Xwi7xwa Library: Looking Forward

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Presented by Sarah Dupont, UBC Library's Aboriginal Engagement Librarian, at the Canadian Library Association Conference in May 2014.

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Xwi7xwa Library

Looking forward

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About Xwi7xwa• wi7 wa is pronounced X� x� whei-

wha • Part of the continuing

development of First Nations education at the University of British Columbia.

• Squamish name for “Echo” in recognition of the generosity of the donors William and June Bellman to the First Nations Longhouse

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Our Collections• The collection: By, For, and About• First Nations in British

Columbia • Canadian Aboriginal • Some international items

• Xwi7xwa Classification system:• Not Library of Congress• Based on the Brian Deer

system and associated Aboriginal subject headings established by Gene Joseph.

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Building Your Collections

• Community participation– Edmonton Public

Library– Musqueam

children’s book• Aboriginal

publishers (see research guide)

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Beyond Collections: Our Roles in Language Preservation and Revitalization

“There is no task more important for a First Nation than to identify, protect and interpret its cultural heritage resources… Although we are very much a people of the present… we must always protect the places, artifacts, songs and stories that define our past!”

‘Namgis Nation

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Indigitization: AADPP

Aboriginal Audio Digitization and Preservation Program

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Working with communities

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Access protocols & the AADPPNew funding model for digitization supporting outcomes beyond immediate public access by:• Supporting preservation efforts for significant

recordings • Recognizing that development of access protocols

must be based on community concerns for– Treaty, land claims and responses to resource

development – Culturally defined rights that respect community practice– Language revitalization

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Xwi7xwa Library

Looking forward

Questions?

Sarah Dupontsarah.dupont@ubc.ca