IFLA Journal Vol. 52, No. 1, March 1, 2026
(partial open access)
Editorial
Introduction: Stewarding Indigenous knowledge through ethics, law and the archive
Essay
(Re)connecting with Indigenous cultural expression(s): Emerging frameworks for empowering Indigenous voices, agency, and authority
Nancy E Weiss
Articles
Protecting traditional cultural expressions: Law, Indigenous protocols, library practices
Ulia Gosart, Valmaine Toki and Susan Townzen
The silences and absences in Botswana’s archives: Cross-examining colonial legacy
Tshepho Mosweu
Influence of Indigenous data governance principles on Indigenous knowledge management: Lessons from the Southern African Intangible Cultural Heritage Project
Josiline Chigwada, Jacob Mapara, Patrick Ngulube and Tavhiringwa Chabvutagondo
Stewarding Indigenous language data: Case studies in CARE
Sandra Littletree, Nestor Guerrero and Miranda Belarde-Lewis
Exploring control of access to the Japadhola indigenous information
Gilbert Okello, Joyce Bukirwa and Elisam Magara
Sowing the future: The vision of community libraries at Amawtay Wasi University, Ecuador1
Adriana Guandinango
Affective encounters with digital knowledge collections: Towards supporting Indigenous wellbeing
Ailsa Lipscombe and Chern Li Liew
Beyond acknowledgement: Indigenous-centered projects on reclamation at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bethany G Anderson, Krystiana L Krupa, Elizabeth A Sutton and Oliver G Tapaha
Bibliometric analysis of Indigenous knowledge systems and climate change adaptation literature, 1993–2023
Reniko Gondo
Indigenous knowledge for climate change adaptation among Tanzanian smallholder farmers: A systematic review
Martinus E Sospeter, Wulystan Pius Mtega and Andrew Malekani
Publishing in the Archives Profession 