Indigenous Archives and Data Stewardship Projects
We are currently involved in the following projects:
- Working with the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Australia to develop the djurali Impact Report.
- Contributing and supporting the first international Hub of Mukurtu - the NSW Australian Mukurtu Hub - through a Memorandum of Understanding with Washington State University and the State Library of NSW to support Indigenous peoples and communities around digital stewardship and curation of cultural heritage.
- Leading support for the Indigenous Archives Collective, whose aim is to connect projects, research and people working with Indigenous knowledge sources in Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums.
- Partnering with the Coota Girls Aboriginal Corporation to develop a Coota Girls Survivor Stories Project & Digital Archive.
- Contributing to the broad engagement with Indigenous archiving and data stewardship across the wider UTS community.
Past projects have also included:
- Collaborating with the Australian Society of Archivists to develop an online toolkit the Indigenous Recordkeeping and Archives learning module to support archivists and archival institutions in understanding the distinct requirements of Indigenous Recordkeeping and Archiving.
- Working with the eScholarship Research Centre at the University of Melbourne to review and the Find and Connect web resource to be inclusive of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Stolen Generations perspectives.
- Working with the Healing Foundation and the University of Melbourne to develop research in support of Better Access to Stolen Generations Records.
- Significance Assessment - valuing Tranby's iconic Indigenous social and political history collections for the Tranby National Indigenous Adult Education & Training College.
- Developing a Literature Review - The benefits of Aboriginal language use and revival for the NSW Aboriginal Languages Trust.
Engagement opportunities including workshops
- The Hub engage with industry to develop and deliver workshops on Indigenous priorities and self-determination in libraries, archives and the broader GLAM sector.
- The team also work with Aboriginal community organisations to provide advice and support on archives management including developing significance assessments, and working with other peak bodies including the NSW Aboriginal Culture, Heritage & Arts Association Inc (ACHAA)
You can contact the team via Kirsten Thorpe to enquire about workshops or other engagement opportunities.
Representation
As a team we are also represented on a number of advisory groups and committees including:
- Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Expert Working Group (Co-Chair Kirsten Thorpe)
- ALIA Professional Pathways Advisory Board (Kirsten Thorpe)
- International Council on Archives Indigenous Expert Group (Kirsten Thorpe)
- Australian Society of Archivists Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Special Interest Group (Lauren Booker and Monica Galassi)
- Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) Research Advisory Committee (Kirsten Thorpe)
- Indigenous Archives Collective Contributors (Lauren Booker, Monica Galassi, Kirsten Thorpe)
- Nyingarn Steering Committee (Lauren Booker)
- National Library of Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research & Education Reference Group (Kirsten Thorpe)