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Introduction

Camille Callison is from Tahltan First Nation, located in Northern British Columbia. She is a member of the Tsesk'iya (or Crow) clan. Camille currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba and works at the University of Manitoba as an Indigenous Strategies Librarian.

Education

Callison received a degree in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia in 2003. Shortly after completing her undergraduate degree, she was mentored by Gene Joseph and encouraged to enroll in the Masters of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) program at the University of British Columbia. Callison graduated from the MLIS program in 2005 with a First Nations Concentration. Callison is now completing her PhD in Anthropology at the University of Manitoba with a focus on Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Memory.

Career

Callison is an advocate and active supporter for numerous library associations. She has held a variety of positions ranging from Prison Library Committee Member to President for the Manitoba Library Association. In 2014, Callison assisted with the formation of a new national library association, the Canadian Federation of Library Associations - Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FLAB). In 2015, she was elected Indigenous Representative to the Board and as Vice-Chair of the CFLA-FLAB Board. Shortly after her appointment as Indigenous Representative, she became the Chair of the CFLA-FLAB Truth and Reconciliation Committee, where she was guided by Elders from the University of Manitoba, and collaborated with many librarians across Canada to produce a report titled CFLA-FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Report. The report addressed a wide range of Indigenous matters of concern in the field of libraries, archives and cultural memory institutions. The goal of the report was to implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada findings and the 94 Calls to Action where Libraries, Archives and Museums are specifically addressed in actions 67 to 70. As an outcome of the CFLA-FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Report, an Indigenous Matters Committee within the CFLA-FLAB was created. Callison was Chair of the Indigenous Matters Committee from 2015-2019.

Callison's advocacy and commitment to Indigenous knowledge preservation has extended to national and international platforms. She currently sits as Chair of the Indigenous Matters Standing Committee for the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). She is a member of the National Film Board's Indigenous Advisory Group and Canadian Commission for UNESCO Sectoral Committee member for Cultural, Communication & Information.

Works

Callison, C., Lougheed, B., Moran, R. (2015) Reconciliation through Description: Using Metadata to Realize the Vision of the National Research Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 53:5-6, 596-614, DOI: 10.1080/01639374.2015.1008718

Callison, C., Roy, L., & LeCheminant, G. (2016). Indigenous notions of ownership and libraries, archives and museums. De Gruyter Saur.