Governance & Policy Documents
This page provides a public index of governance documents establishing custodial standards, disclosure posture, and record integrity practices for the Diné, Janeth & Fandleran Reliquary.
Summaries are provided below for context. Authoritative PDF records will be linked as they are published.
Document Index
Select a document to jump to its summary and status.
- F-2025-0001 — Foundational Charter
- F-2025-0002 — Attribution, Authorship & Custodial Language Canon
- F-2025-0004 — Provenance Publication & Packet Tiering Canon
- F-2025-0005 — Document Classification Canon
- F-2025-0007 — Public Exhibition & Select Gallery Statement
- F-2025-0009 — Scope & Collecting Policy
- F-2025-0010 — Records Status Taxonomy
- F-2025-0011 — Access & Use Policy
- F-2025-0012 — Deaccession & Transfer Policy
- F-2025-0013 — Custodial Continuity & Succession Policy
F-2025-0001 — Foundational Charter
Status: Canonical governance document. PDF link pending publication.
Establishes the core identity, intent, and philosophical basis of the Diné, Janeth & Fandleran Reliquary. Defines the archive as a private custodial entity dedicated to preservation, documentation, and long-term stewardship rather than commerce, exhibition, or speculation.
This charter serves as the highest-level authority from which all subsequent governance documents, accession practices, and publication decisions derive.
F-2025-0002 — Attribution, Authorship & Custodial Language Canon
Status: Canonical governance document. PDF link pending publication.
Establishes authoritative rules governing authorship, attribution, and custodial language across all Reliquary materials. Enforces a clear distinction between human preparation and institutional stewardship.
Codifies the principle that individuals author and prepare materials, while the Reliquary serves as the custodial entity. Prohibits language implying institutional self-authorship and preserves clarity between authorship and custody in public and internal contexts.
F-2025-0004 — Provenance Publication & Packet Tiering Canon
Status: Canonical governance document. PDF link pending publication.
Establishes the authoritative framework governing when and how artifacts are published as provenance packets. The canon distinguishes between comprehensive internal documentation and selective public publication, treating publication as a curatorial act rather than an inventory function.
Defines a three-tier model: Tier I individual public packets for exceptional artifacts, Tier II collection-level roll-up packets for coherent bodies of material, and Tier III internal-only records for documented but unpublished holdings. The framework prevents dilution, over-publication, and performative disclosure.
F-2025-0005 — Document Classification Canon
Status: Canonical governance document. PDF link pending publication.
Establishes the authoritative document classes used by the Reliquary and defines hierarchy, naming conventions, and authority boundaries across governance documents, accession records, provenance packets, registers, and press releases.
F-2025-0007 — Public Exhibition & Select Gallery Statement
Status: Canonical governance document. PDF link pending publication.
Defines the principles governing the public exhibition of select materials through curated presentation. Establishes that exhibition is interpretive rather than comprehensive, limits disclosure, and affirms that the Provenance Archive remains the authoritative public record for published packets.
F-2025-0009 — Scope & Collecting Policy
Status: Canonical governance document. PDF link pending publication.
Establishes the collecting scope of the Reliquary and the principles used to determine inclusion. Scope is defined primarily by custodial purpose and documentary value over time, rather than by object type. The policy also codifies ethical boundaries and the distinction between ownership and host custodianship.
F-2025-0010 — Records Status Taxonomy
Status: Canonical governance document. PDF link pending publication.
Defines standardized record statuses used by the Reliquary to distinguish custody, verification state, archival readiness, and public disclosure posture. This taxonomy prevents ambiguity between what exists, what is verified, and what is published.
F-2025-0011 — Access & Use Policy
Status: Canonical governance document. PDF link pending publication.
Sets the terms under which public-facing records may be accessed, cited, and referenced, while reaffirming that the Reliquary is a private archive with selective disclosure. Establishes citation expectations and restrictions against misrepresentation or commercial reuse without permission.
F-2025-0012 — Deaccession & Transfer Policy
Status: Canonical governance document. PDF link pending publication.
Defines ethical and procedural grounds for concluding custody, transferring stewardship, or deaccessioning artifacts while retaining the historical record. Prohibits deaccession for purely financial motivation and requires preservation of documentation even after custody ends.
F-2025-0013 — Custodial Continuity & Succession Policy
Status: Canonical governance document. PDF link pending publication.
Establishes continuity rules to preserve record integrity across generations or custodial transitions. Protects against retroactive alteration, fragmentation, or dissolution of the archive, and affirms that successors inherit stewardship responsibilities rather than authorship.