From Nunavut to Micronesia: Feedback and Description, Visual Repatriation and Online Photographs of Indigenous Peoples
Two pioneering web projects, Project Naming, created by Library and Archives Canada and the Inuit, and the Traditional Micronesian Navigation Collection at the University of Hawaii Library are examined. These sites make direct use of the internet to improve descriptions of their photographic holding...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:847c35a22e57466da6e72cded7e101ed 2023-05-15T16:55:11+02:00 From Nunavut to Micronesia: Feedback and Description, Visual Repatriation and Online Photographs of Indigenous Peoples David A. Smith 2008-06-01 https://doi.org/10.21083/partnership.v3i1.330 https://doaj.org/article/847c35a22e57466da6e72cded7e101ed en fr eng fre The Partnership doi:10.21083/partnership.v3i1.330 1911-9593 https://doaj.org/article/847c35a22e57466da6e72cded7e101ed undefined Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2008) info Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2008 fttriple https://doi.org/10.21083/partnership.v3i1.330 2023-01-22T19:35:59Z Two pioneering web projects, Project Naming, created by Library and Archives Canada and the Inuit, and the Traditional Micronesian Navigation Collection at the University of Hawaii Library are examined. These sites make direct use of the internet to improve descriptions of their photographic holdings related to Indigenous peoples and to share these images with remote communities and the world. Through the creation of a system of “visual repatriation” and “feedback" and description, the people of Nunavut and the atoll of Satawal (in Micronesia) have the opportunity to view and identify photos of their ancestors, relatives and themselves online while at the same time sharing their knowledge with each host institution to improve descriptions of its holdings. The author concludes that, while challenges remain, these innovative approaches have helped foster meaningful relationships between, and rewards for, the participating host institutions and Indigenous peoples. In addition it is argued that the two projects bode well for: future collaborative efforts between libraries/archives and remote user-groups, understanding of our holdings, and the quality of our services to researchers. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Nunavut Unknown Canada Nunavut Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research 3 1 |
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Two pioneering web projects, Project Naming, created by Library and Archives Canada and the Inuit, and the Traditional Micronesian Navigation Collection at the University of Hawaii Library are examined. These sites make direct use of the internet to improve descriptions of their photographic holdings related to Indigenous peoples and to share these images with remote communities and the world. Through the creation of a system of “visual repatriation” and “feedback" and description, the people of Nunavut and the atoll of Satawal (in Micronesia) have the opportunity to view and identify photos of their ancestors, relatives and themselves online while at the same time sharing their knowledge with each host institution to improve descriptions of its holdings. The author concludes that, while challenges remain, these innovative approaches have helped foster meaningful relationships between, and rewards for, the participating host institutions and Indigenous peoples. In addition it is argued that the two projects bode well for: future collaborative efforts between libraries/archives and remote user-groups, understanding of our holdings, and the quality of our services to researchers. |
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