Hi everyone,

A reminder you can suggest resources through this form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8UPee0AYVAHxraGoQekJcU5aD1KkzAKAR2Hmo_Np3EtZGvA/viewform?usp=sf_link>
for
the Archives Advisory Services Working Group's *Reconciliation Toolkit*.

The form is now extended to stay open until April 17th.

Take care,
Kelli

On Mon, 6 Mar 2023 at 12:34, AAO Office <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> March 6, 2023
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> *You are invited...*
>
> *to suggest resources for addition to the Archives Advisory Services
> Working Group’s Reconciliation Toolkit for Non-Indigenous Archives in
> Canada. If interested, you can suggest a resource through this form
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8UPee0AYVAHxraGoQekJcU5aD1KkzAKAR2Hmo_Np3EtZGvA/viewform?usp=sf_link>.*
>
> *Who is the Archives Advisory Services Working Group?* The Archives
> Advisory Services Working Group (AAWG) is made up of provincial and
> territorial Archives Advisors from across Canada and representatives from
> other councils with committees instead of Archives Advisors
> <https://archivescanada.ca/our-partners>. The group meets 6-8 times a
> year to share expertise, assist in planning, and advocate for archival
> institutions regionally and nationally. The AAO Institutional Development
> Committee Chair and Archeion Coordinator attend these meetings on behalf of
> the AAO.
>
> *What is the Non-Indigenous Archives in Canada Reconciliation Toolkit?*
> The AAWG is developing an online Toolkit containing links and resources for
> non-Indigenous archival institutions in Canada that are working with First
> Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities and documentary heritage. The AAWG’s
> idea for this project emerged from questions and concerns raised to
> Archives Advisors by non-Indigenous archivists about where and how to begin
> on the path toward Reconciliation. The AAWG believes this Toolkit could be
> a starting point and may help non-Indigenous archivists and archives
> develop respectful and reciprocal relationships with their local Indigenous
> community/communities. The AAWG’s Toolkit is meant to complement the work
> of the Steering Committee for the TRC Taskforce, which is compiling
> resources to assist Indigenous communities and organizations that are
> developing archives.
>
>
> The AAWG’s Toolkit will include a guide outlining the first steps
> non-Indigenous archives and archivists might take when working with their
> local First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities.
>
> *How to suggest a resource for the Reconciliation Toolkit: *Provincial
> and territorial association members are invited to suggest links to
> resources that you have found helpful in your reconciliation work. If you
> would like to contribute a suggested resource or resources for inclusion in
> the Reconciliation Toolkit, please fill in this form
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8UPee0AYVAHxraGoQekJcU5aD1KkzAKAR2Hmo_Np3EtZGvA/viewform?usp=sf_link> *by
> Monday, April 3rd, 2023.*
> Link to Form
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8UPee0AYVAHxraGoQekJcU5aD1KkzAKAR2Hmo_Np3EtZGvA/viewform?usp=sf_link>
>
> The AAWG will consider suggestions for inclusion in the Toolkit and, while
> work on the Toolkit is just getting underway, plan to present a version of
> the Toolkit at the 2023 Association of Canadian Archivists Conference. If
> you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email
> [log in to unmask] Thank you in advance for any of your
> contributions!
>
> Best,
>
> Kelli Babcock
> *Archeion Coordinator*
>
> Jessica Barr
> *Institutional Development Committee Chair*
>
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