Indigenous Languages and the Promise of Archives (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781496224330)

Indigenous Languages and the Promise of Archives captures the energy and optimism that many feel about the future of community-based scholarship, which involves the collaboration of archives, scholars, and Native American communities. The American Philosophical Society is exploring new applications of materials in its library to partner on collaborative projects that assist the cultural and linguistic revitalization movements within Native communities. A paradigm shift is driving researchers to reckon with questionable practices used by scholars and libraries in the past to pursue documents relating to Native Americans, practices that are often embedded in the content of the collections themselves.

The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research at the American Philosophical Society brought together this volume of historical and contemporary case studies highlighting the importance of archival materials for the revitalization of Indigenous languages. Essays written by archivists, historians, anthropologists, knowledge-keepers, and museum professionals, cover topics critical to language revitalization work; they tackle long-standing debates about ownership, access, and control of Indigenous materials stored in repositories; and they suggest strategies for how to decolonize collections in the service of community-based priorities. Together these essays reveal the power of collaboration for breathing new life into historical documents.

Author: Adrianna Link
ISBN-10: 1496224337
ISBN-13: 9781496224330
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2021
Pages: 538
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.11lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2022