Naming and reclaiming Indigenous knowledges in public institutions: Intersections of landscape and experience

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Title

Naming and reclaiming Indigenous knowledges in public institutions: Intersections of landscape and experience

Subject

Knowledge management

Creator

Doyle, Ann

Date

2006

Language

English

Description

This paper recounts a practitioner's experience in a First Nations library, shaping a doctoral research project on knowledge organization and addressing the erasure of Indigenous knowledge by dominant systems. It reviews literature on cultural bias, describes ameliorative initiatives, and outlines a research plan to develop methodologies for Indigenous knowledge organization.

Source

In G. Budin, C. Swertz, & K. Mitgutsch (Eds.), Advances in Knowledge Organization: Vol. 10. Knowledge Organization for a Global Learning Society: Proceedings of the Ninth International ISKO Conference, 4-7 July 2006, Vienna, Austria (pp. 435-442). Würzberg, Germany: Ergon.

Publisher

University of Arizona, University Libraries, Repository

Bibliographic Citation

Doyle, A.M. (2006, July). Naming and Reclaiming Indigenous Knowledges in Public Institutions: Intersections of Landscapes and Experience. In Knowledge Organization for a Global Learning Society: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference for Knowledge Organization. International Society for Knowledge Organization 9th International Conference. (Vienna, Austria. Jul, 2006). Advances in Knowledge Organization vol 10. Ergon. Würzburg: 435-442. (revised version)

Type

Text