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.