History of Libraries and Indigenous Languages
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Voices From our Past Present and Future: Indigenous Languages and Libraries
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CLA Conference 2014
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Libraries are not neutral entities in society
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Libraries are sites of colonial oppression*
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*though they do
good stuff too
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This kind of thinking can be dangerous:
“we know what people need; they just can’t articulate it”…because it is patronizing
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Libraries were part of the genocidal project of the Americas
Bison Skull Pile. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bison_skull_pile_edit.jpg
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Who were Aboriginal language books written for?
HINT: usually not Aboriginal people
Traditional Olympic Coat, 1965. http://www.hbcheritage.ca/hbcheritage/history/blanket/outerwear/home
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“Having books in which the vernacular is found would foster its use and the more the mother tongue is kept alive the more is the child diffident in using the English language” – Edgar Dewdney, Indian Commissioner at Regina
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But! Native people wanted libraries!
• Mohawk school
• Charles Angus Cooke
• Aamjiwnaang library in Sarnia (Chippewas)
• Lady Wood library
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Where do librarians
fit into this history?
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Funding for libraries on reserve is still a problem
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Susan Jones.. 2011. http://www.stalbertgazette.com/article/20111012/SAG0801/310129972/cree-immersion-classes-begin-at-alexander-first-nation
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Librarians believe in responding to community needs…right?
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Can’t separate serving Aboriginal communities from supporting indigenous languages
Image courtesy of Jessie Loyer
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Maintaining relationships are
central to indigenous
communities AND to libraries
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Indigenous languages connect us to the land and to each other
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Rooted in place. Rooted in the land.
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How to go forward?Actively assessing your role as library and individual librarians in oppression, acknowledging privilege, and listening
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To linguists and anthropologists, we thank you.
But we need to be conscious of who is involvedImage courtesy of Sarah Quick
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“For Indigenous ppl, reclaiming language involves overcoming many obstacles. For Settlers, learning our languages is for fun.”
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Experts already exist; don’t reinvent the wheel
Dorothy Thunder. ammsa.com Lorna Williams. http://www.tru.ca/sils/schedule/lornawilliams.html
Larry Grant. ubc.ca
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Remove barriers to access
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Educate yourself on cultural sensitivities and restrictions
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Do not romanticize
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Things can change
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Being in right relationship, acting in a good way
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Why are we doing this?Who benefits?Who else can be a part of this?
Reciprocity
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Connect with your communityBe responsive to their needsBe aware of your roleRestore historical relationships
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Jessie Loyer, Librarian, Mount Royal University@[email protected]