Rose Miron’s Indigenous Archival Activism follows the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation Historical Committee’s journey to develop the Mohican tribal archive, known today as the Arvid E. Miller Library and Museum. Miron’s theoretical framework is informed by her background in archives, Native scholarship, and community engagement with the tribe. Miron argues that Indigenous archival interventions are necessary to transform how we use the archive and engage it for public history projects. Miron emphasizes, “archival records can be critical in filling gaps that settler-colonial violence has created, but they are incomplete without the knowledge and interpretation of community members” (4). Miron frames archival activism within the context of tribal sovereignty. This includes mobilizing the archive as an arsenal to meet community needs while breaking the academic monopoly on the process of historical production. She emphasizes increased access, sovereignty, and support for new historical narratives as necessary changes to the archive. Through a careful...

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