Legal issues in mapping traditional knowledge: Digital cartography in the canadian north

Digital cartography offers great potential for mapping the traditional knowledge of indigenous communities. This is particularly so because of the close relationship between such knowledge and traditional lands. Yet the mapping of traditional knowledge also raises distinct legal and ethical consider...

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Published in:The Cartographic Journal
Main Authors: Scassa, T. (Teresa), Engler, N.J. (Nate J.), Taylor, D.R. (Fraser)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Copyright
Cybercartography
Ethics
Indigenous knowledge
Intellectual property
Traditional knowledge
inuit
Online Access:https://ir.library.carleton.ca/pub/12094
https://doi.org/10.1179/174327713X13847707305703
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Summary:Digital cartography offers great potential for mapping the traditional knowledge of indigenous communities. This is particularly so because of the close relationship between such knowledge and traditional lands. Yet the mapping of traditional knowledge also raises distinct legal and ethical considerations which should be at the forefront in the design and implementation of indigenous digital cartography projects. This paper examines these considerations through the lens of digital atlases jointly created by Inuit communities and Carleton University’s Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre (GCRC).

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