call to Action 701 issued by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC), and…
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.
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…
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.…
