scholarly journals Collaborative Indigenous Knowledge Research: Acknowledging and Reclaiming Traditional Practices

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-182
Author(s):  
Georgina Martin
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Indigenous Research ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Sensitive Topics ◽  
Collaborative Community ◽  
Commission Report

This article follows on the heels of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission report to redress the residue of residential schools by enhancing harmony between Indigenous communities and universities. My collaborative community-based Indigenous Knowledge(IK) research attended to the struggle for Secwepemc reclamation, revitalization, and renewal of culture, language, and land. An IK theoretical framework initiated con dence to articulate a Secwepemc worldview within a Eurocentric research context especially while responding to the deeply personal and sensitive topics of cultural identity and language. The aim of knowledge creation is to work from an Indigenous research paradigm through self-location, storytelling, and community relevant protocols.

Child soldiering on trial: an interdisciplinary analysis of responsibility in the Lord's Resistance Army

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renée Nicole Souris
Keyword(s):  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Lord's Resistance Army ◽  
Commission Report ◽  
Lord’S Resistance Army ◽  
Child Soldiering

‘How can we tell what happened to us? There are no words to describe what we have witnessed. What we saw, what we heard, what we did, and how it changed our lives, is beyond measure. We were murdered, raped, amputated, tortured, mutilated, beaten, enslaved and forced to commit terrible crimes.’ (Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report for the Children of Sierra Leone)

scholarly journals Rethinking Representation: Indigenous Peoples and Contexts at the University of Alberta Libraries

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon Farnel ◽  
Denise Koufogiannakis ◽  
Sheila Laroque ◽  
Ian Bigelow ◽  
Anne Carr-Wiggin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Library Of Congress ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
University Of Alberta ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
The University

Appropriate subject access and descriptive practices within library and information science are social justice issues. Standards that are well established and commonly used in academic libraries in Canada and elsewhere, including Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and Library of Congress Classification (LCC), continue to perpetuate colonial biases toward Indigenous peoples. In the fall of 2016, the University of Alberta Libraries (UAL) established a Decolonizing Description Working Group (DDWG) to investigate, define, and propose a plan of action for how descriptive metadata practices could more accurately, appropriately, and respectfully represent Indigenous peoples and contexts. The DDWG is currently beginning the implementation of recommendations approved by UAL’s strategic leadership team. In this paper we describe the genesis of the DDWG within the broader context of the libraries’ and the university’s responses to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action; outline the group’s activities and recommendations; and describe initial steps toward the implementation of those recommendations, with a focus on engaging local Indigenous communities. We reflect on the potential impact of revised descriptive practices in removing many of the barriers that Indigenous communities and individuals face in finding and accessing library materials relevant to their cultures and histories.

ANALYZING INDIGENEITY IN ACADEMIC AND ARCHITECTURAL FRAMEWORKS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana Estrina ◽  
◽  
Shengnan Gao ◽  
Vivian Kinuthia ◽  
Sophie Twarog ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
State Control ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Institutional Frameworks ◽  
Settler Societies ◽  
Indigenous Participation

While the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada fosters agency for Indigenous Canadians, this mandate like others, attempts to Indigenize an existing colonial system. The acknowledgement of the Indigenous experience within academic institutions must begin with a deconstruction of educational frameworks that are enforced by pre-existing neo-colonial policies and agendas. The colonial worldview on institutional frameworks is rooted in systemic understandings of property, ownership and hierarchy that are supported by patriarchal policies. These pedagogies do not reflect Indigenous beliefs or teachings, resulting in an assimilation or dissociation of Indigenous members into Western-centric educational systems. Addressing this disconnect through Indigenizing existing institutional frameworks within state control favours a system that re-affirms settler-societies. The tokenization and lack of Indigenous participation in the decision-making process reinforces misinformed action towards reconciliation. decentralized. The case studies explored emphasize the rediscovery of an authentic culture-specific vernacular, facilitation of customs through programme, and the fundamental differences between Indigenous and colonial worldviews. The critical analysis of these emerging academic typologies may continue to inform future architectural projects while fostering greater responsibility for architects and positions of authority to return sovereignty to Indigenous communities and incorporate design approaches that embody Indigenous values. This paper will propose the decolonization of academic frameworks to reconstruct postcolonial methodologies of educational architecture that serve Indigenous knowledge and agency.

scholarly journals Re-Thinking Housing: From Physical Manifestation of Colonial Planning Policy to Community-Focused Networks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelagh McCartney
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Housing Systems ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Existing Housing ◽  
Physical Manifestation

Current housing systems and policies for First Nations communities in Canada produce a physical manifestation of ongoing colonialism: the house. Examinations of the physical community and house yield an understanding of deeply systematized imperial struggles between Indigenous communities and planning as a discipline. Indigenous families are in crisis as the housing system and Federal planning policies have not allowed for the provision of adequate nor appropriate homes. The recent independent Truth and Reconciliation Commission has begun a civic discussion, accompanied by a new federal government looking to begin a new relationship with Indigenous peoples—here we explore how planning can be a leader in this shift. The ‘contact zone’ is used as an operational lens to examine the ways discourse is used to shape the existing housing system. An interdisciplinary and global approach informs interventions in the existing housing system and policies, creating a community-driven model, and uncovering a reimagined role for the planner.

scholarly journals Re-Thinking Housing: From Physical Manifestation of Colonial Planning Policy to Community-Focused Networks

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelagh McCartney
Keyword(s):  
First Nations ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Housing System ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Housing Systems ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Planning Policy ◽  
Existing Housing ◽  
Physical Manifestation

Current housing systems and policies for First Nations communities in Canada produce a physical manifestation of ongoing colonialism: the house. Examinations of the physical community and house yield an understanding of deeply systematized imperial struggles between Indigenous communities and planning as a discipline. Indigenous families are in crisis as the housing system and Federal planning policies have not allowed for the provision of adequate nor appropriate homes. The recent independent Truth and Reconciliation Commission has begun a civic discussion, accompanied by a new federal government looking to begin a new relationship with Indigenous peoples—here we explore how planning can be a leader in this shift. The ‘contact zone’ is used as an operational lens to examine the ways discourse is used to shape the existing housing system. An interdisciplinary and global approach informs interventions in the existing housing system and policies, creating a community-driven model, and uncovering a reimagined role for the planner.

scholarly journals Collaborative Action on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention: Principles for Enacting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action #33

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Wolfson ◽  
Nancy Poole ◽  
Melody Morton Ninomiya ◽  
Deborah Rutman ◽  
Sherry Letendre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Consensus Statement ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Fetal Alcohol ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum

The association between fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), residential schools and subsequent assimilatory policies in Canada is of such significance that it was included in the groundbreaking Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Final Report through Call to Action #33, which focuses on collaboratively developing FASD prevention programs in Indigenous communities. A consensus statement with eight tenets for enacting Call to Action #33 was co-developed in May 2017 using a Two-Eyed Seeing approach during and after a meeting on Indigenous approaches to FASD prevention held in Canada. The consensus statement provides guidance for creating community-based, culture-led FASD prevention programs in Indigenous communities. The eight tenets reflect the diverse perspectives of Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants, are grounded in available research evidence, and align with Indigenous worldviews and wellness models. This paper uses the consensus statement and eight exemplary FASD prevention programs from Indigenous communities and organizations across Canada to highlight identity, culture, and relationships as central elements of FASD prevention in Indigenous communities. The consensus statement provides guidance for developing community- and culture-led FASD prevention programs and highlights the importance of Indigenous knowledge systems in developing and researching FASD prevention in, and with, Indigenous communities.

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