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Allison-Cassin, Stacy

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    Indigenous Nationhood, Sovereignty and Linked Data: A Wikidata Case Study Examination of the Métis Nation
    (Litwin Press, 2023) Allison-Cassin, Stacy
    This chapter presents a critical analysis and discussion of ethical tensions in the documentation of Indigenous identity firstly through a discussion of concepts of identity, nationhood, and peoplehood, particularly in relation to the Métis Nation, and secondly through a case study of the description of the Métis Nation within the open, structured data knowledge base Wikidata. The scope of the discussion is centered primarily in the country now known as Canada and is nation-specific; however, the larger ethical issues can be related to other situations. Naming is vitally interconnected to nationhood—to liberation and self-determination—and implementations do not necessarily benefit Indigenous communities. Labels alone without locating such terms into a larger framework of Indigenous liberation do not do the necessary work to support such ambitions and community responsibilities.
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    The Respectful Terminologies Platform Project and Envisioning Indigenous Governance
    (Canadian Association for Information Science / l’Association canadienne des sciences de l’information (CAIS/ACSI), 2023-06-08) Allison-Cassin, Stacy; Callison, Camille
    This paper will discuss the Respectful Terminologies Platform Project (RTPP), a project focused on creating a system of Indigenous terminologies, and questions of governance within cataloging and other descriptive practices. As an emerging Indigenous-lead project created through years of advocacy work, RTPP is engaged in work to vision a means of Indigenous vocabulary development focused on community governance and protocols. At the same time, existing governance systems for terminology and vocabulary systems such as the Library of Congress, and the Canadian Subject Headings, and projects such as the Homosaurus serve as examples of different models of governance. This paper will explore concepts of governance, the role of UNDRIP in systems of terminology, and Principles such as CARE. Woven throughout the paper will be moments to envision a system which human rights as the central guiding consideration for systems of terminology.