LibGuides: Recognizing the Third Sovereign: Promoting Awareness of, Respect for, and Access to Native American Tribal Law: Revising Subject Headings

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Libraries in the U.S. and Canada are changing how they refer to Indigenous Peoples, The Conversation, Aug. 4, 2022.
In this article, the author discusses the evolving approach of libraries in the United States and Canada towards the terminology used when referring to Indigenous peoples. Recognizing the need for change, libraries are actively working to adopt more respectful and inclusive terminology in their catalogs and references. The author emphasizes the importance of collaboration with Indigenous communities throughout this process.
‘The Respect They Deserve’: Law Library Fights Intrinsic Bias by Reclassifying Indigenous Materials, Berkeley Law, Feb. 3, 2023.
The article discusses how the Berkeley Law Library is actively working to reclassify Indigenous materials within their collection using the new Library of Congress subclass, KI, which expands the classification system for Indigenous materials within the K class for law materials.
PCC Task Group for Metadata Related to Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, Program for Cooperative Cataloging, 2023
This guide discusses the PCC’s efforts to evaluate vocabularies and provide a revision for the term “Indians of North America.” The Program for Cooperative Cataloging is a program of the Library of Congress.
Creating Subject Headings for Indigenous Topics: A Culturally Respectful Guide, March 2023.
This guide is based on a U.S. Department of State funded project called “Training Library Catalogers on Creating Culturally Sensitive Subject Headings for Indigenous Tribal
Names and Related Topics.” It takes the reader through the usual steps followed in creating
subject heading proposals: background research, including a special section on communicating
with tribal nations to gather their input; a brief introduction to the MARC authority format; and a
field-by-field guide on constructing the actual authority record.
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This guide is based on a U.S. Department of State funded project called “Training Library Catalogers on Creating Culturally Sensitive Subject Headings for Indigenous Tribal Names and Related Topics.” It takes the reader through the usual steps followed in creating subject heading proposals: background research, including a special section on communicating with tribal nations to gather their input; a brief introduction to the MARC authority format; and a field-by-field guide on constructing the actual authority record.