Knowledge Organization from an Indigenous Perspective: The Mashantucket Pequot Thesaurus of American Indian Terminology Project

• Published in: Cataloging & classification quarterly Vol. 53; no. 5-6; pp. 640 - 657
• Main Authors: Littletree, Sandra, Metoyer, Cheryl A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 04.07.2015
• Subjects: American Indians; cataloging research; Classification; Communities; controlled vocabularies; Foundations; Indigenous knowledge organization; Indigenous librarianship; Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH); Philosophy; Preserves; Terminology; Thesauri; thesaurus

Native Americans create, preserve, and organize knowledge within the context of community, thereby ensuring the inclusion of Native American philosophies. Historically, mainstream cataloging and classification systems have not adequately represented this knowledge. The Mashantucket Pequot Thesaurus...