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Indigenous Knowledges Driving Technological Innovation
Johnson, Jay T. Hi‘iaka Working Group
Johnson, Jay T.
Hi‘iaka Working Group
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This policy brief explores the use and expands the conversation on the ability of geospatial technologies to represent Indigenous cultural knowledge. Indigenous peoples’ use of geospatial
technologies has already proven to be a critical step for protecting tribal self-determination. However, the ontological frameworks and techniques of Western geospatial technologies differ from those of Indigenous cultures, which inevitably lead to mistranslation and misrepresentation when applied to cultural knowledge.
The authors advocate the creation of new technologies that are more conducive to Indigenous ontologies and epistemologies in an effort to break down the barriers to the expression and preservation of cultural heritage and cultural survival.
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This is the published version, available from the publisher at http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/archives/nexusv9n1_2.asp .
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2011-09
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UCLA Asian American Studies Center Press
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Johnson, Jay T. 2011. Indigenous Knowledges Driving Technological Innovation. AAPI Nexus: Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Policy, Practice and Community 9 (1-2): 241-248.