(Lesson Plan) Protocols 101: How to Start the Conversation at Your Institution

Summary: 
This Lesson Plan contains two modules consisting of lecture content, group and discussion activities, and other resources that are designed to communicate the tenets of the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials (PNAAM).
Cultural Narrative: 

This Lesson Plan will explore the tenets of the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials (PNAAM), a recently endorsed Society of American Archivists (SAA) standard, and examine how institutions have implemented them to meet the needs of tribal communities.

Module 1: How to Identify the Protocols: An Examination of Case-Studies

  • Overview key tenets of Protocols
  • APS Case Study Overview
  • Multiple Choice: Identifying tenets of Protocols
  • Breakout Discussion: “What do the Protocols mean to you?” “How does your institution implement the Protocols (if any)”?

Module 2: How to Prepare Your Institution:

  • Introduction to Range of Interaction
  • Native American Collections Audit
  • Introduction to Cultural Audit work conducted by Nick Wojcik & Veronica Reyes-Escudero
  • Breakout Discussion: What is “Digital Repatriation”?