Beyond GLAM Land Acknowledgments: Activating Decolonization and Indigenization in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Issued by OCAD University
In this micro-credential, participants learned how to critically examine the work of galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) with a view to make space for new ways of being through practical and theoretical discussions of how to apply decolonizing and Indigenizing actions to these spaces. Learning Outcomes: 1. An understanding of appropriate terminologies 2. An understanding of how to create decolonizing texts and labels 3. Skills in developing strategies for building relationships and partnerships 4. The awareness to identify challenges with museums and institutional inheritances 5. Skills in developing strategies for decolonizing museums and institutional practices 6. A critical evaluation of how settlers contribute and benefit from colonialism, privilege and how to activate changes 7. An understanding of the implications of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) for GLAM, especially in relation to exhibitions, databases, research, collections, and collecting
Skills
Decolonization
Indigenization
Critical Thinking
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This course applies decolonizing pedagogical concepts in practice. Participants engaged in activities including: -Reading responses in sharing circles -Non-hierarchical interactions -Experiential co-learning with Indigenous knowledge keepers, curators and other practitioners -Experiential activities related to the participants, their ancestry and where they are currently located