Abstract This paper surveys Internet information resources relating to the Maori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand, and examines issues that arise when indigenous peoples’ culture is placed in a digital networked environment. Introduction The indigenous people of New Zealand are the Maori, descended from the great Polynesian voyagers who […]
1997 • Aotearoa • authority • challenges • indigenous issues • Internet use • misappropriation • New ZealandLatin America: The Internet and Indigenous Texts
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 • SámiPlugging in Indigenous knowledge: connections and innovations
Presented at the Fulbright Symposium: “Indigenous people in an interconnected world.” Published as: Plugging in Indigenous knowledge – connections and innovations.” In Australian Aboriginal Studies 2000:2, pp 39-47. An earlier version of this paper appears at The Fulbright site at the University of Iowa. Note: Many of the websites linked […]
1997 • aboriginal • Australia • indigenous / traditional knowledge • innovation • Internet use • misappropriation • participatory • representationCulture and technology: a study on the 1997 theme
The purpose of this study is to stimulate a reflection on the relationship between culture and technology, and the role of culture in technological development. It also seeks to raise issues pertaining to culture and technology against the background of the World Decade for Cultural Development, which was launched by […]
1997 • appropriate technology • culture • development • traditional culture • UNESCO