IHPWG Blog

Digitization projects play a critical role in increasing access to cultural memory, especially those that are underrepresented in library collections such as publications by or about Indigenous peoples. The Indigenous Historical Publications Dataset can serve as a helpful starting point for choosing materials to digitize. There are several ways to use this dataset to support your digitization efforts. Below is a checklist with consideration to help guide you in using this dataset.

 “…if a record cannot be perfect, it should at least be present.  Better for it to exist than for it to be perfect and only in your mind.” (p. 90, Vo, N. (2020). The Empress of Salt and Fortune. Tor Books.)

We need help from Indigenous folks, communities, organizations, publishers, and all researchers, libraries, archives, and museums.

The latest version of the Indigenous Historical Periodicals Dataset is now available for viewing and download via Borealis. Documentation, including project history, data collection, and contributions, is also available at the link. This dataset was created by members of the COPPUL Indigenous Historical Publications Working Group and North: the Canadian Shared Print Network/Nord: Réseau canadien de conservation partagée des documents imprimés.