Abbe Museum

IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES FOR THE ABBE MUSEUMS COLLECTIONS ENVIRONMENT

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

COLLABORATE TO INSPIRE NEW LEARNING ABOUT THE WABANAKI TRIBES OF MAINE: CONDUCT COMMUNITY HISTORY AND ARCHEOLOGY PROJECTS

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

THE STAFF OF THE ABBE MUSEUM WILL CONTINUE TO DECOLONIZE ITS MUSEUM PRACTICE, INFORMED BY NATIVE WABANAKI PEOPLE, AND DEVELOP THE MUSEUM DECOLONIZATION INSTITUTE TO SHARE ITS PROCESS AND UNDERSTANDING WITH OTHERS. THE MUSEUM WILL ESTABLISH A METHODOLOGY AND PRACTICE GROUP TO INFORM AND GUIDE THE PROJECT WHICH WILL CONSIST OF MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERT ADVISORS, CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGISTS, DECOLONIZATION PRACTITIONERS, COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE EXPERTS, AND EVALUATORS. A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE WILL PROVIDE A FORUM FOR SHARING, CHANGING, AND COLLABORATING ON DECOLONIZING MUSEUM PRACTICES TO BETTER THE MUSEUM'S RELATIONSHIPS WITH WABANAKI PEOPLE AND TO DO THE SAME FOR PEER MUSEUMS WORKING WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. THE INSTITUTE WILL CREATE AND TEST AN ASSESSMENT TOOL AND DEVELOP CURRICULUM; DEVELOP AND DELIVER AN ONSITE WORKSHOP FORMAT; AND PRODUCE WEBINARS AND ONGOING CURRICULUM RESOURCES TO WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S POSITION AS A TEACHING AND INQUIRY-FOCUSED INSTITUTION FOR DECOLONIZING PUBLIC APPROACHES TO DOCUMENTING AND INTERPRETING NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE.

"THE ABBE MUSEUM WILL INVEST IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR ITS STAFF, BOARD, AND VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT ITS WORK WITH THE WABANAKI NATIONS TOWARDS A DECOLONIZED APPROACH TO EVERY ASPECT OF ITS OPERATIONS. AN EMERGING CONCEPT IN MUSEUM PRACTICE, DECOLONIZATION IS AN ONGOING PROCESS OF SHARING AUTHORITY FOR THE DOCUMENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF NATIVE CULTURE. AS A DECOLONIZING MUSEUM OF WABANAKI HISTORY, THE ABBE MUSEUM DEVELOPS POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS GUIDING DECOLONIZING PRACTICE. MUSEUM STAFF MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES WILL ENGAGE IN LEARNING SESSIONS AROUND ANTI-RACISM AND THE EFFECT OF ACCULTURATION, AND WILL ENGAGE IN CULTURAL COMPETENCY ASSESSMENTS. A MUSEUM INCLUSION EXPERT WILL WORK WITH STAFF TO ASSESS INCLUSION FROM A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE?PEOPLE, POLICY, ASSUMPTIONS, VALUES, AND NORMS' AND DETERMINE IF THEY ALIGN WITH THE MUSEUM'S ADOPTED GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF DECOLONIZATION. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FOR STAFF IN THE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF WORKPLACE INCLUSION PRACTICES TO SUPPORT THE BROADER WORK OF DECOLONIZATION."

PLANNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE PRESERVATION ENVIRONMENT FOR COLLECTIONS

ACCESS TO NATIVE AMERICAN COLLECTIONS AT THE ABBE MUSEUM

COLLABORATE TO INSPIRE NEW LEARNING ABOUT THE WABANAKI TRIBES OF MAINE

FY 2017 NAGPRA CONSULTATION/DOCUMENTATION GRANTS - ABBE MUSEUM