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Professional Associations
The Rural, Native, and Tribal Libraries of All Kinds Committee is a committee that serves as a part of the American Library Association. They make the statement that they are advocating for the needs of rural and Indigenous communities in regards to libraries. They provide information on advocacy from libraries for Indigenous communities.

The Native American Archives Section is a subsection of the Society of American Archivists. The subsection was created in 2005 as a way to discuss Indigenous issues in relation to archival studies. In 2018 they implemented the Protocols for Native American Archival Materials to bring these protocols to a wider array of archival settings.

The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums is a nonprofit organization that focuses on preserving the cultural sovereignty of Indigenous nations, particularly in regards to GLAM studies and work. The organization holds workshops, conferences and institutes to help deliver these efforts.

Indigenous Intellectual and Cultural Property
Indigenous Intellectual and Cultural Property rights approach the concepts of Intellectual and Cultural property from a non-Western view point. The intent is to protect Indigenous works from being exploited or appropriated within other media. Often these works are considered more than entertainment and instead have deeper meanings to the communities for which they belong. The concept of Public Domain is also not considered to be a common concept in many Indigenous communities. The proclivity to share the works is not equivalent to allowing the works to be appropriated. Works that have taken and appropriated Indigenous works include examples like Deep Forest.

A major effort in protecting Indigenous Intellectual and Cultural Property is the development of the Indigenous Cultural Protocols. These protocols are intended to help Indigenous works be managed in a way that is culturally appropriate. Developed by The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies for Libraries, Archives and Information, the Protocols provide guides to libraries on ways to manage Indigenous works in their collections. These protocols also focus on providing Indigenous communities with more pathways to employment in information fields in an attempt to help reclaim sovereignty over some Intellectual and Cultural Property dispersion.

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was a further step in providing similar coverage and protections to Indigenous Intellectual and Cultural Property. UNDRIP isn't a legally binding ratification, but instead a framework that can be used to guide institutions toward giving more control to Indigenous people over their works. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada directly referenced the UNDRIP in its Calls to Action in an attempt to allow Indigenous works in archives to be more accessible to the communities in which they originated.