Digital intervention
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The document emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and respecting First Nations peoples and their cultural heritage in library spaces, advocating for decolonization and the inclusion of Indigenous perspectives in collections. It outlines various strategies and frameworks for libraries to enhance cultural safety and competency while also addressing the complexities of digitizing Indigenous materials. Furthermore, it highlights the rights of Indigenous peoples to maintain control over their cultural expressions and intellectual property, urging libraries to prioritize Indigenous voices and values in their practices.
![Decolonisation
Indigenisation
Right of Reply
Toula [or] Toulgra, a native of New South
Wales, 1800-[1802] / taken from life by
Mons Petitt [Petit]
WHATISANINTERVENTION?](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/plmay2019-dw-190530000859/85/Digital-intervention-4-320.jpg)
![Decolonisation
Indigenisation
Right of Reply
Toula [or] Toulgra, a native of New South
Wales, 1800-[1802] / taken from life by
Mons Petitt [Petit]
WHATISANINTERVENTION?
The process of
undoing the damage
of colonisation.
Recognising the bias
and limitations of
colonial power
structures and
knowledge systems,
and actively
rebalancing them.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/plmay2019-dw-190530000859/85/Digital-intervention-5-320.jpg)
![Decolonisation
Indigenisation
Right of Reply
[Scenes of Aboriginal life / drawn by
Mickey of Ulladulla]
WHATISANINTERVENTION?
Providing mechanisms which
allow First Nations histories,
culture and perspectives to
inform our collections.
Deeply connected to
decolonization but with links
to broader ideas like data
sovereignty and parallel
provenance.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/plmay2019-dw-190530000859/85/Digital-intervention-6-320.jpg)
Digital intervention
- 2. I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we are gathering today and pay my respects to Elders past, present and future. I also acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait people present here today and offer my deepest thanks for their strength in keeping culture and language strong. Sydney from Bell Mount, 1813 / painted by Stephen Taylor DG100 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- 3. INDIGENOUS SPACES IN LIBRARY PLACES, TOOLKIT FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES KAYLA SANDS AND ZAHLIA GREEN, DURING A VISIT TO THE STATE LIBRARY OF WALGETT'S DHARRIWAA ELDERS GROUP AS PART OF ITS ELDERS TEACH FAMILY PROGRAM, 2013. Transform libraries into welcoming spaces for First Nations people. Connect the Library's collections to First Nations peoples and communities. Share stories of First Nations Australia for all Australian people, to build a connection with our nation’s long history. Develop priorities in partnership with First Nations communities. Build cultural competency for staff and NSW public libraries, and increase the cultural safety of library spaces. TALKING DEADLY, REGULAR SPEAKER SERIES AT THE LIBRARY INDIGENOUSENGAGEMENT
- 4. Decolonisation Indigenisation Right of Reply Toula [or] Toulgra, a native of New South Wales, 1800-[1802] / taken from life by Mons Petitt [Petit] WHATISANINTERVENTION?
- 5. Decolonisation Indigenisation Right of Reply Toula [or] Toulgra, a native of New South Wales, 1800-[1802] / taken from life by Mons Petitt [Petit] WHATISANINTERVENTION? The process of undoing the damage of colonisation. Recognising the bias and limitations of colonial power structures and knowledge systems, and actively rebalancing them.
- 6. Decolonisation Indigenisation Right of Reply [Scenes of Aboriginal life / drawn by Mickey of Ulladulla] WHATISANINTERVENTION? Providing mechanisms which allow First Nations histories, culture and perspectives to inform our collections. Deeply connected to decolonization but with links to broader ideas like data sovereignty and parallel provenance.
- 7. Decolonisation Indigenisation Right of Reply Drawings by Tommy McRae and Mickey of Ulladulla, ca. 1860s-1901 WHATISANINTERVENTION? Recognising the authority and sophistication of First Nations knowledge and incorporating this into traditionally ‘non-Aboriginal’ collections. The Bruce Pascoe effect.
- 9. Historical and racist language used to describe us. Non-Aboriginal collectors and donors. Lack of relationships between Library and regional communities. Lack of Aboriginal voices speaking back to the archives. Western cataloguing, copyright and knowledge frameworks. WHYDOWENEEDAN INTERVENTION?
- 12. WHATTOOLSAREAVAILABLE? Increasingly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collections are or include digital collections created through digitisation programs, for preservation and to increase access to collections, or are 'born digital'. In addition, digitisation is an enabling technology that permits virtual repatriation without institutional relinquishment of heritage materials. Digitisation of Indigenous materials poses some complex issues for organisations Work cooperatively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to promote the creation, collection and management of digital materials Avoid providing access to items deemed secret, sacred or sensitive via their websites and online catalogues. Promote appropriate changes to standard descriptive tools and metadata. schemas with the aim of retrospectively re- cataloguing items recorded with unsuitable subject headings. Improve access by the introduction of classificatory systems which describe items by their geographic, language and cultural identifiers. These protocols were published in 1995 and are intended to guide libraries, archives and information services in appropriate ways to interact with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the communities which the organisations serve, and to handle materials with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content.
- 13. WHATTOOLSAREAVAILABLE? Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their cultural heritage, traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions, as well as the manifestations of their sciences… They also have the right to maintain, control, protect and develop their intellectual property over such cultural heritage, traditional knowledge, and traditional cultural expressions. Indigenous peoples have the right to revitalize, use, develop and transmit to future generations their histories, languages, oral traditions, philosophies, writing systems and literatures. Indigenous peoples have the right to the dignity and diversity of their cultures, traditions, histories and aspirations which shall be appropriately reflected in education and public information
- 14. WHATTOOLSAREAVAILABLE? ICIP rights are based in customary laws which are not recognised by the legal system. There are gaps in the law which mean that unless Indigenous people can meet the requirements of intellectual property laws like copyright, their rights are unprotected and open to exploitation. To ensure the integrity of Indigenous heritage is maintained and passed on, the sector must prioritise Indigenous values, voices and perspectives in relation to the ICIP. Literary, performing and artistic works (Copyright) Languages Types of Knowledge, including spiritual knowledge Tangible and intangible cultural property Indigenous ancestral remains and genetic material Cultural environmental resources Sites of Indigenous significance Documentation of Indigenous heritage. Based on the right to self- determination, ICIP rights are Indigenous People’s rights to their heritage and culture. Heritage includes all aspects of cultural practices, traditional knowledge, resources and knowledge systems developed by Indigenous people as part of their Indigenous identity. ICIP rights also cover: INDIGENOUS COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- 15. STARTSMALL,THINKBIG Drawings by Tommy McRae and Mickey of Ulladulla, ca. 1860s-1901 Examine your processes for intervention opportunities Use the tools and frameworks we have given you! View disruption of the status quo as a moral imperative