ubc museum of anthropology

Sharing the Truth: Creating a National Research Centre on Residential Schools

Forum

The MOA Centre for Cultural Research

The Museum of Anthropology

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MOA Renewal Project

“Knowledge of one another and shared wisdom are essential to

a true partnership of peoples.”

REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON ABORIGINAL PEOPLES, 1996

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MOA Renewal Projects – the building

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D. Campion photo

MOA Renewal Projects – Multiversity gallery

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Collections Research Enhancement Project

• Dynamic workflow to ensure a responsive system

• 78,000 images for 33,000 objects

• Created using bestpractices

• Disseminated in public and research applications

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Collections access

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Collections access - language

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Collections access – expert knowledge

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Donna Cranmer video discussing Kwakwaka’wakw weaving

Audrey & Harry Hawthorn Library & Archives

Library •Open to all•Monday - Thursday

Archives •By appointment

Access to collectionstechnologies and UBC library resources

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E. Padilla photo

MOA Archives - Vickie Jensen and Jay Powell fonds

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Vickie Jensen photography collection

36,000 digital images

Oral History and Language Lab

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R.Yao photo• Digital recording • Sound booth• Media digitization • A / V editing

Reciprocal Research Network

Co-developed by Musqueam Indian Band, the Stó:lō Nation/Tribal Council, the U’mista Cultural Society and the Museum of Anthropology

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Reciprocal Research Network contents

So far: • 16 institutions contributing First Nations heritage object information – over 245,000 records– over 160,000 photographs

• nearly 1,000 members• more than 1,000 discussionsMarch 3, 2011 MOA Centre for Cultural

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RRN development process

• 3 year project - agile development process

Open source tools- Postgre SQL (database) - Ruby on Rails (web framework)- Google maps- Github (collaborative development) - and more

• Contribution / integration system- contributing institutions retain original data and media- information updates in original data or in RRN

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RRN sharing knowledge

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National Research Centre

What does our experience suggest for the National Research Centre?

Engage with primary users

Build long term relationships

Bring people together to build a sustainable Centre

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Residential school collections

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Thank you!

Reciprocal Research Network (RRN)http://www.rrnpilot.org/- Sign up for an account

MOA website http://www.moa.ubc.ca/collection-online/- search the collections

Ann Stevensonann.stevenson@ubc.ca- contact me March 3, 2011 MOA Centre for Cultural

Research Ann Stevenson