Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Abstract
How might we decolonize the archives while identifying Métis identity and historical communities in Ontario? The question of decolonization was the guiding force for the research project. After meeting with local Huron Dioceses archivist, Dez Nacario, we established ideas for how to work towards decolonization. The vision is to create an advisory council consisting of local Indigenous people to help guide the decolonization of the Huron Dioceses Litigation Fonds, currently referred to as the Mohawk Institute Fonds. Before creating an advisory council, it was necessary to identify communities that appear in the litigation fonds to be able to contact relevant individuals and organizations. There was also the question of how the litigation fonds should be organized because other organizations have previously mishandled them. Thus, standard archival practices cannot be followed.