Creating Respectful Relationships: Activating Inclusivity From an Indigenous Worldview (LISG Speaker Series)Presented by Camille Callison, Member of the Tahltan Nation, University Librarian at the University of the Fraser Valley
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
Camille Callison brings expert knowledge and lived experience to our conversation about Indigenous Knowledges and relationship building in library, archival, and cultural memory praxis. Camille is a Tahltan Nation member, the University Librarian at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV), and a passionate cultural activist pursuing a Ph.D. in Anthropology at the University of Manitoba.
Her research critically examines the role of cultural memory institutions (libraries, archives, and museums) and their relationships with Indigenous peoples and their diverse knowledges, language, and cultures by examining best practices which relate to recovery, revitalization, culturally appropriate access protocols, and repatriation. Among many other professional contributions, Camille serves as the Co-Lead, National Indigenous Knowledge and Language Alliance (NIKLA) and the Respectful Terminology Project; Chair, IFLA Professional Division H and was the Chair of IFLA Indigenous Matters Section (2019-2021).
She represents UFV on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and as the Co-Chair of the CRKN Researcher Council. She is a member of IEEE P2890™ Recommended Practice for Provenance of Indigenous Peoples’ Data; NISO Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion subcommittee; and was on the OCLC Reimagine Descriptive Workflows Advisory Group.
She is committed to advancing matters related to Indigenous peoples and creating meaningful change related to equity, diversity, and inclusivity within cultural memory professions.
Learn more »ABOUT THE LIBRARIES INDIGENOUS STUDIES GROUP
Launched in 2020, the Libraries Indigenous Studies Group (LISG) advises and assists library leadership on policies, programs, activities, and resources related to how the University of Miami Libraries can celebrate and elevate contemporary Indigenous experiences and histories while also critically addressing ongoing structures of colonialism, imperialism, and other injustices.