By Stacy Hoshino
An exciting and recent development is that Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums (ATALM) has agreed to be a co-sponsor of theWMA Annual Meeting and Conference. Together with other co-sponsors, HMA and Pacific Islands Museums Association (PIMA), the WMA Annual Meeting will be an exciting time to share our knowledge and experience with a wider collective of professionals in the field of collection management. ATALM is a national non-profit membership organization.
It maintains a network of support for indigenous programs, provides culturally relevant programming and services, encourages collaboration among tribal and non-tribal cultural institutions, and articulates contemporary issues related to developing and sustaining the cultural sovereignty of Native Nations. Incorporated in 2010, the Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums is a non-profit organization that is building on the foundation of earlier efforts that began in 2002 with the first National Conference of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums held in Mesa, Arizona sponsored by the Arizona State Museum and the Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records.
A few of its Hawai‘i members include, Library and Information Science Department, University of Hawai‘i, Mänoa; ‘Ahahui Ka‘ahumanu; Alu Like, Inc.; Midkiff Learning Center at Kamehameha Schools; Bishop Museum; Hawai‘inuiäkea School of Hawaiian Knowledge – University of Hawai‘i at Mänoa; Papahana Kuaola; Native Hawaiian EducationCouncil; to name a few.
