Assessing and Validating Resources— Aboriginal Heritage
The Assessing and Validating Resources document was created by the Library and Archives of Canada as a tool to help researchers in vetting their sources. As quoted from the document: ” The assessment tool for validating appropriate content introduces critical thinking and analysis when locating and using both primary and secondary sources. The following checklist assists the researcher to consider how resources present Aboriginal documentary heritage, in text and imagery.”
This tool seems like it would be very helpful to use in the evaluation of cultural resources. The questions are straight forward and easy to understand. In addition, the questions explore a variety of important areas related to content production, language, imagery, Indigenous knowledge vs world views, and traditional vs contemporary portrayals of First Nations Inuit and Metis. While the resource could be made easier with the addition of a scale or checklist, it nevertheless provides though provoking questions that encourage critical reflection. I can’t help but think that if the US school system used this kind of tool then maybe a book like “The Education of Little Tree” would not have made it into their curriculum.
Hi Clayton
Thanks for sharing this interesting source of information. I might use it in my research.
Thank you
Hussain