Canadian Council of Archives would like to remind colleagues in the archival community and the library community (libraries operating in English) that the 2020-2021 campaign for the program Young Canada Works (YCW) is underway.

There is now less than one week left to submit your applications for summer jobs.

Archival institutions as well as libraries operating in English are able to apply online for both summer projects and internships via the YCW official web site.

Please visit their web site (http://www.archivescanada.ca/YCW) for more information.  You will find the links for the program's Guidelines and application forms on the YCW website (young-canada-works.canada.ca).

IMPORTANT: The application deadline for the summer projects is January 15, 2020.

The application deadline for the internships is March 1, 2020.

Please advise us if you are experiencing any technical difficulties while completing your application.

If you have any questions concerning your application in the archival field, do not hesitate to contact Louise Charlebois at ycw_jct@archivescanada.ca

If you have any questions concerning your application as a library operating in English, do not hesitate to contact Jameyn Arboleda at ycw-cla@archivescanada.ca

Season's greetings in the month of Mnidoons Giizis. Please find below another collection of links to news articles, blog posts, videos, and podcasts pertaining to Indigenous people and colonization issues of relevance to archives and cultural heritage. As you can see, there is a lot going on! These links have been collected and are graciously provided by ACA member Richard McKibbon. If you have resources to add, please let us know!

In the Ojibwe calendar, this is the month of Mnidoons Giizis -- Big Spirit Moon. The thirteenth moon of Creation is a time of healing. Its purpose is to purify us, and to heal all of Creation, a process which may take a three month long spiritual journey. During this time, we receive instructions on the healing powers of the universe and transform into our own vision of the truth.

If you’d like to learn more about Indigenous languages and the moon cycle, you can check out this resource from the Ontario Native Literacy Coalition: https://onlc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/13-Moon-curriculum2.pdf

The list is provided for reference only and the ACA does not guarantee the accuracy or comprehensiveness of each resource, nor endorse a particular perspective. Our aim is only to provide opportunities for our members to learn more about Indigenous peoples and colonial issues. 

Is reconciliation a peaceful process?

https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/is-reconciliation-a-peaceful-process

Listening to Anishinaabemowin: the Voice of Mnidoo Mnising

http://activehistory.ca/2019/11/listening-to-anishinaabemowin-the-voice-of-mnidoo-mnising/

Ontario Will Honour Privacy of Name Changes

https://www.indiantime.net/story/2019/11/14/news/ontario-will-honour-privacy-of-name-changes/33024.html

Thousands of historical seeds preserved by the Onondaga Nation Farm

https://newsmaven.io/indiancountrytoday/lifestyle/thousands-of-historical-seeds-preserved-by-the-onondaga-nation-farm-GCPODwK3bE-JEXAY6cTYrg/

'So darn cute:' Indigenous artists and memers embrace Star Wars series' Baby Yoda

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/baby-yoda-indigenous-art-memes-1.5382902

Ottawa accused of 'stalling tactics' over mercury treatment facility

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/12/03/news/ottawa-accused-stalling-tactics-over-mercury-treatment-facility

Ottawa must resolve First Nations child welfare case: Jody Wilson-Raybould

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-must-resolve-first-nations-child-welfare-case-jody-wilson/

Federal Court denies Ottawa's attempt to pause First Nations child welfare compensation order

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/federal-court-tribunal-child-welfare-1.5378933

'Things are shifting': Tanya Talaga sees change in Thunder Bay

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/culture-curriculum-community-thunder-bay-schools-pushing-back-against-racism-1.5374287/things-are-shifting-tanya-talaga-sees-change-in-thunder-bay-1.5376230

'A chance to see who we really are': Six Nations builds own stock image library

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/six-nations-indigenous-stock-images-1.5377995

New York Times article on Inuit draws backlash for reliance on stereotypes

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/challenging-media-stereotypes-of-indigenous-people-1.5358798/new-york-times-article-on-inuit-draws-backlash-for-reliance-on-stereotypes-1.5358801

Colonialism as Genocide in Slow Motion – Canadian Partnership for International Justice 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qAQW_KLHZQ

Resolution Reached In Gravehouse Dispute

https://www.ckdr.net/2019/11/20/resolution-reached-in-gravehouse-dispute

First Nations water forum sends clear message to new Liberal government

https://aptnnews.ca/2019/11/21/first-nations-water-forum-sends-clear-message-to-new-liberal-government/

Jane Philpott takes on a new role with Nishnawbe Aski Nation

https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2019/11/21/jane-philpott-takes-on-a-new-role-with-nishnawbe-aski-nation.html

Hollywood gets Indigenous consultation right in Frozen 2, Sami experts say

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/frozen-2-consultation-sami-1.5370801

Red Man Laughing podcast (Ryan McMahon) – 10 Lost Moments in Indigenous Cinema History

https://www.redmanlaughing.com/listen/2019/11/red-man-laughing-10-lost-moments-in-indigenous-cinema-history

Lynn Beyak is back on the Senate payroll after suspension over letters condemned as 'racist'

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/tasker-lynn-beyak-back-on-senate-payroll-1.5374559

Archaeology unearths proof of huge 1285 meeting

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/archaeology-unearths-proof-of-huge-1285-meeting-565452942.html

Toronto is getting a new Indigenous health centre

https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2019/11/30/toronto-is-getting-a-new-indigenous-health-centre.html

Moose Cree First Nation gets $100,000 for food co-op feasibility study

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/moose-cree-first-nation-food-co-op-feasibility-study-stan-kapashesit-1.5387228

Thank you for your past and continued support of the ACA.  We are looking forward to an exciting year in 2020 and to continue our work to highlight activities and initiatives in our communities. We will be meeting at the University of British Columbia for our Annual Conference and the Program Team has a Draft of the At-a-Glance program ready.You can also book your accommodation for UBC. The Communications Committee has also launched our online newsletter, Scope and Content and the next issue will appear on January 7th, 2020.  Our new Blog, In the Field was also launched this week and the next blog will appear on the 21st of January. We are continuing our membership campaign and hope that if you have not had a chance to renew, you will do so for the New Year. As announced earlier this month, members will no longer have to pay for a print copy of Archivaria, effective the Spring 2020 edition. Members are asked to update their profile so that we can ensure that you will receive a print copy of the Spring 2020 edition of Archivaria. Members who do not wish to receive a print copy can choose to opt-out. Students, who currently benefit from a modestly priced three-year membership will continue to exclusively access Archivaria online. The office will be closed from December 23rd and reopen the 6th of January. On behalf of the ACA Secretariat, the ACA Board of Directors and the Archivaria Editorial Board - Happy Holidays and Happy New Year. \ Dear {Contact_First_Name

What do humpback whales and archivists have in common? They will both be migrating to Canada’s West Coast in June 2020! The humpbacks will join us for the cool waters and tasty fish, while the archivists will venture to the coast for thought-provoking plenaries, inspiring conversations, and perhaps a few cool beverages with colleagues and friends.   

The Program Team is pleased to announce the Conference At-a-Glance for ACA 2020. We hope you will be as excited as we are about the program. We  encourage you to join us next year where the mountains meet the sea, to envision the future of the archival profession. 

Emily Lonie,

Program Team Chair, ACA 2020 @UBC

Program.Team@archivists.ca

Are you an archival or information studies student with an idea that you want to share with the community? Are you researching a paper and would like to take it to the next stage? Are you honing your public speaking skills or looking for ways to enhance your CV?

The ACA 2020 Program Team invites *STUDENT* proposals that offer perspectives from the lenses of archival theory and practice, as well as related disciplines.

Three student proposals will be selected for a dedicated Student Session that will take place on Saturday June 13th.

Please review the Call for Student Submissions *INFOGRAPHIC* for more details.

See attached or visit
https://create.piktochart.com/output/40594267-aca-2020-call-for-student-submissions

To apply, visit:
https://archivists_ca.formstack.com/forms/studentpapersubmissions
Deadline: *JANUARY 31st, 2020*

Looking forward to seeing everyone next year at the University of British Columbia!

Emily Lonie
Chair, ACA 2020 Conference Program Team
Program.Team@archivists.ca

https://archivists.ca/Annual-Conferences

Dear ACA Members,

We are very pleased to announce that members will no longer have to pay for a print copy of Archivaria, effective the Spring 2020 edition.

During the Strategic Planning Process, members made clear that a print copy of Archivaria is an important benefit of membership that online access does not provide.

Members are asked to update their profile so that we can ensure that you will receive a print copy of the Spring 2020 edition of Archivaria. Members who do not wish to receive a print copy can choose to opt-out.

Students, who currently benefit from a modestly priced three-year membership will continue to exclusively access Archivaria online.

The ACA Board of Directors is grateful for the outstanding work that the Archivaria Editorial Board has done under the leadership of former General Editor, Jennifer Douglas and current General Editor, Fiorella Foscarini.

On behalf of the ACA Board of Directors.

On behalf of the ACA Membership Committee:

Dear Archivists and Students,

The Association of Canadian Archivists is happy to announce that registration is open for members to participate in the ACA Mentorship Program.

The Mentorship program has become one of the ACA’s most popular programs since its inception in 2003. The goal of the ACA mentoring program is to facilitate the integration of new archivists into the Canadian archival community by matching them with mentors who may advise and guide them on work and career management issues.

Any ACA member who is a student of archival studies, recent graduate of archival studies, or has recently entered the archival profession, is invited to sign up for a mentor from the Canadian archival community.

Archivists, who are members of the ACA, and who have been active in the profession for at least five years, are encouraged to apply to mentor a student or new archivist.

Please consider becoming a mentor or a mentee in 2019-2020. The online forms and more information about the program are available at https://archivists.ca/Mentorship.

Please note that the deadline for applications is December 6, 2019.

Leslie Thomas-Smith

Mentorship Coordinator,

ACA Membership Committee

mentorship.program@archivists.ca

To have vision is to have the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom. What does the future have in store for the archival profession?

Join us next year in Vancouver, where the mountains meet the sea, to
envision the future of the archival profession.

The ACA 2020 Program Team invites *POSTER* proposals that offer
perspectives from the lenses of archival theory and practice, as well as
related disciplines.

Please review the Call for Posters *INFOGRAPHIC* for more details. See
attached or visit
https://create.piktochart.com/output/42465681-call-for-posters

To apply, visit: https://archivists_ca.formstack.com/forms/call_for_posters


Deadline: *FEBRUARY 15, 2020*

Looking forward to seeing everyone next year at the University of British
Columbia!

Emily Lonie

Chair, ACA 2020 Conference Program Team

Program.Team@archivists.ca

At its November meeting, the ACA Board has struck a D+I Task Force with a mandate to develop and recommend a D+I Action Plan that aligns with the ACA’s strategic priorities and is:

• Staged over four years with the intention of regular review and revision (rolling 4-year);
  
• Established benchmarks that take into account available resources;
  
• Implementable across all ACA committees and governance structures; and
  
• Provides working definition for D+I concepts and strategies relevant to the archives and recordkeeping profession.

How Can You Participate?

The ACA Board has appointed Rebecka Sheffield as the interim chair of the D+I Task Force. Rebecka is looking for volunteers to serve on this Task Force and invites expressions of interest until December 20, 2019. The intention is to build a Task Force that will begin its work in the new year. 

The ACA Board is fully supportive of D+I initiatives and principles. We also recognize that this is important and critical work that will require thoughtful strategic considerations and tremendous persistence. While we encourage all ACA members to consider joining this Task Force, the Board is particularly interested in members who have experience working in equity, diversity and inclusion programming or initiatives. We are also seeking members with experience working in conflict resolution and non-profit management. We will consider expressions of interest from non-members who have demonstrated a desire to work with the ACA to improve its programming and to better serve archives and recordkeeping professionals at any stage of their careers and from all backgrounds. 

Please submit expressions of interest here: https://archivists_ca.formstack.com/forms/aca_task_force_volunteer

For more information about the ACA and its programs and services, please visit: https://archivists.ca

Questions and comments can be sent directly to Rebecka at: vicepresident@archivists.ca

- Rebecka, VP (2018-2021)

The Canadian Council of Archives is pleased to announce that the 2020-2021 campaign for the program Young Canada Works (YCW) for heritage organizations has launched. This program is funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH), supporting the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

All archival institutions, as well as libraries operating in English, are now able to apply online through the Canadian Council of Archives for both summer projects and internships via the YCW official web site.  Please note, the YCW website has not yet been updated by Canadian Heritage but it will be soon.

Please visit CCA’s web site (http://www.archivescanada.ca/YCW) for more information as well as the link to the program's application forms found on the YCW website (https://young-canada-works.canada.ca/).

The Canadian Council of Archives is pleased to announce that the 2020-2021 campaign for the program Young Canada Works (YCW) for heritage organizations has launched. This program is funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage (PCH), supporting the Government of Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Strategy.

All archival institutions, as well as libraries operating in English, are now able to apply online through the Canadian Council of Archives for both summer projects and internships via the YCW official web site.  Please note, the YCW website has not yet been updated by Canadian Heritage but it will be soon.

Please visit CCA’s web site (http://www.archivescanada.ca/YCW) for more information as well as the link to the program's application forms found on the YCW website (https://young-canada-works.canada.ca/).

IMPORTANT:

·         The application deadline for the summer projects is January 15th, 2020.

·         The application deadline to submit applications for internships to CCA is March 1st, 2020.

If you have any questions concerning your application in the archival field, do not hesitate to contact Louise Charlebois at ycw_jct@archivescanada.ca

If you have any questions concerning your application as a library operating in English, do not hesitate to contact Jameyn Arboleda at ycw-cla@archivescanada.ca