The archives of non-Arctic southern research institutions contain numerous collections relating to the Arctic. These records are less frequently by northern people than about them and their land, although both types of records have found their way south. Recently, however, governments worldwide as well as local, regional, national, and international archivists and professional organisations, have demonstrated greater interest in respecting personal privacy. The concept of privacy is “the right of individuals to determine when, how and to what extent information about themselves is to be communicated to others”. Southern institutions typically interpret privacy in terms of the individual, whereas Indigenous Peoples often interpret privacy in terms of community, as indicated in Ownership, Control, Access, and Possession. Archivists, librarians, and museum curators have recently shown a greater overall interest in respecting and acknowledging personal privacy, and they are now expected by governments to meet more stringent requirements regarding research ethics, and by public to provide greater levels of accessibility and accountability.