I head off to the Indigenous Mapping Conference in Wisconsin, USA - Friday 12th June!!
Here's the link: http://www.indigenousmapping.net/conference-overview.html
Here's the agenda: http://www.indigenousmapping.net/conference-overview/agenda.html
I'm first up, Monday 15th at 9:00am!!
The Theme: http://www.indigenousmapping.net/conference-overview/proposal.html
In a nutshell: Plan – Preserve – Protect
The purpose of the gathering is threefold:
1. Share GIS/mapping stories and solutions
2. Strengthen and expand upon existing and upcoming Tribal GIS/mapping networks
3. Promote discussion and interaction between Tribal people interested in mapping/GIS technologies
Our goal is to assemble Indigenous/Tribal speakers and others working with Indigenous communities who want to bring these discussions to the table:
PLAN
- Successful integration of mapping/GIS/planning infrastructure
- Mapping strategies for communicating importance of cultural landscapes
- Building/Strengthening regional/federal/international mapping networks
PRESERVE
- Cultural cartographic practices including storytelling, singing, and dancing
- Using geospatial technologies to identify/evaluate the vulnerability of environmental resources
PROTECT
- Cultural knowledge systems including medicine
- Cultural sites including sacred sites of rituals and profane sites of cultural significance
- Land rights
naaku noa
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