Description
The archival sphere and the information profession more broadly have historically excluded indigenous voices and histories and perpetuated a homogenous white history for many generations. The impact of these fragmented histories is continually devastating, but many archivists and information professionals have sought to combat epistemicide and the continued erasure of indigenous histories in archives and information environments within recent years. Hagan’s verbiage of the American Indian as archival captive, though contrived in 1978, in many ways reigns true today. The articles examined revolve around this notion of the American Indian as “archival captive,” indicative of the inability of indigenous people in the United States to have total authority in how their histories are housed, generated, and told to the masses. Even further, Tribal Nations throughout the United States continue the fight to obtain their own ancestral remains and belongings today. Of primary focus are the topics of epistemicide, the six strategic tactics of alienation as outlined by anthropologist Margaret Bruchac, the faults of NAGPRA, and social justice through archival repair.