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Code of Ethics

I) Respect the privacy rights of tribal groups.

II) Create active dialogue across cultures on issues of sovereignty.

III) Collect primary source material from primarily Indigenous authors/artists within a peer review framework.

IV) Access to materials in collection open to all.

Definitions:
~Indigenous Peoples
~Sovereignty

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American Anthropological Association Code of Ethics

American Association for State and Local History Code of Ethics

American Library Association Code of Ethics

Copyright Basics (U.S.Copyright Office)

Council for the Preservation of Anthropological Records (CoPAR)

Ethical Use of Anthropological Records (CoPAR Bulletin 10)

Freedom of Information Act

Greenstone Digital Library

Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Intellectual Property Rights: An Enabling Tool for Development with Identity

The Mata’atua Declaration on Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Model Law for the Protection of Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Innovations, and Practices

Oral History Association Evaluation Guidelines

Protocols for Native American Archival Materials

Society of American Archivists Code of Ethics

UNESCO. Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

United Nations. Draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People