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Reclaiming Indigenous Memory Scapes: The Role of Indigenous-led Archival Initiatives

Reclaiming Indigenous Memory Scapes The Role of Indigenous-led Archival Initiatives From an Indigenous perspective, keepers of memory have long played a critical role in Indigenous societies. Before the arrival of European settlers, Indigenous memory keepers were entrusted to steward their tribe’s...

Reclaiming Indigenous Memory Scapes: The Role of Indigenous-led Archival Initiatives

From an Indigenous perspective, keepers of memory have long played a critical role in Indigenous societies. Before the arrival of European settlers, Indigenous memory keepers were entrusted to steward their tribe’s epistemology/lifeway in order to maintain balance with the natural and spiritual worl...

Designing for Themselves: Architecture for architects

Architectural archives include a wide variety of materials, such as drawings, project files, and photographs. Architects generate these types of records in designing projects for specific clients, keeping in mind the purpose and requirements of the building. Residential design projects, in particul...