2005 Annual Meeting, Association
of American Geographers
April 5-9, Denver, Colorado
GIS and Indigenous People
Session Description:
The panel will discuss various issues associated with the use or potential use of geographic information systems by and for indigenous people. Some specific topics will include the potential roles of the BIA in the development of tribal GISs; the benefits and consequences of using GI technologies (GIS, remote sensing, GPS, etc.) on Indigenous land rights, land claims and use, and community resource planning; land-related issues for indigenous people in Latin America; the influence of social interactions, organizational context and technology on indigenous GIS; and how indigenous concepts of landscape can be identified and then integrated with other GIS data.
Sponsorship(s):
Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group
Indigenous Peoples Specialty Group
Organizer(s):
David M. Mark - University at Buffalo
Mark H. Palmer - UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Chair(s):
David M. Mark - University at Buffalo
Panelist(s):
Mark H. Palmer - UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Christopher Badurek
L. HoMana Pawiki - Northern Arizona University
Mr. Eugene Martin
David Stea - Texas State University - San Marcos
David M. Mark - University at Buffalo
Renee Pualani Louis - University of Hawaii
