What Is Their Role Within CoPAR?
The CoPAR Working Group leads CoPAR’s ongoing, hands-on projects and initiatives, with particular attention to ethically centering Indigenous perspectives.
Members organize and run Wiki Edit-a-thons and related metadata, archival, and digital curation activities to improve access to anthropological records, including those of Indigenous origin.
They also review and contribute to updating Preserving the Anthropological Record.
Their work emphasizes co-creating protocols with Indigenous communities and scholars to ensure records are represented, preserved, and shared in ways that honor cultural values and knowledge sovereignty.
How Often Do They Meet?
The Working Group meets monthly throughout the year to coordinate, review, and plan projects, ensuring sustained momentum and responsiveness to evolving priorities.