1. 1985 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
604 822 8738
Xwi7xwa Library
xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca
Xwi7xwa LibraryLooking forward
2. 1985 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
604 822 8738
Xwi7xwa Library
xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca
About Xwi7xwa
• X̱wi7x̱wa is pronounced 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
3. 1985 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
604 822 8738
Xwi7xwa Library
xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca
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.
4. 1985 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
604 822 8738
Xwi7xwa Library
xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca
Building Your Collections
• Community
participation
– Edmonton Public
Library
– Musqueam
children’s book
• Aboriginal
publishers (see
research guide)
5. 1985 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
604 822 8738
Xwi7xwa Library
xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca
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
6. 1985 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
604 822 8738
Xwi7xwa Library
xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca
Indigitization: AADPP
Aboriginal Audio Digitization
and Preservation Program
7. 1985 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
604 822 8738
Xwi7xwa Library
xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca
8. 1985 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
604 822 8738
Xwi7xwa Library
xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca
Working with communities
9. 1985 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
604 822 8738
Xwi7xwa Library
xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca
Access protocols & the AADPP
New 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
10. 1985 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
604 822 8738
Xwi7xwa Library
xwi7xwa.library.ubc.ca
Xwi7xwa LibraryLooking forward
Questions?
Sarah Dupont
sarah.dupont@ubc.ca
Editor's Notes
Located on Traditional, Unceded Territory of Musqueam