Access + Care: Indigenous Knowledges and Archival Practice

Date

October 23, 2019 08:30 - 17:00

Location

Toronto

Details

Website: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/events/access_care_symposium.aspx

Hashtag: #AccessCare2019

First Nations, Inuit and Métis Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and memory workers play a critical role in the survival and enrichment of Indigenous traditions and histories. These individuals perform important memory work by ensuring the transfer of sacred objects and knowledge from one generation to the next. The Access + Care Symposium will be an opportunity to discuss the current and ongoing needs of Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and memory workers to ensure that their work can continue and their communities may thrive.

The event will explore how memory workers and communities may respectfully care for and provide access to the many forms of Indigenous Knowledge. It will be an opportunity to hear from Indigenous Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and memory workers and to explore linkages between Indigenous knowledges and Western archival practice.

The symposium will also be webcast – select Webcast as your registration type on the event registration page to attend the symposium remotely.

This event is a joint venture of Deyohahá:ge: The Indigenous Knowledge Centre at Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP), the Archives Association of Ontario (AAO) and the Archives of Ontario, with generous sponsorship from the Toronto Area Archivists Group (TAAG).