Grants/Requests/2019/Indigenous Knowledges Wikimedia Workshop

Description

This grant is to assist in covering the costs incurred for a workshop focused on Indigenous knowledges and languages for information and knowledge professionals to be held at Ryerson University Libraries, 28-29 January, 2019.

The meeting is scheduled to coincide with the Ontario Library Association Superconference, the largest library conference in Canada as well as the first meeting of the National Indigenous Knowledge and Language Alliance/Alliance nationale des connaissances et langues autochtones (NIKLA-ANCLA)

The goals of the workshop are:

to introduce participants to the ways the Wikimedia projects can support the work of information professionals
to engage participants in critical discussions about the opportunities and challenges the Wikimedia projects represent
to give hands-on instruction on using Wikidata to document aspects of Indigenous peoples and culture
to talk about the ways Wikimedia project can assist with the work of language reclaimation
to give hands-on instruction with Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia editing and discuss Wikimedia projects
support the growth of Indigenous-focused Wikimedia initiatives in Canada

The organizers are planning for a 1.5 day workshop on January 28th - 29th, 2018. The workshop will be open to all, but is intended to particularly to support the work of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations Indigenous Matters Working group's engagement with Wikimedia projects.

Please see the meet-up page here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/NIKLA-ANCLA

List of participants

We are planning on having twenty-five participants.

Organizers

Stacy Allison-Cassin (lead) --Smallison (talk) 03:45, 20 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Trina Grover
Camille Callison

Pre-Approval (before expenses)

Planned Budget

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Item	Amount	Name of the participant that will make this expense
Snacks and beverages day 1 (x25)	300$	Stacy Allison-Cassin
Snacks and beverages day 2 (x25)	250$	Stacy Allison-Cassin
Total	550$

Decision of the Programs Committee

This section will be filled by the Programs Committee.

This grant is pre-approved for a total of $550.00 by two members of the Board of Directors:

Approval (after expenses)

Activity Report

Workshop title: Indigenous Knowledges Wikimedia Workshop

Activities

On January 28 and 29th a number of GLAM professionals, academics and community members met for discussion and instruction on the potential role of the Wikimedia projects to support work in the area of Indigenous culture and language. After a brief introduction, Benoit Rochon lead a discussion on the Atikamekw knowledge project and his involvement with the community. The morning also included a panel discussion by Dr. Greg Younging and Camille Callison on UNDRIP and on how to consider Indigenous knowledge structures in information work and writing. The rest of the workshop included overview of the different projects and intensive discussion with participants on how to implement the projects within a GLAM context.

A large snowstorm moved through the Toronto area Monday and Tuesday and some participants travelling from the surrounding area were not able to come and some participants were unable to join on Tuesday due to weather and road conditions.

Workshop schedule

Monday, January 28th

09:00-09:15 Welcome and introduction to the Wikimedia Projects, Stacy Allison-Cassin, Trina Grover
9:15-10:30 Atikamekw knowledge, culture and language in Wikimedia projects, Benoit Rochon, Wikimedia Canada & Atikamekw knowledge project
10:30-11:00 Wikimedia projects related to Indigenous peoples and culture/Open editing time, Stacy Allison-Cassin
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-13:00 Workshop: Indigenous Knowledge and UNDRIP Implementation with Dr. Greg Younging and Camille Callison (RSVP form for those not attending the Wikimedia workshops)
13:00-14:00 Lunch on your own
14:00-14:45 Intro to Wikidata/Tutorial, Stacy Allison-Cassin
14:45-16:30 Open editing time

Tuesday, January 29th

09:00-09:45 Wikimedia Commons * Digital Storytelling
09:45-10:00 Break
10:00-10:30 Indigenous language support and development
10:30-12:00 Open project work & closing
12:00-13:00 Lunch on your own
13:00-15:00 National Indigenous Knowledge and Language Alliance/Alliance nationale des connaissances et langues autochtones (NIKLA-ANCLA)

Participant information

Registrations = 29
Signed-in Attendees = 20

Final Budget

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Item	Amount	Name of the participant that will make this expense
Snacks and beverages day 1 (x25)	270$	Ryerson University Library (cheque)
Snacks and beverages day 2 (x25)	180$	Ryerson University Library (cheque)
Total	450$

Decision of the Programs Committee

This section will be filled by the Programs Committee.

This grant request is approved for a total of 450.00 $ by the signature of one Board Member:

Benoit Rochon (talk) 20:37, 11 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Technical Information

This section will be filled by the Programs Committee.

Request Number : 2019-002
Type of activity in the Annual Budget : Host outreach events, training sessions and contribution workshops with indigenous communities
Total Approved Amount : 450.00