The First International Indigenous Librarians' Forum was held November 1-4,1999 in Auckland, Aotearoa/New Zealand by Te Rōpū Whakahau.
Among the delegates were approximately 105 Māori representatives, 9 members of AILA, and 10 international delegates from locations such as Australia, Canada, and Sweden. This Forum's vision was "affirming the knowledge and values of indigenous peoples in the age of information" (Toi te kupu, toi te mana, toi te whenua) and created the Forums founding vision:
"We, as unified Indigenous peoples who work with libraries and information, will ensure the appropriate care, development, and management of the indigenous knowledge of generations, past, present and future"
Workshop Notes: Outcomes, May 7, 2000
Chris Szekely (Ed.). (1999) Issues and Initiatives in Indigenous Librarianship : Some International Perspectives. Te Rōpū Whakahau
A hardcopy of the 1999 Website can be found here.
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