Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2016
Keywords
Native American archival materials, Collaboration
Abstract
This article examines a long-term collaboration between a nontribal and a tribal organization—Western Washington University and the Lummi Nation. The narrative describes efforts to share and understand the Native cultural resources acquired by the university in the years prior to the development of professional practices for the appropriate management and use of Native American archival materials and explores a series of moral and ethical challenges from both the Native and non-Native perspectives. The article offers strategies for sharing expertise, knowledge, and cultural resources that can assist in addressing historical injustices, misunderstandings, and mistrust founded in the misappropriation of Native heritage by non-Native institutions.
Publication Title
Archival Issues: Journal of the Midwest Archives Conference
Volume
37
Issue
2
First Page
7
Last Page
21
Required Publisher's Statement
Permission to post was granted by the Archival Issues editorial board, July 5, 2016.
Recommended Citation
Elizabeth Joffrion and Lexie Tom, "Broken Promises: A Case Study in Reconciliation", Archival Issues, (Volume 37, Issue 2 2016): 7-21.
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Indians of North America--Archival resources--Case studies; Archives--Collection management--Case studies
Subjects - Names (LCNAF)
Western Washington University; Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Washington
Geographic Coverage
United States
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
