Best Practices

A good resource to draw from are successful programs around the world. One program in the U.S. is the Indigenous Nations Library Program at the University New Mexico.

  • Contextual Information Literacy

    • Know the scholarlship history and identifying harmful legacies from intellectual politics (Brown, 2017)

  • Collection Development

    • Use Indigenous education and principles to guide policies

  • Cultural Sensitivity

    • Listen and respond to all Indigenous community's requests

  • Inclusive Research

    • Shift from a Western-centered approach to knowledge to a non-text-based approach to resources

Language Revitalization

Highlighting local resources (like this Chickasaw language channel) or by offering services like Rosetta Stone that give patrons access to Indigenous language learning.

MORE LANGUAGE RESOURCES

Include Indigenous oral histories in your collection.