BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 45-52
Description
Excerpt from a conversation between the authors about the exhibition c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city. Discussion includes exhibit process and impact, and the role of museums in supporting and consulting with Indigenous communities,
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 53, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 350-361
Description
Three non-Indigenous teacher-educators reflect on the ways their responses to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and the corresponding provincial mandates have been positively and constructively influenced by their professional relationships with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit people.
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 53-79
Description
Levell interviews Jisgang, discussing his work and experiences working in museums and galleries; Jisgang gives an account of his learning and his path to his current work.
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 99, no. 2, Summer, May 2018, pp. 258-283
Description
Article examines communications between settlers in British Columbia and the United Kingdom highlighting the ways that settlers aligned themselves with metropolitan Europeans and disregarded local Indigenous and other racialized peoples in a way that reflected a broader politics of daily life that underpinned the settler colonial project.
FNESC/FNSA English First Peoples 10, 11, and 12 Teacher Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Description
Includes advice for non-Indigenous teachers teaching the class, list of recommended texts, and instruction and assessment units. Course conforms to the British Columbia curriculum, but incorporates literature from across Canada and the United States.
Discussion about band Gyibaaw’s song "Gyitwaalkt", which expresses “warrior-ness” through traditional language, instrumention and heavy reverb, and the ‘audiopolitics’ of the genres of metal and black metal.
Audio File.
Produced to accompany exhibition which incorporated aspects of two other projects: Speaking to Memory: Images and Voices from St. Michael’s Indian Residential School and Project of Heart: Illuminating the Hidden History of Indian Residential Schools in BC. One of the main features of the exhibition was a commemorative canoe decorated with tiles created by students from participating schools.
Project is a collaborative initiative between communities and organizations, and institutional partners to facilitate conservation, digitization, and management of communities' cultural heritage.
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, pp. 27-32
Description
Extract from a presentation at the Indigenous Perspectives on Repatriation: Moving Forward Together symposium Discusses the process and the work of repatriation, the kinship bonds that are formed while doing the work. Also discusses digital repatriation efforts and projects.
Looks at the culture of the area prior to the illegal evictions in 1984, history of advocacy by and for sex trade workers in Vancouver, and the authors’ struggle to secure reparations, an apology and a permanent memorial. Also discusses these issues in the context of ‘reconciliation’ and the consequences of racialization and criminalization.
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 113-127
Description
Curators of the exhibition Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun: Unceded Territories describe project which brought together art, activism, history, Indigenous youth, and the wider public to "amplify the artist’s insistence that all of us consider our collective responsibilities to this earth".
Explores topics such as locating self and practice, Indigenous worldviews and pedagogies, ethical approach and relational protocols, colonization framework in Canada, and building an Indigenous practice.
Related material:
Foundations.
Guides for:
Leaders and Administrators.
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Indigenous Perspectives on Repatriation: Moving Forward Together
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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jordan Coble
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 23-26
Description
Discusses author's perspective and experience building an Indigenous-led and -focused museum.
Extract from author's presentation at “Indigenous Perspectives on Repatriation: Moving Forward Together” symposium, March 2017.
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 81-94
Description
Author--who is an anthropologist specializing in Coast Salish culture, a member and chair of the collections committee, and a board member of the Museum--discusses several examples of repatriating objects, and the process of developing a formal policy.
BC Studies, no. 197, Spring, April 24, 2018, pp. 107-121
Description
Discusses the text and its critical framework—title page, introduction, and other framing elements. Considers the roles of Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Chief Joe and his wife Mary Capilano as co-authors, and the decolonization of the text by reconnecting it to unceded Coast Salish lands using platform called ArcGIS Story-Map Journals,
Analyzes 30 stories and conversations with community members to articulate the First Nation's legal principles with respect to: territorial and harvesting protocols and practices; establishing and maintaining agreements and conflict resolution; decision making; relationships, responsibilities and rights; and consequences, enforcement and teaching. Uses individual traditional stories as a foundation for case briefings.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, 2018, p. Article 3
Description
Using talking circles, study explored the experiences of people living in a highly-researched inner-city neighbourhood of the Downtown Eastside. Participants expressed distrust towards researchers, noted a lack of transparency in research and believed that research holds little benefit for their community. Authors advocate for increased support for Indigenous-led approaches which stress community concerns and meaningful community engagement.