2006 Annual Meeting, Association
of American Geographers
March 7-11, Chicago Illinois
2171: Indigenous Geographic Information Science and Systems - I
Wednesday, 3/8/06, from 8:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Session Description:
Spatial data, information, and knowledge production and use should be situated to the cultural context in which that production and use occurs. There are various ways to understand how geographic information becomes situated. The papers in this session will examine a number of geographic information issues relevant to Indian Nations that motivate development and use of GIS in various ways. This is one of two sessions on this topic.
Sponsorship(s):
Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group
Organizer(s):
Timothy L. Nyerges - University of Washington
Chair(s):
David M. Mark - University at Buffalo
Papers:
8:00 AM Author(s): *L A Shanley, PhD Candidate - Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Stephen J Ventura, Professor - University of Wisconsin-Madison
Abstract Title: Indigenous Spatial Knowledge and GIS Data: Ownership, Control and Access Issues for Indian Nations in the United States
8:20 AM Author(s): *Renee Sieber, Associate Professor - McGill University
Christopher Wellen - McGill University
Abstract Title: Participatory geo-spatial information technology using ontologies and folksonomies
8:40 AM Author(s): *Mark H. Palmer - UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Abstract Title: Indigital Knowledge: The Bureau of Indian Affairs, GIS, and the Automation of Indian Country
9:00 AM Discussant: Melinda J. Laituri - Colorado State University
