Truth, reconciliation, and decolonization are at the
forefront of many peoples' minds these days, and no less so in the archival
community. Archives have a crucial role to play in the truth-seeking and
acknowledgement that must occur before meaningful reconciliation can take place
between Indigenous peoples and Canada's settler populations. By preserving records of Indigenous history
under colonial rule and walking the line between making those records
accessible, but protecting the identities of those who suffered under the
system, archivists are uniquely situated to provide supports for change.
For this reason, the SCAA wishes to provide additional
supports to our members as they work within this rapidly shifting landscape of
Indigenous-Settler relationships. To this end, a workshop is being offered on
March 12th, 2018 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at the First Nations University Multipurpose Room.
The day-long workshop will consist of two parts,
Morning Presenter : Mr. Eugene Arcand A Cree from the Muskeg Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan,
Mr. Arcand spent 10 years at the St. Michael Indian Residential School in Duck
Lake and 1 year at the Lebret Student Residence, both in Saskatchewan.
Over the last 37 years, Mr. Arcand has served the
Saskatchewan First Nations community in a variety of capacities particularly
with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations as an Education Liaison
Worker, an Executive Assistant for the North Battleford District and as an
elected Vice-Chief. He also served as the Executive Director of the Prince
Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre. Mr. Arcand has dedicated much of his
time as an organizer of major events such as regional and national First
Nations sports, cultural events, tourism, as well as events geared toward First
Nations' youth advancement.
A Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Mr. Arcand also
received the Saskatchewan Tourism Ambassador Award in 1997 and was named Prince
Albert Citizen of the Year in 1994.
Over the past few years Mr. Arcand has worked on ensuring
that both the public and survivor communities are kept informed of the
developments and processes linked to the Indian Residential School Settlement
Agreement.
Afternoon Workshop : Blanket Exercise
The blanket exercise is a teaching tool to share the
historic and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous
peoples in Canada.This eye opening exercise has been used to:
For more information on this exercise, visit:
http://www.kairoscanada.org/what-we-do/indigenous-rights/blanket-exercise
More information on the workshop:
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Hello, My name in Nicole Kruppi and I am the new SCAA President. Professionally I have worked most of my career (19 years) in the Records and Information Management field but like to think of myself as a long-suffering Archivist. My career has taken me across Canada. For the past seven years I lived in New Brunswick, Canada, working in the oil and gas industry at Irving Oil. Prior to that I lived in Calgary for nine years and worked for both the Public Service (Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), as well as spending time at TC Energy. Closer to home, which in my mind has been Saskatoon, I worked for the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in the Specific Claims Archive & Library, and the Saskatchewan Archives Board as both a Records Manager and Project Archivist. Prior to deciding that I wanted to be an Archivist when I grew up, I worked at SaskTel Mobility. I hold a Masters in Archival Studies from the Univer...
Very deep and emotional day. The SCAA wishes to thank all those who were able to attend the workshop on Monday, March 12 in Regina, titled "Respect and Relationship" and wish to especially Eugene Arcand for sharing with us and to Micheal Cardinal for facilitating the Kairos Canada Blanket Exercise.
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