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Indigenous Mapping: Emerging Cultures on the GeoWeb

Indigenous Mapping: Emerging Cultures on the GeoWeb. Rebecca Moore Google Where 2.0 2009. May 21, 2009. "New Technologies and Indigenous Peoples". Amazon Surui territory. Aerial photograph at territory boundary. In Google Earth today. Surui Tribe is not unique.

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Indigenous Mapping: Emerging Cultures on the GeoWeb

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  1. Indigenous Mapping:Emerging Cultures on the GeoWeb Rebecca Moore GoogleWhere 2.0 2009 May 21, 2009

  2. "New Technologies and Indigenous Peoples"

  3. Amazon Surui territory Aerial photograph at territory boundary In Google Earth today

  4. Surui Tribe is not unique

  5. Chief Almir's request in 2007 Amazon chief Almir Surui came to Google: • Help put his Surui Tribe "on the map": • Villages, history and culture of his people • Illegal logging and mining incursions • Preserve/strengthen culture, unify his people • Give them tools to direct their own destiny • Map 50-year sustainable plan for their future • Raise awareness, win support from global community • Higher resolution imagery for his territory • Train his people in how to use the Internet • To share, collaborate, learn, communicate

  6. Why did we do this? • Unique opportunity for Google • Work with traditional, indigenous people • Using stone tools, bows and arrows until 1969 • Chief Almir's clear vision of appropriate use of digital technology, digital culture • Project could be a model for other Amazon tribes • Google tools and applications make sense! • Fits mission of Google Earth Outreach • But can we teach Indians how to use the Internet?

  7. Surui Cultural Map

  8. Surui Cultural Icons (subset)

  9. Xingu Waura Tribe: Many different map symbols for “fishing spot”

  10. Vasco van Roosmalen, Amazon Conservation Teamsigning data agreement with tribe

  11. The brand-new "Google Maloca"

  12. June 2008 Training in Cacoal, Brazil: • Exploring • Creating • Sharing

  13. SketchUp training Surui VillageBuilding

  14. Surui Tribe's First Sketchup Model

  15. Amazon Indian Zeitgeist • What did they search for? • "Surui" • "Povos Indigenas do Brasil"   "Indigenous Peoples of Brazil" • "Desmatamento Amazonia"    "Deforestation of the Amazon" • "Futebol"                                   "Football", "Soccer" • "Ronaldinho"  

  16. Online cultural map, step 1: Import Surui gps-mapped sites into KML

  17. Trading Bows and Arrows for Laptops (video) Short version (3:55, shown at Where 2.0) Full version(7:55)

  18. To learn more, visit Google Earth Outreach:earth.google.com/outreach

  19. Launching today: Google Earth Outreach Developer Marketplace

  20. Thanks

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