"Giving life to the truth": Indigenous art as a pathway to archival decolonization

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dc.contributor.authorLundy, Petra
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeNesmith, Tom (History)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeKuffert, Len (History)en_US
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeFrogner, Raymond (National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorBak, Greg (History)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-10T22:02:05Z
dc.date.available2019-01-10T22:02:05Z
dc.date.issued2018-12-18en_US
dc.date.submitted2018-12-18T15:33:57Zen
dc.degree.disciplineHistoryen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractArchives are a site of power, and the archivists who appraise, describe and create access to the records hold great responsibility as they enact that power. Archival institutions are a key site where colonialism has been enacted with real and multiple effects on Indigenous communities. Looking to advance the decolonization of the archive and support Indigenous people in Canada, this thesis advocates the collection of Indigenous art as a social memory medium that holds authenticity and evidence of historical truth. Indigenous art can enable and demonstrate healing from trauma, share and preserve Indigenous culture and knowledge, reveal truths from personal experience, fight racism, resist colonial beliefs, promote awareness of problems Indigenous people may face, and encourage activism. A case study of the Legacy Archive at the National Inquiry into MMIWGs demonstrates how applying archival theory, and implementing international Indigenous protocols, are helping to make strong headway into decolonizing archives.en_US
dc.description.noteFebruary 2019en_US
dc.identifier.citationChicagoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/33702
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous Arten_US
dc.subjectMMIWGen_US
dc.subjectArchivesen_US
dc.subjectDecolonizationen_US
dc.subjectAboriginal Arten_US
dc.subjectArchival theoryen_US
dc.subjectArchival Standardsen_US
dc.subjectDigital Preservationen_US
dc.subjectOCAPen_US
dc.subjectUNDRIPen_US
dc.subjectTRC's calls to actionen_US
dc.title"Giving life to the truth": Indigenous art as a pathway to archival decolonizationen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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