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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Name : Mason Hausermann Position : Arts Intern, U of R Archives & Special Collections Area of Study : Bachelor of Arts (Major: History, Minor: English) Career Aspirations : I would love to work in archives, libraries or museums once I’ve completed my degree. Why did you want to do an internship at the Archives? To gain more insight into the heritage field. I was interested to learn more about what goes into the process of collection and digitization, as this is an often-overlooked component. Another aspect that drew me to this internship was the fact that I would be interacting with records and artifacts. I spent last summer as a student at the Doukhobor Heritage Village and really enjoyed this kind of hands-on work so I was glad to have a chance to do more of it. What was your project? The digitization of Dr. George F. Ledingham's Ornithological study records. They form part of the Dr. George F. Ledingham Herbarium at the U of R’s Faculty of Science. The Herbarium i...
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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