Indigenous Collections: Promising Practices & Next Steps - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Indigenous Collections: Promising Practices & Next Steps Panelists: Petal Furness Museum Manager, Grey Roots Museum and Archives Jane Holland Consultant Dr. Cara Krmpotich Director & Associate Professor of Museum Studies, University of Toronto Moderated by: Bep Schippers, Ontario Museum Association

THANK YOU MERCI NYA:WEH MIIGWETCH ICS Working Anong Migwans Beam , Ojibwe Cultural Foundation Petal Furness , Grey Roots Museum & Archives, OMA Councillor Group Heather George , McMaster University Linda Grussani , Canadian Museum of History Tanis Hill , Indigenous Knowledge Centre, Six Nations Polytechnic Rick Hill , Indigenous Knowledge Centre, Six Nations Polytechnic Michelle Hamilton , University of Western Ontario Cara Krmpotich , Museum Studies, University of Toronto Janis Monture , Six Nations Development Corporation John Moses , Aboriginal Affairs Directorate, Department of Canadian Heritage Paula Whitlow , Woodland Cultural Centre Mary Collier , Ontario Museum Association

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Next Steps Report: Key Theme Summary Promising Practices • The Symposium itself, framed as it was by an Indigenous world view • The TRC Calls to Action, as the spark to opening respectful dialogues and sharing • Symposium presentations illustrated a spectrum of promising practices and partnerships in museums, Indigenous cultural centres and archives • Digitization was cited as an opportunity for Aspirations for the Future: Changing the System knowledge-sharing and increased accessibility • Indigenous communities and museums have meaningful collaborative relationships • Indigenous peoples are fully involved in the care and management of their cultural objects • Through their public education mandates, museums are centres of reconciliation • Museum workers have the education and skills needed to be effective in new roles related to reconciliation and relationship-building. Challenging Issues • Making connections with Indigenous communities requires museums to reach out • Building strong and respectful relationships between museums and Indigenous communities requires a new collaborative partnership approach • Being more inclusive of Indigenous communities will require museums to make fundamental changes to their mandates, policies and practices • To play their role in reconciliation and build relationships with Indigenous communities, museum workers need training and education.

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