Krista McCracken explained

Krista McCracken
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Krista McCracken is a Canadian public historian, educator, curator and archivist known for their work raising awareness about the history of the Canadian Indian residential school system.

Career

McCracken holds an MA in public history from the University of Western Ontario. They work Researcher/Curator at Arthur A. Wishart Library and Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, an archival repository and cross-cultural education centre within Algoma University where they have worked since 2010.[1] McCracken's research focuses on community archives, residential schools, research and access.[2] In their role they have supported former attendees of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School in developing survivor-driven art exhibits like Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall which opened in 2018.[3] [4]

A book about archival practice and the work being done by the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association and staff at Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre co-authored by McCracken and former Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre student employee Skylee-Storm Hogan was announced in January 2021 and published in August 2023.[5] [6] In July 2023, McCracken's co-edited publication Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in Libraries with Kalani Adolpho and Stephen G. Kruger was published Library Juice Press.[7]

Beyond their work at Algoma University, Krista is an editor of ActiveHistory.ca and has served on the board of directors of the National Council on Public History. They also served as president of the Archives Association of Ontario from 2021 to 2022.[8]

Awards

In 2021, McCracken was the first winner of Sault Ste. Marie's Community Builders Award (Education) in recognition of their achievement in education related the outputs of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.[9] The same year they won the best article prize for the article "Challenging Colonial Spaces: Reconciliation and Decolonizing Work in Canadian Archives" Canadian Historical Association's Indigenous History Group.[10]

Select publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The SRSC Team . Algoma . Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre . 21 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Scholar - Krista McCracken . Women Also Know History . 21 January 2022.
  3. News: Residential school survivors help transform Shingwauk Hall into art . 21 January 2022 . CBC News . 7 August 2018.
  4. News: Duggal . Sneh . New Algoma University exhibit marks site of former residential school . 21 January 2022 . University Affairs . 20 September 2018.
  5. News: Kelly . Brian . Algoma U pair plans book about archives . 21 January 2022 . saultstar.com . 29 January 2021 . en-CA.
  6. Web site: RCHRISTOPHER . 2023-08-09 . Successful approaches to decolonizing archives . 2023-08-23 . News and Press Center . en.
  7. Web site: 2023-07-04 . Trans and Gender Diverse Voices in Libraries . 2023-07-18 . Litwin Books & Library Juice Press . en-US.
  8. Message from the President . Off the Record . Summer 2021 . 37 . 3 . 3 . Archives Association of Ontario . 2370-1099.
  9. News: Community Builders Awards: Krista McCracken's leadership supports widespread learning about Canada's residential school system . 21 January 2022 . SooToday.com . 21 December 2021 . en.
  10. Web site: 2021 Winners . University of Toronto Press . 21 January 2022 . en.

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