Archive for August, 2015
Abstract: Many non-Indigenous peoples in settler societies describe themselves as concerned with the legacies of colonialism and wish to become more engaged with that history and with Indigenous peoples. Paradoxically, however, many do not understand what that engagement might entail, how they could do it or whether, indeed, it is their place to do so. […]
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Abstract: For at least half a century, catalogers have struggled with how to catalog and classify Native American and Indigenous peoples materials in library, archive, and museum collections. Understanding how colonialism works can help those in the field of knowledge organization appreciate the power dynamics embedded in the marginalization of Native American and Indigenous peoples […]
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Why consult with indigenous peoples when it’s only about recognising them? Abbott is from circa 1885
From the BBC: Australia’s Prime Minister has rejected a proposal to consult Aboriginal people first about recognising them in the nation’s constitution.
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