In an age of global communication and computer technology, indigenous peoples have slowly gained access to electronic communication. With all of the hype surrounding cyberspace and hyperspaces as we enter a new millennium, we need to examine how indigenous peoples use and are impacted by this technology. Is there still […]
1997 • bulletin boards • indigenous communities • Internet useStanding Stones in Cyberspace: The Oneida Indian Nation’s Territory on the Web
Nestled among the old green hills of central New York lies a tiny sovereign nation. Most cars simply speed by it, but if you slow down, you’ll hear the noisy Canadian geese overhead, flapping their way back south for the winter. There’s a smell of woodsmoke and sweetgrass as you […]
1997 • Internet use • Oneida • representationUse of Internet Communication Among the Sami People
The Saemieh, hereafter referred as to as Sami, are the indigenous population of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Finland and the Kola Peninsula in Russia. Although Samis are best known for their reindeer husbandry, a large number of Samis lived in a hunter-gather economy until the 16th century. The Samis are […]
1997 • Finland • Internet use • Russia • SámiMukurtu CMS
The Mukurtu project began in the remote Central Australian town of Tennant Creek with the creation of the Mukurtu Wumpurrarni-kari Archive. The project was born from the needs of the Warumungu Aboriginal community who wanted an archival platform that allowed them to organize, manage and share their digital cultural materials […]
archive • Arnhem Land • Australia • cultural protocols • digital collections • Mukurtu • WarumunguIndigenous people and e-nabling technologies: An analysis of recent experiences in northern and central Australia
Abstract The potential of etools, emedia and elearning to support the goals of Indigenous people, their communities and organisations for cultural, social and economic sustainability, is still relatively unrealised, particularly in the more remote regions of Australia. Although this paper acknowledges the key barriers to the use of information and communication […]
2011 • Australia • education • ICTs • indigenous communities • research • ruralIndigeneity and Technology: Podcast Interview with Dr. Michael Marker on Radio EPLT
A “Down the Hall” podcast from Jun 8th, 2012, hosted by Dave Roy [source] “What effect has the increasing use of technology had on Indigenous education and the passing on of knowledge from one generation to the next? Technological advances in education can often cut both ways, especially when we […]
2012 • education • impact of | ICTs • indigenous / traditional knowledgeRecurring Questions of Technology: The Role of Technology in Indigenous Language Revitalization
About Dr. Galla, the presenter From her bio: “Born in Hilo and raised in a sugar plantation town, Pahala, in Kaʻū, I was exposed to an array of languages and cultures from a young age. I continued learning about my Hawaiian language and culture formally at Kamehameha Schools on Kapālama […]
2012 • ICTs • indigenous language • language | preservation • revitalizationICT4D @ Tulane: Student perspectives on ICT4D
The content of this blog is generated by students enrolled in Tulane University’s IDEV4100: Information & Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) course. Students in the course are generally junior and senior students, majoring in International Development through the Payson Center at Tulane. You can also follow their class Twitter account: […]
education • ICT4D • research • Tulane UniversitySouth Africa To Launch National Traditional Knowledge Recording System
Published on ip-watch.org 10 May 2013 by Catherine Saez, Intellectual Property Watch While diplomats are trying to find consensus on an international instrument to protect traditional knowledge at the World Intellectual Property Organization, some countries are establishing systems to protect their traditional knowledge domestically. South Africa will be launching on 24 […]
database • indigenous / traditional knowledge • intellectual propertyAppropriating Technology for social justice and human development (Tony Roberts’ blog)
Appropriating Technology is the blog of Tony Roberts (aka @phat_controller) Tony’s bio from his site: “After 25 years as a practitioner I have recently returned to school to study how ICT4D should be done, ‘in theory’. I am a second-year PhD candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London at the […]
appropriate technology • ICT4D • ICT4D Collective at Royal Holloway • impact of | ICTs