The Archivists for Congregations of Women Religious are offering this session in early February. It is third one they have sponsored, on the role that archivists have when the record contains the story of social injustice. Even though this is about Catholic-operated schools, all archivists for religious archives can learn a number of things here. Here are the details:
The Role of Archives in Truth and Healing:
The publication of a list of Catholic-operated Native boarding schools
February 7, 2023, 3-4:30 ET (2-3:30 CT) Register HERE
In collaboration with the Catholic Native Boarding School Accountability
and Healing Project (AHP), the Archivists for Congregations of Women
Religious (ACWR) offers the next webinar in its truth
and healing series for religious communities and dioceses.
As a first step toward making boarding school archival records
more accessible to Native communities, ACWR
and the Archives and Cemeteries subcommittee of AHP
will soon publish a working list of Native boarding schools
that were operated by Catholic entities in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Though still a work-in-progress, the Catholic boarding school list
includes the name(s), location, and dates of operation for each school;
religious communities and dioceses involved at each school;
and the historical names for known tribal nations impacted by each school.
Panelists will speak about what the publication of this list might mean
for your community and/or diocese, how best to interact with the information
on the list, how to be proactive in reaching out to tribal nations
about the archival material your community may hold, and the important role
that locating and making accessible archives can play
in the truth and healing process for Native communities and the Church.
Panelists:
Michele Levandoski, MLIS, MA,
Archivist for the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Milwaukee, WI.
Along with a team from the AHP Archives and Cemeteries subcommittee,
Michele created the list of Native boarding schools operated by
Catholic entities, and continues to update and revise it as necessary.
Maka Akan Najin Black Elk (Oglala Lakota)
is the Executive Director for Truth and Healing
at Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, SD.
A descendant of boarding school survivors,
Maka is a member of the board of directors
for the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
and also serves as chairperson
of the American Indian Catholic Schools Network
where he advocates for truth and healing in Catholic ministries
and schools serving Indigenous peoples.
Sr. Pat Kennedy, OSB is a member of Saint Benedict Monastery,
St. Joseph, Minnesota.
As the Monastery Heritage Coordinator, she oversees the work
of the monastery’s Art and Heritage Place-Museum, Archives,
and Art Collections. Sr. Pat currently serves as
Saint Benedict Monastery’s liaison for “Building Protocols
for Sharing Native American Boarding School Archival Materials,”
a collaborative partnership with the White Earth Nation
and the College of Saint Benedict.
Registration is intended for vowed and lay members
of religious communities,
Catholic clergy, chancellors, and archivists.
Questions? Email archivesintruthandhealing@gmail.com
