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
- 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