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Title:

Taking Caring For Our History Bundle

Agreement Number:

LHOV-04-032

Agreement Value:

$17,450.00

Agreement Date:

Jul 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

The vision of "Taking Care of Our History Bundle” originates from sacred bundles which has its roots in the Anishinaabe culture going back thousands of years. The bundle is a sacred item that requires great care and respect in the caring of the bundle and its items holds records of our history encompassing rituals with instructions written on sacred scrolls. Individuals within our community are given the responsibility to care for the bundle for generations and to pass the bundle onto other individuals to ensure this process continues. “Taking Care of Our History Bundle” carries on that tradition. Over the last fifty years the Treaty Aboriginal Rights Research (T.A.R.R) has generated collections of records, such as maps, videos, audio recordings, photographs, oral histories statements by community members and copies of RG10 files. The impact of this project has a far-reaching cultural significance that creates a historic textual picture that brings the past into the now. The Bundle will bring together people who are in the pursuit of putting together the missing spirit in the ever-growing historical resurgence happening across turtle island."

Organization:

Library and Archives Canada

Expected Results:

Archival Assessment: The archivist/historian is the lead and will direct the T.A.R.R. staff throughout the assessment and ranking of files

Compile a complete list of documents and other formats in the collection

Identify where records are stored, label physical storage, and bring together media and devices for inventory

Train community members and staff to inventory the physical and digital records according to a controlled and consistent approach and under the guidance of a professionally trained archivist

Analyze the inventory to determine what records are knowledge with enduring value and must be prioritized

Plan next steps

Location:

Kenora, Ontario, CA P9N 0A1

Reference Number:

129-2023-2024 Q1-LHOV-04-032

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Recipient's Legal Name:

Grand Council Treaty #3

Program:

Listen, Hear Our Voices

Program Purpose:

Listen, Hear Our Voices supports First Nations, Inuit, and Métis governments and non-profit organizations in: 1) digitizing existing documentary heritage related to Indigenous languages and cultures, and 2) building the skills, knowledge and resources to do this work in their communities.