WORKING GROUPS
First Nations Special Interest Group
The First Nations Special Interest Group was established in 2020 for CAARA’s response to the Tandanya-Adelaide Declaration and includes representation from eight Australian states and territories, National Archives of Australia and Archives New Zealand. The role of the Special Interest Group is to build upon themes and commitments outlined in the Declaration for implementation across CAARA institutions.
The Declaration calls on archives around the world to re-imagine the meaning of archives as an engaging model of social memory; to embrace Indigenous worldviews; to decolonise archival principles with Indigenous knowledge methods; to open public archives to Indigenous interpretations; and aims to see public archives as ethical spaces for encounter, respect, negotiation and collaboration without dominance or judgement.
CAARA and its member institutions support the themes and commitments enshrined in the Declaration. They commit to improving services to Indigenous peoples ensuring practices are inclusive and creating spaces that support ethical and respectful dialogue with a focus on engagement, learning and collaboration across CAARA organisations.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Special Interest Group are to:
- build upon themes and commitments outlined in the Tandanya-Adelaide Declaration for implementation across CAARA institutions
- promote a common approach and respectful ethical relationships between our respective institutions and Indigenous communities
- provide advice to CAARA Executive Board, promote collaboration and cooperation among CAARA members around Indigenous issues
- seek to identify and respond to emerging trends in the provision of public access to records relating to Indigenous communities and issues, and advise CAARA Executive Board accordingly.
Resources and Services
CAARA organisations are unified in their support for First Nations peoples, providing resources and services to our First Nations peoples and communities across Australia and New Zealand. We support the creation of ethical spaces of encounter, respect, negotiation and collaboration and we are committed to opening up our archives. The following are links to our organisations’ website information about First Nations peoples.
- Koorie Services, Public Record Office Victoria
- Finding your Aboriginal history | State Records of South Australia
- Services for iwi, Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Archives New Zealand
- First Australians, National Archives of Australia
- First Nations Hub, Museums of History NSW
- Research advice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Queensland State Archives
MEMBERS
Phyllis Williams
Chair
National Archives of Australia
Taila Roth
Co-Chair
National Archives New Zealand
Anita Cairnduff
Archives ACT, Territory Records Office
Linda Bell
Library and Archives Northern Territory
Karin Haveman
Office of the State Archivist Tasmania
Tsari Anderson
Public Record Office Victoria
Kathryn King
Queensland State Archives
Fiona Sullivan
State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales
Tamara Wenham
State Records of South Australia
Gerard Foley
State Records of Western Australia
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