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When and Where
  • 7/28/2026 9:00 AM CDT
  • 7/28/2026 4:30 PM CDT
  • Tulane University
  • New Orleans
  • LA

Toward Indigenous Archives and Sovereignty: Developing an SAA Certificate Program that Centers Relationships, Responsibility, and Reparative Practice

Description: 

This interactive workshop brings together archivists and community practitioners to explore Indigenous sovereignty, relationship-building, cultural protocols, and reciprocal archival practice. Through dialogue, case studies, and collaborative sharing activities, participants will identify the knowledge, skills, and resources needed to support Indigenous communities and collections. Insights gathered during the session will directly inform the development of a future Indigenous Archival Stewardship Certificate, helping shape a more ethical, relational, and sovereignty-centered archival profession. 

Due to the workshop venue at Tulane University, space is limited for this FREE workshop - register early. Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants are encouraged to participate.

Workshop Facilitators:

Kelley Humingbird, Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition 

Eric Hung, Music of Asian American Research Center

Diana Marsh, College of Information, University of Maryland

Selena Ortega-Chiolero, Chickaloon Village Traditional Council

Liza Pozas, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Melissa Stoner, UC Berkeley Library

Hosted by: SAA Native American Archives Section - IAT Planning Group, Tulane University Special Collections and the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library

This event is sponsored by Tulane University Special Collections and University of Michigan's Bentley Library

Questions can be sent to: seortegachiolero@chickaloon-nsn.org or at cultural.heritage.steward@gmail.com