Join the Indigenous Action and Anti-Colonialism Committee for an engaging presentation by Jesse Boiteau, Senior Archivist at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, about his work at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Jesse’s talk, entitled Archival Decolonization and Community Engagement, will incorporate themes of data justice, sovereignty, and repatriation that are particularly relevant for iSchool faculty students and staff.
The talk is open to all and will be followed by a Q&A session. Open to all.
Archival Decolonization and Community Engagement, a guest talk by Jesse Boiteau,
When: Wednesday October 11, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
Where: In-person at BL507 and online (see details below)
Bio: Jesse Boiteau is the Senior Archivist at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR). His family is of French Canadian, Metis, and Scottish ancestry, and calls Winnipeg, where he lives with his wife Stephanie and Children Remi and Stevie, home. He completed his Master’s in Archival Studies at University of Manitoba, focusing on the intersections between Western archival theory and practice, and Indigenous notions of archives and memory to shed light on how the NCTR can accommodate and blend multiple viewpoints in its processes.
Jesse works within a close archives team to process the records collected by the TRC, make new collections available online, acquire new records, and respond to access requests from residential school Survivors, their families, and communities. He is also continually researching ways to leverage new technologies to honour the experiences and truths of Survivors through innovative and participatory archival practices.
Online Participants
Meeting ID: 277 432 685 710 Passcode: FSTDXu
Or call in (audio only)
+1 647-794-1609,,610967250# Canada, Toronto
Phone Conference ID: 610 967 250#
