LibGuides: Creative Commons: Indigenous Knowledge

Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge

Copyright law is a colonial concept, one that allows Creative Commons to function. In recognition that there are numerous ways of knowing, and knowledge structures that do not reside within colonial frameworks, this page seeks to gather (however imperfectly) resources for information professionals and researchers to consider.

Resources to Consider

"Protocols for Native American Archival Materials"" Information And Resources Page
Society of American Archivists Native American Archives Section Resource Page
Indigenous Intellectual Property
Is it possible to decolonize the Commons? An interview with Jane Anderson of Local Contexts
Local Contexts: Grounding Indigenous Rights
Local Contexts supports Indigenous communities to manage their intellectual and cultural property, cultural heritage, environmental data and genetic resources within digital environments. Local Contexts recognizes the inherent sovereignty that Indigenous communities have over knowledge and data that comes from their lands, territories, and waters.
Mukurtu
The free, mobile, and open source platform built with Indigenous communities to manage and share digital cultural heritage.
Sharing Indigenous Cultural Heritage ONline: An Overview of GLAM Policies
Traditional Knowledge - Copyright for Librarians
From the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
Traditional Knowledge and Copyright
An IFLA Interview with Wend Wendland, Director of the WIPO Traditional Knowledge Division
Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property - Background Brief
A World Intellectual Property Organization Brief
Traditional Knowledge and the Commons: The Open Movement, Listening, and Learning
True Tracks: Create a Culture of Innovation with Indigenous Knowledge
Terri Janke's TEDx Talk regarding ethical collaborations between Indigenous communities and researchers.
University of Alberta Indigenous Research Guide
"The purpose of this guide is to provide researchers both Indigenous and non-Indigenous with the tools, information, and support that they need to conduct ethical, and reciprocal research with Indigenous communities."
University of British Columbia, Citing Indigenous Knowledge
This APA Citation Style Guide devotes space to citing Indigenous Knowledge Keepers.
WIPO's Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Portal
World Intellectual Property Organization's Indigenous Portal provides access to information for, and relating specifically to, indigenous peoples and local communities.

This guide was compiled by Shannon M. Smith and is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License except where otherwise noted.