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Introduction

Despite years of education and training opportunities, settler-led heritage institutions often struggle with Indigenous relationship building. This survey seeks to uncover related barriers experienced within these institutions. Your candid and honest perspective will remain anonymous.
 
This survey has been created in collaboration between the BCMA and the archives department at the Musqueam First Nation.

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* 1. Whose Indigenous territory(ies) does your institution rest upon?
If none answer ‘none’, if you don’t know answer ‘unknown.’

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* 2. Whose belongings, knowledge, and language does your cultural heritage institution house and maintain?

If none answer ‘none’, if you don’t know answer ‘unknown.’

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* 3. In what type of cultural heritage institution are you currently working? Please check all that apply:

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* 4. Explain the organizational structure in which you work. Has this structure changed over time? How so?

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* 5. Which departments in your institution engage with Indigenous communities? If none answer ‘none’, if you don’t know answer ‘unknown’.

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* 6. Does each department make efforts to establish relationships with Indigenous communities on their own or do they work together and share resources? Please explain.

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* 7. What does the term ‘relationship building’ mean to you?

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* 8. By your definition, do you feel that you have built relationships with the communities you indicated in question 1? Please explain.

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* 9. If unsuccessful in building a relationship, what has prevented you from doing so?

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* 10. Does your institution currently have any policies or memorandums of understanding pertaining to establishing and continuing relationships with Indigenous communities?

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* 11. Do you see individuals in your organization champion the spirit of relationship building? How are they treated by the organization as a whole?

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* 12. Does your organization provide any type of orientation, workshops, etc. in relationship building? Please include any positive ways in which you feel staff are being supported in this work.

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* 13. What resources would you like to see available to help you?

The next three questions are on demographics that help us better understand how we can support this important work.

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* 14. What is your age?

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* 15. What region of BC do you live in?

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* 16. How long have you been working in the sector?

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