The Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce will conduct a review of archival policies and best practices existent across the country and identify potential barriers to reconciliation efforts between the Canadian archival community and Indigenous record keepers. With such a review in hand, the Taskforce will then work in collaboration with Indigenous communities to create an actionable response to this research which will become the foundation for a reconciliation framework for Canadian archives.
For more information, please view our Project Charter, Action Plan and Methodology Overview.
Lead: Erica Hernández-Read (University of Northern British Columbia)
Members:
- Raymond Frogner, Director of Archives, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
- Krista McCracken, Archives Supervisor, Arthur A. Wishart Library and Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, Algoma University
- Marthe Brown, Archivist, Laurentian University
- Raegan Swanson, Archival Advisor, Council of Archives New Brunswick
- Marianne McLean, Principal, Eigg Road Consulting
- Emma Wright, Archives Manager, Archives, Access & Digital, RBCM
- Nichole Vonk, General Council Archivist, The United Church of Canada Archives
- Jennifer Jansen, Records Analyst, Tsawwassen First Nation
- Marnie Burnham, Strategic Advisor, Public Services Branch
Library and Archives Canada / Government of Canada - Rita Mogyorosi, Records Manager, B.C. Pavilion Corporation (PavCo)
- Sara Janes, Lakehead University Archives, Lakehead University
- Braden Cannon, Private Records Archivist, Provincial Archives of Alberta
- Robin Wallace, Reference Archivist & Librarian, Provincial Archives of Alberta
Indigenous Partners:
- Melissa Adams, Archivist/Librarian, Union of BC Indian Chiefs
- Victoria Deleary, Treaty Research Coordinator, Chippewas of the Thames
- Donald Johnson, Special Media Archivist, Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan
- Dr. Betty Lynxleg, Research Facilitator, Manitoba First Nations Education Resources Centre
- Olga McIvor, Research Facilitator, Manitoba First Nations Education Resources Centre
- Camille Callison, Indigenous Services Librarian, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, University of Manitoba
- Dr. Brenda Macdougall, Associate Professor and holder of the Chair in Métis Research, University of Ottawa
- Chief Kenneth McComber, Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
- Alestine Andre, Heritage Researcher (retired) Department of Cultural Heritage, Gwich’in Tribal Council
- Mary Jane Johnson, Heritage Manager, Kluane First Nation
- Gerry Lawson, Oral History Lab Coordinator, Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
- Jamie Brake, Archaeologist, Torngâsok Cultural Centre, Nunatsiavut Government
- Kyle Crotty, Heritage Program Coordinator, Nunatsiavut Government
