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2024/25 YCA Mentorship Program

Dear YCA members,

We are excited to announce that the YCA Mentorship Program will be resuming!

We are currently in the process of applying to the YHMA’s Heritage Training Fund to support this program. We would be very grateful to any members that would be able to provide a letter of support to help us fund this initiative.

The YCA Mentorship Program aims to provide guidance and expertise on any heritage-related topic that your organization requires (e.g., records management, policy development, archival procedures, etc.). One-on-one sessions will be conducted over Zoom with archival consultant extraordinaire, Michelle Barroca, where you will have up to 10 hours of dedicated time (1-2 hours per session) to ask questions and receive personalized support.

If you are interested in participating, please email our Community Archivist at  yukoncnclarch@gmail.com to register. There is no cost for YCA members to participate.

Please forward any letters of support to our Community Archivist at yukoncnclarch@gmail.com by October 14th, 2024. We thank you in advance for your assistance and look forward to providing archival and RIM support to your organization.

Take a Look! "A Matter of Facts: The Value of Evidence in an Information Age" by: Laura A. Millar

[Excerpt] The safeguarding of authentic facts is essential, especially in this disruptive Orwellian age, where digital technologies have opened the door to a post-truth world in which “alternative facts” can be so easily accepted as valid. And because facts matter, evidence matters. In this urgent manifesto, archives luminary Millar makes the case that authentic and accurate records, archives, data, and other sources of documentary proof are crucial in supporting and fostering a society that is respectful, democratic, and self-aware.

What is OCAP? And Why Do I Need to Know About it?

What is OCAP®?

The First Nations principles of OCAP® are a set of standards that establish how First Nations data should be collected, protected, used, or shared. They are the de facto standard for how to conduct research with First Nations.

Standing for ownership, control, access and possession, OCAP® asserts that First Nations have control over data collection processes in their communities, and that they own and control how this information can be used.

What do the four “OCAP®” principles mean?

There are four components of OCAP®: Ownership, Control, Access and Possession.

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apply: Indigenous Internship Program 2021

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Indigenous Internship Program

FALL 2021 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

October 4 – November 26, 2021

Application Deadline: July 25, 2021

How to apply: Please email your resume, two references, and a cover letter outlining why you wish to be in the program and what you hope to learn, along with your plan for securing safe housing in Vancouver to Sarah E. Holland: sarahelizabeth.holland@ubc.ca

Wages: Interns will receive an hourly wage of $21.50/hour. Travel costs to MOA (return) will also be provided.

This new internship program has been developed by six Indigenous partners: the Musqueam Indian Band, the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, the Haida Gwaii Museum, the U’mista Cultural Society, the Nlaka’pamux Nation, the Coqualeetza Cultural Society, and the Museum of Anthropology at UBC. Funding is provided by Heritage Canada Museums Assistance Program and Mellon Foundation.

Areas of study include Collections Management, Conservation, Library and Archives, Oral History Language Laboratory, and Curatorial work.

There will be two annual calls for applicants: Spring and Fall. Placements are 10 weeks, 35 hours per week but may be adjusted to part-time, over a longer duration in order to meet family or community needs.

Location: At the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, in Vancouver, for eight weeks with a two-week placement at one of the six Indigenous partner organizations.


https://moa.ubc.ca/indigen.../indigenous-internship-program/

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Environmental Controls: DIY Dehumidification Spaces

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Protocols for Native American Archival Materials

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Over the past decade, tribal leaders, archivists, and librarians in the United States and Canada have expressed an interest in improving existing relationships and developing new relationships with non-tribal institutions which hold American Indian archival material. Numerous professional groups support this goal, such as the Society of American Archivists, the Council for the Preservation of Anthropological Records, the American Indian Library Association, the International Indigenous Librarians Forum, and the American Association for State and Local History. These Protocols outline many opportunities for collecting organizations to cooperate with Native communities.

AABC's Distance Education Workshop on Oral History NOW OPEN!!

Register for AABC’s Distance education courses

Oral history is undergoing a resurgence, thanks to the digital environment and the Internet.  What are the components of an oral history program? How should an oral history interview be conducted? What documentation is required to ensure that an archive has acquired the rights to ownership and use of the interviews? 

Using two recently revised publications: Curating Oral Histories and The Oral History Reader,  students will be introduced to the theory and practice of conducting a successful oral history program in seven modules.