Examining the Potential Use of the Collaborative-Geomatics Informatics Tool to Foster Intergenerational Transfer of Knowledge in a Remote First Nation Community

Autor/inn/en	Isogai, Andrea; McCarthy, Daniel D.; Gardner, Holly L.; Karagatzides, Jim D.; Vandenberg, Skye; Barbeau, Christine; Charania, Nadia; Edwards, Vicky; Cowan, Don; Tsuji, Leonard J. S.
Titel	Examining the Potential Use of the Collaborative-Geomatics Informatics Tool to Foster Intergenerational Transfer of Knowledge in a Remote First Nation Community
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 42 (2013) 1, S.44-57 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-0111
DOI	10.1017/jie.2013.10
Schlagwörter	Canada Natives; Indigenous Populations; Indigenous Knowledge; Intergenerational Programs; Cultural Maintenance; Outreach Programs; Geographic Information Systems; Photography; Interviews; Educational Technology; Teaching Methods; Environmental Education; Youth Programs + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sinti und Roma; Jobcoaching; Fotografie; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Unterrichtsmedien; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Jugendsofortprogramm
Abstract	Northern First Nations in Canada have experienced environmental change throughout history, adapting to these changes based on personal experience interacting with their environment. Community members of Fort Albany First Nation of northern Ontario, Canada, have voiced their concern that their youths' connection to the land is diminishing, making this generation more vulnerable to environmental change. Community members previously identified the collaborative-geomatics informatics tool as potentially useful for fostering intergenerational knowledge transfer. In this article, we assess the potential of the informatics tool to reconnect youth with the surrounding land in order to strengthen the adaptive capacity of Fort Albany First Nation. The tool was introduced to students in an environmental-outreach camp that included traditional activities. Students used global positioning systems and geo-tagged photographs that were loaded onto the informatics tool. Semi-directed interviews revealed that the students enjoyed the visual and spatial capabilities of the system, and recognised its potential to be used in conjunction with traditional activities. This pilot study suggests that the tool has the potential to be used by youth to provide an opportunity for the intergenerational transfer of Indigenous knowledge, but further evaluation is required. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10