Symposium 2007 will provide an opportunity for Aboriginal people and conservation specialists to learn from one another — in an atmosphere of mutual respect — about traditional, technical, ethical, and intangible aspects of the conservation of Aboriginal material culture. It is being organized by the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), with input and guidance from an Advisory Committee comprising members of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis communities across Canada.

The Symposium will be held in Ottawa at Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and will be presented in English or French with simultaneous translation.

Themes and Sessions

• Mutual Learning, Respect, and Ethics (Day 1)
• Collaborations: Best Practices (Day 2)
• Technical and Traditional Approaches (Day 3)
• Pesticides on Heritage Collections (session co-hosted by the ICOM-CC working group on Ethnographic Collections)
• Conservation in the Community
• Enhancing Capacity (Day 4)
• Education
• Archaeology and Rock Art
• Enhancing Capacity: practical training activities in the care of Aboriginal objects and collections (Day 5)

Program details are now available.

Symposium 2007 is now full and registration is closed to everyone except confirmed speakers and poster presenters.

Participants

Symposium 2007 incorporates and welcomes multiple perspectives, including international viewpoints. Potential participants include:

• Aboriginal people involved in heritage
• staff and volunteers in Aboriginal community cultural centres
• Elders and Aboriginal community leaders
• community-based and institutional researchers
• academics and students
• museum and archival conservation specialists
• collection managers
• curators and museum directors

Symposium 2007 will be a unique opportunity to further understanding, respect, and collaboration between Aboriginal and museum communities in Canada, and enhance the capacity of both to preserve the rich and vibrant Aboriginal material culture.

For more information contact:
Client Services
Canadian Conservation Institute
1030 Innes Road
Ottawa ON K1A 0M5
CANADA
tel.: 613-998-3721 or 1-866-998-3721
e-mail: symposium_2007@pch.gc.ca