Information technology and indigenous people

Indigenous people around the world are becoming more interested in information technology because they see it as a way to preserve their traditional cultures for future generations as well as a way to provide their communities with economic and social renewal. However, the cost of the new technologies, geographic isolation, and a lack of computer literacy have made it difficult for indigenous people to adopt IT. ""Information Technology and Indigenous People"" provides theoretical and empirical information related to the planning and execution of IT projects aimed at serving indigenous people. It explores many cultural concerns with IT implementation, including language issues and questions of cultural appropriateness, and brings together cutting-edge research from both indigenous and nonindigenous scholars.

Carol Leclair and Sandi WarrenJuan Francisco SalazarJudy Iseke-Barnes and Deborah DanardRobyn KamiraVictor Giner MinanaPauline Hui Ying OoiBethalia GaidanMargaret MauChristopher RobbinsFiona BradyMichael DonovanWanjira KinuthiaGale Goodwin GomezTerry Neal and Andrea Barr and Te Arani Barrett and Kathie IrwinElla Inglebret and Susan Rae Banks and D. Michael Pavel and Rhonda Friedlander and Mary Loy StoneStephen Grant and Max Hendriks and Laurel Evelyn DysonRosemary Foster and Michael MeehanTish ScottRussell Gluck and John FulcherMartin Hughes and John DallwitzBrett LeavyKatina Michael and Leone DunnTe Taka Keegan and Sally Jo Cunningham and Mark ApperleyKate Hennessy and Patrick J. MooreDaryn McKenny and Baden Hughes and Alex ArposioGlenn AuldDavid NathanGary Holton and Andrea Berez and Sadie WilliamsRon EglashMark H. PalmerAndrew TurkRoger W. Harris and Doug Vogel and Lars H. BestleSheree Cairney and Paul MaruffShigenobu Sugito and Sachiko KubotaMarcia Langton and Odette Mazel and Lisa PalmerAnne DalyLaurel Evelyn DysonMehran Abolhasan and Paul BousteadAlopi LatukefuRyan SengaraJ. David BettsLinda SiouiLaurel Evelyn Dyson and Max Hendriks and Stephen Grant

Preface	p. x
Section I Indigenous People and Information Technology: Issues and Perspectives
Chapter I Portals and Potlach	p. 1
Chapter II Indigenous Peoples and the Cultural Construction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Latin America	p. 14
Chapter III Indigenous Knowledges and Worldview: Representations and the Internet	p. 27
Chapter IV Kaitiakitanga and Health Informatics: Introducing Useful Indigenous Concepts of Governance in the Health Sector	p. 30
Case Study I ICTs for Intercultural Dialogue (ICT4ID)	p. 52
Case Study II ICT and the Orang Asli in Malaysia	p. 55
Case Study III My Life with Computers on a Remote Island	p. 58
Case Study IV How Computers Came into My Life	p. 61
Section II Technology in Education
Chapter V Developing Culturally Inclusive Educational Multimedia in the South Pacific	p. 65
Chapter VI Learning to Internet Bank	p. 80
Chapter VII Can Information Communication Technological Tools be Used to Suit Aboriginal Learning Pedagogies?	p. 93
Chapter VIII Instructional Design and Technology Implications for Indigenous Knowledge: Africa's Introspective	p. 105
Case Study V Computer Technology and Native Literacy in the Amazon Rain Forrest	p. 117
Case Study VI Toi Whakoranga: Maori and Learning Technology	p. 120
Case Study VII Multimedia Curriculum Development Based on the Oral Tradition	p. 123
Case Study VIII The Indigenous Pre-IT Program	p. 126
Case Study IX Problem-Based Online Learning and Indigenous Tertiary Education: Reflections on Implementation	p. 132
Case Study X Student Technology Projects in a Remote First Nations Village	p. 137
Case Study XI Draw-Talk-Write: Experiences and Learning with Indigenous Australians that are Driving the Evolution of Word Recognition Technology	p. 141
Section III Cultural Preservation and Revitalisation
Chapter IX Ara Irititja: Towards Culturally Appropriate IT Best Practice in Remote Indigenous Australia	p. 146
Chapter X Digital Songlines: Digitising the Arts, Culture and Heritage Landscape of Aborignal Australia	p. 159
Case Study XII The Use of Information and Communication Technology for the Preservation of Aboriginal Culture: The Badimaya People of Western Australia	p. 170
Chapter XI Indigenous Language Usage in a Bilingual Interface: Transaction Log Analysis of the Niupepa Web Site	p. 175
Case Study XIII Language, Identity, and Community Control: The Tagish First Voices Project	p. 189
Case Study XIV Towards an Indigenous Language Knowledge Base: Tools and Techniques from the Arwarbukarl Community	p. 192
Case Study XV Ndjebbana Talking Books: A Technological Transformation to Fit Kunibidji Social Practice	p. 197
Case Study XVI A Talking Dictionary of Paakantyi	p. 200
Case Study XVII Building the Dena'ina Language Alaska Archive	p. 205
Section IV Applications Transforming Communities
Chapter XII Ethnocomputing with Native American Design	p. 210
Chapter XIII Cut from the Same Cloth: The United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, Geographic Information Systems, and Cultural Assimilation	p. 220
Chapter XIV Representations of Tribal Boundaries of Australian Indigenous Peoples and the Implications for Geographic Information Systems	p. 232
Chapter XV E-Communiy-Based Tourism for Asia's Indigenous People	p. 245
Case Study XVIII Computerised Tests of Brain Function for Use with Indigenous People	p. 257
Case Study XIX Alliance Project: Digital Kinship Database and Genealogy	p. 260
Case Study XX Agreements Treaties and Negotiated Settlements Database	p. 266
Section V Linking Communities and Improving Access
Chapter XVI The Diffusion of New Technologies: Community Online Access Centres in Indigenous Communities in Australia	p. 272
Chapter XVII Wireless Applications in Africa	p. 286
Case Study XXI UHF-Based Community Voice Service in Ngannyatjarra Lands of Australia	p. 295
Case Study XXII Cape York Digital Network	p. 298
Case Study XXIII Redfern Kids Connect	p. 302
Case Study XXIV Community Computing and Literacy in Pascua Yaqui Pueblo	p. 305
Case Study XXV Reunification of the Wendat/Wyandotte Nation at a Time of Globalization	p. 310
Epilogue: Future Directions	p. 314
Glossary	p. 316
About the Authors	p. 323
Index	p. 340

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