6 Jul 2021 | Chaotic Record Keeping, Ethics, Holes in history, Inadequate Systems, Willful Non-compliance
For as long as she can remember, Danita Bilozaze knew that the name on her birth certificate, “Danita Loth,” didn’t reflect her Indigenous identity. From the stories her mother recounted to her, she knew that Catholic missionaries had changed her...3 Jun 2021 | Holes in history, Inaccurate records, Inadequate Systems, Incomplete records, Systemic failure, Willful Non-compliance
The remains of 215 children were found last month buried in unmarked graves at a former residential school, one of more than 150 institutions in a defunct system that for well over a century forcibly separated Indigenous children from their families to assimilate them...12 Apr 2021 | Breakdowns in Accountability, Chaotic Record Keeping, Ethics, Holes in history, Inaccurate records, Inadequate Systems, Willful Non-compliance
The organisers of an inaugural open day at one of Australia’s largest former Aboriginal missions hope the event will become a national movement towards Indigenous reconciliation. … The separation of Aboriginal families during the operation of the...17 Jan 2021 | Alteration of Records, Catastrophes, Chaotic Record Keeping, Ethics, Holes in history, Willful Non-compliance
There’s growing concern among historians and political analysts that missing documents will leave a hole in the record of President Donald Trump’s term, one of America’s most tumultuous presidencies. Trump has been cavalier about the law requiring that records be...
