October 28th, 2021 – Challenging Ideology: Looking at Historical Museum Practices Through an Indigenous Lens Part 2

Jordan Wilson

PhD Student, New York University | Independent curator

Jordan Wilson is an emerging curator and writer and is currently a PhD student in Anthropology at New York University. He is a member of the Musqueam First Nation. Prior to starting graduate studies, Wilson was a Curatorial Intern at the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery (2017-2018). He holds an MA in Anthropology (with a focus on critical museum studies) and a BA in First Nations Studies (now First Nations and Indigenous Studies), both obtained at the University of British Columbia. Wilson was a co-curator of the exhibits cəsnaʔəm, the city before the city (2015) and In a Different Light: Reflecting on Northwest Coast Art (2017) at the UBC Museum of Anthropology.

Melissa Adams

Librarian and Archivist | Union of BC Indian Chiefs

Melissa Adams is the Librarian and Archivist at the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC). She is a member of the Nisga’a Nation from the House of Wisin Xbil’tkw of the Gisk’aast (Killerwhale) tribe. Her education background includes History, First Nations Studies and Archival Studies, and she completed the Aboriginal Training Program in Museum Practices at the Canadian Museum of History. She has previously worked at government, religious, educational and private libraries and archives.

Erica Hernández-Read

Head, Archives & Special Collections |University of Northern British Columbia

Erica Hernández-Read is Head of the Northern BC Archives & Special Collections at the University of Northern British Columbia. She holds a Master’s degree in Archival Studies from the University of British Columbia and for the past 20 years has focused her work on a participatory and community-archiving approach to knowledge building. Erica is co-Chair of the Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Taskforce, member of the Indigitization Program Steering Committee, and President of the Association of Canadian Archivists (2021-23).

Genevieve Weber, MAS

Acting Head of Archives |Royal BC Museum

Genevieve Weber has been an outreach archivist and community liaison with the BC Archives since 2016. She has the privilege of working with Indigenous communities from all over the province, assisting with research requests, providing access to records, and facilitating workshops on topics such as researching community history and Indigenous genealogy. Other programs delivered include family history workshops, special interest workshops, community tours, introductory class visits, and school activities. She is passionate about engaging people of all ages with the archives, and enjoys public speaking.