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Indigenous Libraries

There are several libraries throughout the world that focus on serving Indigenous communities. These include:

• The Xwi7xwa Library is a branch of the University of British Columbia Library, in Vancouver Canada. The Xwi7xwa Library has a collection focusing on First Nations in British Columbia, which organizes it's collection with an updated version of the Brian Deer Classification System.
• The State Library of Queensland created kuril dhagun, which was the first Indigenous Knowledge Centre in a State Library in Australia. Kuril dhagun is staffed by a team of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and acts as a meeting and learning space for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
• A variety of Tribal Libraries in America including Haines Borough Public Library in Alaska, the James E. Shanley Tribal Library, and the Kinyaa'áanii Charlie Benally Library. Tribal Libraries act as libraries as well as archives, language repositories, and community gathering places.

Indigenous Protocols

Numerous protocols and standards exist for Indigenous communities throughout the world. These protocols act as best practices for an organization when dealing with Indigenous Peoples and materials.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Information Resource Network (ATSILIRN) Protocols

These protocols were developed to improve the way information professionals seek to meet the information needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The ATSILIRN Protocols were published in 1995 by the Australian Library and Information Association, and were updated in 2005, 2010, and again in 2012. The ATSILIRN Protocols were used as a base for the Working with Indigenous Collections resource by National and State Libraries Australia.

Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession (OCAP®)

OCAP® was created in 1998 by the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the First Nations and Inuit Regional Longitudinal Health Survey. OCAP® was specifically created to express the needs of First Nations to have jurisdiction over their information.

OCAP® is a registered trademark of the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) more information can be found here: https://fnigc.ca/ocap-training/

Protocols for Native American Archival Materials

The Protocols for Native American Archival Materials were created in April 2006 at the First Archivist Circle. The professionals gathered therein were inspired by The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Information Resource Network (ATSILIRN) Protocols. The protocols are primarily aimed towards non-tribal organizations which hold American Indian archival material, and is meant to adapted to the needs of local communities.

Ngā Upoko Tukutuku (MSH)

Ngā Upoko Tukutuku was created by the Māori Subject Headings Project, with funding from Library and Information Association New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA), Te Rōpū Whakahau, and the National Library of New Zealand. The standard, as described by the National Library of New Zealand, "provides a structured path to a Māori world view within library and archival cataloguing and description. It supports cataloguers and descriptive archivists to assign appropriate terms for the material, and helps users find those items within a framework they relate to".