Unstructured records → CollectiveAccess
Squamish Nation Archives
When the Squamish Nation hired its first archivist, a foundational task was building a structured catalogue for community and institutional records that had existed only as scattered physical and digital material. Working with the Nation's Cultural Collections Manager, the archivist implemented a CollectiveAccess database from the ground up, establishing initial infrastructure for processing Indigenous records in a structured, culturally respectful way designed to grow with the community's capacity. A Canadian First Nations example of adopting open-source CollectiveAccess to establish archival control over community heritage.
Original source
A Spotlight on Indigenous Archives with Karen Ng
Association of Canadian Archivists
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