Enhanced Section on Law and Indigenous Peoples
Hello KF Modified users!
Just a quick note, after quite some time, to let you know that KF Modified is alive and well.
I also, wanted to announce that the 3rd Quarter update, just released to subscribers, includes a revision to the section that covers law and Indigenous peoples. KF8210 has been reorganized and enhanced by adding and removing terms and cross-references to provide a more respectful representation of Indigenous peoples in the classification scheme.
The revised table of cutter numbers under KF8210 incorporates some elements found under the recently introduced Library of Congress classification for Indigenous peoples. The objective of the Library of Congress when they developed this new classification was to provide a more equitable treatment of legal subjects relating to Indigenous peoples. The sub-section KIA-KID covers Canadian regional and comparative aspects of the law of Indigenous peoples.
As an alternative to using this separate LC classification the KF Modified Committee decided to expand the existing classification within KF Modified to reduce the need to reclassify law library collections and keep the materials together. The resulting KF Modified enhancement made every effort to improve and include variations in terminology including additional cross-references wherever possible.
The general heading in KF Modified has also been modified from ‘Indigenous peoples. Indians. Native peoples. Aboriginals. Inuit,’ to a broader and more inclusive scope, ‘Indigenous peoples. First Nations, Métis, Inuit. Native peoples. Aboriginal peoples. Indians (North America).’
Many thanks to Humayan Rashid who prepared the initial draft of this enhancement and to other members of the KF Modified Committee who provided valuable input in the preparation of this enhancement.
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