First Nation Libraries & Librarianship

(Updated: 31-Oct-09)

2009 October 19-22 National Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums Conference

Library Catalogues & Collections
Canada

Aboriginal Libraries
Canadian Directory of First Nations, Inuit, and M�tis Library Collections (University of Saskatchewan)
BC Aboriginal Child Care Society Resource Centre
BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society Health Resource Centre
Family Violence Resource Centre (BC Native Education Centre)
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies & Applied Research Metis collections. Saskatchewan.
First Nations University of Canada (formerly Saskatchewan Indian Federated College) University of Saskatchewan & University of Regina catalogues
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology BC's Aboriginal Post Secondary Institute and NVIT Indigenization Strategy for Aboriginal Adult Literacy
Ojibway & Cree Cultural Centre Timmins, Ontario
Union of BC Indian Chiefs Resource Centre new online catalogue (Oct2009)
Woodland Cultural Centre Brantford, Ontario

Government and Other Libraries
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) Virtua library catalogue. Guest logon.
National Library and Archives of Canada Aboriginal Resources and Services
Museum of Anthropology Library (University of British Columbia)

Digital Collections
iPortal: Indigenous Studies Portal (University of Saskatchewan)
Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Library Winnipeg, Manitoba

United States
Library Catalogues
American Indian Resource Center (AIRC) (Huntington Park Library, Los Angeles) The largest U.S. public library collection focusing on American Indians
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center Library & Archives
National Indian Law Library (Native American Rights Fund)
Native American Studies Library (University of California, Berkeley)
Oksale Virtual Library (Northwest Indian College)
Sequoyah Research Center (American Native Press Archives)
Institute of American Indian Arts Library IAIA
Digital Collections
American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) Virtual Library
American Indian Manuscript Index to 1982 (American Philosophical Society) manuscript holdings of American Indian languages and cultures
Bibliographies of Northern and Central California Indians California Indian Library Collections Project (University of California, Berkeley)
GlobalGateway: World Cultures & Resources (Library of Congress)
Vanished World's, Enduring People: Cornell University Library's Native American Collection (Cornell University) Digital exhibition on Aboriginal peoples in the western hemisphere.

International

Alexander Turnbull Library and Oral History Centre (National Library of New Zealand)
Indigenous Library Services (State Library of Queensland, Australia)
Mura Gadi (National Library of Australia)
Maori Library Resources and Services (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
WWW Virtual Library - Indigenous Studies (Center for World Indigenous Studies and George Manual Library)

Building First Nations Libraries What You Can Do to Support Tribal Libraries (American Indian Library Association) Scroll down to find link to tip sheet and brochure
TRAILS Training & Assistance for Indian Library Services and Appendices (University of Oklahoma, School of Library and Information Studies) Tribal Library Procedures Manual by Dr. Lotsee Patterson [pdf]
Web Junction Best practices for libraries supporting Indigenous communities
American Indians and Law Libraries:Acknowleding the Third Sovereign (National Indian Law Library) Nancy Carol Carter, 2002 [pdf]
Library Network and Tribal Libraries Census and Needs Assessment Study (Library of California)
Pathways to Excellence: A Report on Improving Library and Information Services for Native American Peoples United States National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, 1992
The Role of Libraries in Native American Communities in Louisiana (Louisiana State University) 2002 Master's Thesis by Becky Hebert [pdf]

Subject Representation: Classification and Subject Headings
Australian Indigenous Knowledge and Libraries E-book edited by Martin Nakata and Marcia Langton (2005) [pdf]
Australian Pictorial Thesaurus intended to become a national standard for describing pictorial materials
Project Naming (Library and Archives Canada) An ongoing project to identify Inuit portrayed in some of the photographic collections of LAC in Ottawa.
National Aborginal Health Organization Glossary of terms describing or relating to Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Aboriginal Thesaurus (National Library of Australia)
Words First: An Evolving Terminology Relating to Aboriginal Peoples in Canada (INAC)
Thesaurus Project (National Indian Law Library) Includes a bibliography of materials consulted during the process of creating the thesaurus
Brian Deer Classification Scheme (University of British Columbia) Modified version from the Xwi7xwa Library
British Columbia First Nations Names Authority List (University of British Columbia) A working document from the Xwi7x Library [pdf]
Report to LIANZA, Phase One (Te Ropu Whakahau) M�ori Subject Headings Working Party - Final Report (March 2000) [pdf]
Report to LIANZA, Phase Two (Te Ropu Whakahau) M�ori Subject Headings Working Party - Final Report (August 2001) [pdf]
M�ori Subject Headings Draft Guidelines (Te Ropu Whakahau) M�ori Subject Headings Draft Guidelines (August 2001) [pdf]
Te Ara Tika Guiding Words, Phase Three (Te Ropu Whakahau) M�ori Subject Headings Projects Research Report (February 2005) [pdf]


NEW RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
 Proposed Tribal College Cataloging Systems: From Isolation to Association
by George Gregory Chester. Ph.D. University of Minnesota. 2006.
Available through Dissertation Abstracts.

"Don't Class Me in Antiquities! Giving Voice to Native American Materials" by Kelly 
Webster & Ann Doyle In Radical Cataloging:Essays at the Front. K.R. Roberto, ed.
London: McFarland & Co. 2008

Exner Little Bear, Frank. Creating Identity: North American Indian Names and Naming.
Germany: VDM Verlag. 2007

The Digital Divide
First Nations Technology Council An organization working with BC First Nations to support connectivity, training, and using technology for culture revitilization.
The Digital Divide, Aboriginal women and IT opportunity (Aboriginal Youth Network) April 2003 article by Miranda Moore
National Indian Telecommunications Institute (NITI) An advocacy agency providing tools and training to bridge the digital divide
Digital A Nation Online, But Where are the Native Americans? (Digital Divide Network) March 2002 article by Kade Twist
The Underrepresented Native American Student: Diversity in Library Science Monique Loyd, Library Student Journal, February 2007

Library Services for Aboriginal People
First Peoples' Libraries (FPL) Wiki A forum for sharing and collaborating on the development and implementation of library services for First Peoples.
Library Services to Aboriginal Peoples (Edmonton Public Library) Edmonton Public Library Task Force Report, 2005 [large pdf]
World Libraries Spring 2002 issue devoted to libraries and Indigenous Peoples
First Nations Library Service (Ontario Library Service North)
Albert Branch Community Library (Saskatchewan Libraries) Report to the BCLA Conference 2000
Minister's Advisory Committee on Library Services for Aboriginal People (Saskatchewan Libraries) Final Report, 2001

Policy
Protocols for Native American Archival Materials (First Archivists Circle)
Culturally Responsive Guidelines for Alaska Public Libraries (Alaska Library Association)
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services (Charles Darwin University)
Preserving the Past for the Future (International Federation of Library Association and Institutions) IFLA Conference Proceedings, 2000. National Libraries of Mexico and Chile report
The Right of the Child to Information and its Practical Impact on Children's Libraries (International Federation of Library Association and Institutions) IFLA Conference, 1998. Marian Koren, Netherlands Public Library Association,The Hague.
IFLA/Unesco Public Library Manifesto (International Federation of Library Association and Institutions)

Planning
BC Public Library Strategic Plan - Response (British Columbia Library Association, First Nations Interest Group) November 2003 [pdf]
Ontario Library Service - North Strategic Plan (Ontario Library Service North) 2005-2008 & 2009-2012
Our Way Forward: A Strategic Plan for First Nation Public Libraries (Ontario Library Services North) April 2004 [pdf]

Library & Archives Associations

Canada
First Nations Interest Group (British Columbia Library Association)
Library and Information Needs of Native Peoples (Canadian Library Association)
Aboriginal Archives (Association of Canadian Archivists)

United States
First Archivists Circle Forum for information sharing and networking
Lorine Roy's campaign page Platform and background information supporting Roy's bid for 2007-2008 ALA Presidency
ALA Committee on Rural, Native and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds Includes publications, best practices and advocacy links
American Indian Library Association
Native American Archives Coalition

International
LIANZA Library and Information Society of New Zealand Aotearoa
Te R�p� Whakahau Maori Library and Information Workers Association
International Federation of Library Associations IFLA

Education and Student Scholarships Canada
First Nations Curriculum Concentration (MAS & MLIS) (University of British Columbia) School of Library, Archival and Information Science

Gene Joseph Aboriginal Scholarship SLAIS $1700

United States & International
American Indian Library Association Scholarship
Body of Knowledge Appendix Library & Information Association New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA) [pdf]
Conference Scholarships Rare Books and Manuscripts Section (RBMS) of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is offering scholarships for the preconference session at its 48th Annual Preconfernece. Several scholarships are designated for applicants of underrepresented ethnic and racial groups, both professional librarians and qualified students.
Knowledge River (University of Arizona, School of Information Resources and Library Science) Library & information issues from the perspectives of Native Americans and Hispanics
LAMP Scholars Program (LIS Access Midwest Program)
Native American Honors Internships (Ft. Lewis College, Colorado) Archives, library, museum, and historic preservation program
Spectrum Scholarship (American Library Association) Aboriginal/First Nations, Native American, Hispanic &African American graduate students in Library Information Studies programs (includes Canadian students), $5000 USD per year. [Deadline-March]
School of Information Management (Victoria, University of Wellington)

Research initiatives: Special Interest Group on Cross Cultural Knowledge Mangement

Courses: Maori Information Sources Cross Cultural Information Management

Community EducationPrograms
Back to the Future: A Forum on the Education and Training Requirements of First Nations Records Keepers (University of BC) Report from the British Columbia Library Association, First Nations Interest Group and the First Nations House of Learning, University of British Columbia [pdf]
Community Archives Education Program (Archives Association of BC) Provides fundamental level workshops for people working with archival materials
Community Library Training Program (CLP) (British Columbia Public Services Library Branch) Distance learning program for staff in BC public or Indian Band libraries

Professional Development
Tribal College Librarians Professional Development Institute

Library Funding Sources Canada's Aboriginal Digital Opportunities (Government of Canada)
Web Resources for Tribal Libraries (University of Arizona)

First Nations/Indigenous Publishers & Booksellers

NichiNook Catalogue of books for sale related to social issues
Salina Bookshelf Independent publisher of textbooks, children's picture books, reference books, and electronic media in Navajo and English
IAD Press Australia�s national Indigenous publishing house and owner of the trade imprint Jukurrpa Books
Books Hawaii Books, videos and related products celebrating Hawaiian language, culture, and sensibilities
Gabriel Dumont Institute of M�tis Studies and Applied Research Dedicated to promoting M�tis culture
Good Minds Native owned and operated providing educational resources that are searchable by topic and/or grade level
The Native Book Centre Books, videos, audios and CD ROMs, search by category
Theytus Books Aboriginal publisher producing literature from an Aboriginal perspective
Kegedonce Press Committed to the development, promotion and publication of the work of Indigenous writers nationally and internationally
Pemmican Publishers Inc. A Metis cultural and educational publishing house for the creative and vocational outlet of the Metis people of Manitoba
Oyate A Native organization working to see that our lives and histories are portrayed honestly

Literacy

See: Xwi7xwa Literacy Page

Last modified: Oct 31, 09

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