From the Mukurtu website: Mukurtu CMS (mentioned before on this site) makes it possible for you to share your digital cultural heritage using a set of innovative traditional knowledge licenses and labels specifically designed for the unique needs of Indigenous cultural materials. Mukurtu CMS provides several TK license options for […]
content management system • cultural protocols • indigenous / traditional knowledge • indigenous communities • intellectual property • MukurtuDigitised Indigenous Knowledge in Cultural Heritage Organisations in Australia & New Zealand
Abstract This research project investigates the digital collections from selected heritage organisations, exploring how and if the rights of Indigenous peoples are being protected by policy and protocol documents on the Web. It surveys selected heritage collections across Australia and New Zealand and explores digital collection policies at local and […]
2009 • cultural heritage • cultural protocols • digital collections • indigenous / traditional knowledge • indigenous communities • intellectual property • New ZealandLokavidya goes virtual? Indigenous knowledge in the Gatesian Age
Abstract This paper attempts to address the issue of virtualizability of lokavidya. Lokavidya has been conceptualized as the vidya (value-laden knowledge) possessed by the farmers, artisans, women and tribal societies the world over and as being inseparable from their world-view and value system. Lokavidya has also been described as inherently […]
2006 • development discourse • indigenous / traditional knowledge • intellectual property • knowledge systems • participatoryThe Social Impact of Emerging Digital Technologies on Australian Indigenous Cultural Preservation Efforts
This video documentary and the accompanying paper were created by Daniel C. Hottle in fulfillment of requirements for his Masters degree in Digital Storytelling from Ball State University. From the BSU Digital Storytelling website: “This action research study examines the roles emerging digital technologies play in the cultural preservation efforts […]
aboriginal • Australia • culture | preservation • digital storytelling • indigenous / traditional knowledge • intellectual propertyReturn: The Photographic Archive and Technologies of Indigenous Memory
Abstract This paper considers the intersection of Aboriginal traditions surrounding photography and the use of new technologies as both a research tool and a community resource. Over recent decades Australian cultural institutions have radically altered their management of photographic archives in response to changing political and intellectual circumstances – especially […]
2010 • aboriginal • archive • Arnhem Land • Australia • cultural protocols • intellectual property • photographs • repatriation • representation • western knowledgeDigitizing Indigenous Culture: the Maasai of Laikipya
This collection of press releases, articles, and presentation slides tells the ongoing story of the Maasai of Laikipya and their use of technology to preserve and sustain their cultural heritage starting in 2006 to now. Pilot Project with the Maasai Community WIPO Press Release Geneva, May 20, 2008 PR/2008/553 The […]
archive • cultural heritage • culture | preservation • indigenous / traditional knowledge • indigenous communities • intellectual property • Laikipya | Kenya • MaasaiMukurtu Demo released & other good news…
This is a follow-up post to “Mukurtu gearing up for Spring 2011 release” dated February 27, 2011. Update #1: Mukurtu 0.5 Demo release is now available. Update #2: Mukurtu receives $484,772 National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museums and Library Services. The funding will make it possible to deploy, […]
content management system • cultural heritage • digital collections • indigenous communities • intellectual property • MukurtuManaging Indigenous Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions: Is Technology the Solution?
Abstract This paper discusses current issues surrounding the management of indigenous knowledge (IK) and traditional cultural expressions (TCEs) in libraries, archives and other cultural institutions. It addresses the need for: (1) ethical policies for the management of these knowledge systems, (2) critical approaches to the dominant library paradigm of information […]
2009 • indigenous / traditional knowledge • indigenous communities • intellectual property • knowledge systemsRepatriation, Digital Media, and Culture in the Virtual Museum
A presentation by Kate Hennessy. Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS). Many Canadian First Nations and Aboriginal organizations are using digital media to revitalize their languages and assert control over the representation of their cultures. […]
aboriginal • cultural heritage • culture • digital collections • Doig River • ethnography • First Nations • indigenous communities • intellectual property • language | preservation • museum • repatriation • virtual museum