Using interactive multimedia to document and communicate Inuit knowledge

Media technology has acted as both a threat to local knowledge and language, and a tool to strengthen it. More and more, indigenous peoples are using media for their own purposes from art to communication to education. Multimedia technology is surfacing as one useful tool in local knowledge and lang...

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Published in:Études/Inuit/Studies
Main Author: Gearheard, Shari
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Language:English
Published: Association Inuksiutiit Katimajiit Inc. 2005
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spelling fterudit:oai:erudit.org:013934ar 2023-05-15T16:08:12+02:00 Using interactive multimedia to document and communicate Inuit knowledge Gearheard, Shari 2005 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/013934ar https://doi.org/10.7202/013934ar en eng Association Inuksiutiit Katimajiit Inc. Centre interuniversitaire d'études et de recherches autochtones (CIÉRA) Érudit Études/Inuit/Studies vol. 29 no. 1-2 (2005) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/013934ar doi:10.7202/013934ar Tous droits réservés © La revue Études/Inuit/Studies, 2005 text 2005 fterudit https://doi.org/10.7202/013934ar 2022-09-24T23:12:56Z Media technology has acted as both a threat to local knowledge and language, and a tool to strengthen it. More and more, indigenous peoples are using media for their own purposes from art to communication to education. Multimedia technology is surfacing as one useful tool in local knowledge and language revitalization efforts. Multimedia is being applied in a number of ways, preserving and passing on local knowledge and languages and showing potential for doing so in ways that engage young people and are more closely aligned with indigenous forms of teaching and learning. Discussing a case study example of one multimedia project in Nunavut, this paper evaluates multimedia in the context of documenting and communicating Inuit knowledge. Though there are challenges and issues to consider, multimedia and other technologies should be considered and creatively applied to help local people reach their goals. Texts and other forms of media remain important resources for documentation and communication in the North, but multimedia has the potential to grow into a key tool. La technologie des médias a agi à la fois comme menace contre le savoir local et les langues et comme un outil pour les renforcer. De plus en plus, les peuples autochtones emploient les médias à leurs propres fins que ce soit pour l’art, la communication ou l’éducation. La technologie des multimédias est appliquée de façons multiples, préservant et transmettant le savoir local et les langues, et montrant qu’elle peut le faire d’une façon qui attire les jeunes et qui est plus en phase avec les formes autochtones d’enseignement et d’apprentissage. En examinant un cas d’étude de projet multimédia au Nunavut, cet article évalue les multimédias dans le contexte de la documentation et de la transmission du savoir inuit. Bien qu’il y ait des défis et des problèmes à prendre en compte, le multimédia et les autres techniques devraient être considérés et appliqués de façon créative afin d’aider les populations locales à atteindre leurs buts. Les textes et les ... Text Études/Inuit/Studies inuit Nunavut Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Nunavut Études/Inuit/Studies 29 1-2 91 114
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description Media technology has acted as both a threat to local knowledge and language, and a tool to strengthen it. More and more, indigenous peoples are using media for their own purposes from art to communication to education. Multimedia technology is surfacing as one useful tool in local knowledge and language revitalization efforts. Multimedia is being applied in a number of ways, preserving and passing on local knowledge and languages and showing potential for doing so in ways that engage young people and are more closely aligned with indigenous forms of teaching and learning. Discussing a case study example of one multimedia project in Nunavut, this paper evaluates multimedia in the context of documenting and communicating Inuit knowledge. Though there are challenges and issues to consider, multimedia and other technologies should be considered and creatively applied to help local people reach their goals. Texts and other forms of media remain important resources for documentation and communication in the North, but multimedia has the potential to grow into a key tool. La technologie des médias a agi à la fois comme menace contre le savoir local et les langues et comme un outil pour les renforcer. De plus en plus, les peuples autochtones emploient les médias à leurs propres fins que ce soit pour l’art, la communication ou l’éducation. La technologie des multimédias est appliquée de façons multiples, préservant et transmettant le savoir local et les langues, et montrant qu’elle peut le faire d’une façon qui attire les jeunes et qui est plus en phase avec les formes autochtones d’enseignement et d’apprentissage. En examinant un cas d’étude de projet multimédia au Nunavut, cet article évalue les multimédias dans le contexte de la documentation et de la transmission du savoir inuit. Bien qu’il y ait des défis et des problèmes à prendre en compte, le multimédia et les autres techniques devraient être considérés et appliqués de façon créative afin d’aider les populations locales à atteindre leurs buts. Les textes et les ...
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