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Indigenous Collections: Promising Practices & Next Steps

Panelists: Petal Furness Museum Manager, Grey Roots Museum and Archives Jane Holland Consultant

• Dr. Cara Krmpotich Director & Associate Professor of Museum Studies,

University of Toronto Moderated by: Bep Schippers, Ontario Museum Association

Anong Migwans Beam, Ojibwe Cultural Foundation Petal Furness, Grey Roots Museum & Archives, OMA Councillor Heather George, McMaster University Linda Grussani, Canadian Museum of History Tanis Hill, Indigenous Knowledge Centre, Six Nations Polytechnic Rick Hill, Indigenous Knowledge Centre, Six Nations Polytechnic Michelle Hamilton, University of Western Ontario Cara Krmpotich, Museum Studies, University of Toronto Janis Monture, Six Nations Development Corporation John Moses, Aboriginal Affairs Directorate, Department of Canadian Heritage Paula Whitlow, Woodland Cultural Centre Mary Collier, Ontario Museum Association

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Next Steps Report: Key Theme Summary

Promising Practices

• The Symposium itself, framed as it was by an Indigenous world view
• The TRC Calls to Action, as the spark to opening respectful dialogues and sharing
• Symposium presentations illustrated a spectrum of promising

practices and partnerships in museums, Indigenous cultural centres and archives

• Digitization was cited as an opportunity for

knowledge-sharing and increased accessibility

Aspirations for the Future: Changing the System

• Indigenous communities and museums have meaningful

collaborative relationships

• Indigenous peoples are fully involved in the care and

management of their cultural objects

• Through their public education mandates, museums are

centres of reconciliation

• Museum workers have the education and skills needed to

be effective in new roles related to reconciliation and relationship-building.

Challenging Issues

• Making connections with Indigenous communities requires museums to reach
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• Building strong and respectful relationships between museums and Indigenous

communities requires a new collaborative partnership approach

• Being more inclusive of Indigenous communities will require museums to make

fundamental changes to their mandates, policies and practices

• To play their role in reconciliation and build relationships with Indigenous

communities, museum workers need training and education.

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