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Reconciliation is rewriting Canada's memory banks as archivists across the country work to make their collections more open to and sensitive towards Indigenous people.
Library and Archives Canada is leading the way with a $12-million project to hire Aboriginal archivists to work in First Nations communities and to give more control over materials gathered there to the people who created them.
"Decolonization" is a hot topic among those charged with storing, organizing and making accessible the country's historical record.
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It's encouraging to see efforts to decolonize Canada's memory banks, giving Indigenous communities more control over their own histories. Initiatives like this remind us of the importance of transparency and accountability in preserving collective memory. More on similar accountability issues can be found here: https://metabank.pissedconsumer.com/review.html