Acknowledgements
Introduction: Indigenous Reclamation and Refiguring of the Archives
Part I – Contested Indigenous Archives
1. First Nations Engagement With Archives
2. The Dangers and Harms of the Colonial Model of Archiving for Aboriginal people
3. Indigenous Well-Being, Sovereignty and Indigenous Living Archives on Country
Part II – Archival Healing, Reclamation and Resurgence
4. Archival Interventions: Reciprocal Relationships and Returning Love to Ancestors
5. Archival Reparations: The Right to Know and the Right of Reply
6. Indigenous Protocols for Colonial Repair and Cultural Care in the Archives
Conclusion
Index
Biography
Kirsten Thorpe (Worimi, Port Stephens) is Associate Professor and Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellow at Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education & Research, University of Technology, Sydney, where she leads the Indigenous Archives and Data Stewardship Hub. Her research focuses on Indigenous protocols and decolonising practices in libraries and archives, advocating for Indigenous self-determination over cultural heritage materials and developing frameworks for Indigenous Data Sovereignty. She is co-founder of the Indigenous Archives Collective and serves on the International Council on Archives Expert Group on Indigenous Matters and the National Archives of Australia Advisory Council. She champions the development of Living Indigenous Archives on Country and the Right of Reply to colonial records.
