Information & Communication Technologies

Examines the integration of Indigenous cultural framework within video game design. The pilot project was introduced at the Mohawk Kahnawake Survival School. Chapter from Futureplay '10: Proceedings of the International Academic Conference on the Future of Game Design and Technology.

Looked at peer-reviewed evidence of effectiveness with respect to health promotion in the areas of smoking cessation, sexual health, and otitis media globally, well as uses of the technology specific to Australia. The seventeen intervention studies and seven systematic reviews which met inclusion criteria showed limited evidence of benefit from the interventions.

Explores the ways in which the movement marshalled social media to protest and educate about Bill C-45.

Discusses how sites such as Facebook and Twitter can become a space for establishing online Indigenous citizenship and vehicles for discussion, practicing culture, expressing identity, and political mobilization. Duration: 34:30.

Communications and Technology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2018.

Discusses the possibility of using contemporary GPS technology and satellite imaging as a means of connecting people to global heritage sites that might otherwise be inaccessible; uses the Arvia’juaq National Historic site near Arviat as an example.

Examines the effectiveness of photovoice as a community based means to mobilize Indigenous water knowledge.

Discusses the impact and challenges for Indigenous culture by global capitalism and media advertising.

Examines the use of the online remote model while conducting trail studies in Indigenous communities.

Reports findings of survey which asked 23 questions about the Calls to Justice. Topics were: culture, health and wellness, policing, corrections, media and social influencers, education, child welfare, natural resource extraction, human security, and rights.

Interactive Arts and Technology Thesis (Ph.D)--Simon Fraser University, 2014

Session discussing a community pilot project looking at new ways of engaging the community via social media, community tools, and screening for latent tuberculosis. Duration: 17:36.

Article describes a Māori-led, four-year research project which focused on identifying and addressing iwi (tribal) data needs of the Rangitīkei Iwi Collective, and on establishing a framework for iwi data sovereignty.

Article interviews students from the Arctic college in Iqaluit to explore how they use the social network, Facebook. Discusses the relationship between technologies and Inuit identity and argues that, like other contemporary cultures, Indigenous cultures are dynamic and integrating and evolving with modern technologies.

Author discusses how modern technologies might be used in Tribal College and University (TCU) environments to engage students, staff, and faculty, in learning and teaching. Offers five strategies for effective applied use of technology.

Reports on a study of the use of internet based teaching and learning technologies and strategies in Mapuche language learning and revitalization in Chile.

Explores the benefits of the Internet to the Inuit of Nunavut.

Author describes the intent and process of designing We Sing for Healing, a musical choose-your-own adventure text game that mimics traditional storytelling and teaching styles with the way that the circular or looping narrative encourages a player to listen, choose, and revisit as a game-play strategy.

Project evaluated and selected 20 research articles which were then summarized and presented to 190 health workers and regional stakeholders in Nunavik in 6 thematic emails: Child Development, Infectious Diseases, Traditional and Modern Medicine, Metabolism, Nutrition and Contaminants, and Inuit Perspectives. Article lists were also published online.

An examination of the politicization of "ugliness" through colonial ideology that creates victim blaming of Indigenous women that experience violence. These ideals of "ugliness" has led to the increase violence of Indigenous women and allowed inaction against crimes committed against them. Chapter from On the Politics of Ugliness edited by Sara Rodrigues and Ela Przybylo.

Argues that sexualized violence against Indigenous women is both gendered and racialized and originates in ongoing colonialism. Examines social media (SM) narratives that perpetuate violence; discusses how Indigenous online communities are working to mitigate these narratives. Uses Sysomos MAP analytic software to gather information on posts containing #MMIW, #MMIWG and #inquiry between 1 September 2016 and 29 July, 2017.

Investigation showed that Mãori tweets are increasing and tied to specific events.

Article discusses the integration of Dakota values into the video game Spirit Lake: The Game for the purpose of teaching mathematics, and examines the efficacy of the game for improving learning outcomes for on-reserve youth.

Looks at how the technology is being used in the areas of telehealth and telemedicine, e-learning and professional development and community engagement, and some of the challenges involved when implementing videoconferencing. Concludes with a brief case study of Keewaywin First Nation.

Digital Media Thesis (MDM)--Ryerson University, 2016.

Looks at the use of virtual care by Indigenous populations in regards to the technology used, health conditions, and the nature of the care.

Discusses the impact that broadcasting of Maori rituals on social networking sites are having in New Zealand.

Discusses the potential for improving knowledge and empathy based relationships through the use of augmented reality (AR) technology as a storytelling platform; details an ongoing partnership between the University of Alberta and the Saddle Lake Cree Nation that uses the Wikiup app.

Article explores the posts and comments from three different Blogs by Indigenous women; examines how intersectional rhetoric is constructed and used in these spaces, and how it serves to defend Indigenous rhetorical sovereignty.

Authors use discourse analysis to engage with the online response to an essay they had coauthored previously; and provide criticism of social narratives that have erased the history of Indigenous peoples prior to the founding of Australia.

Argues that the way women are framed in mainstream news suggests that they are to blame for the violence against them because they indulge in "high-risk" lifestyles and discusses how initiatives like #MMIWG are combating stereotypical representations and raising awareness. Paper from Disinformation and Digital Democracies in the 21st Century edited by Joseph McQuade, Tiffany Kwok, and James Cho. Entire book on one pdf. To access paper scroll to p. 19.

Describes a project in which digitally augmented reality (AR) is used to engage people in traditional Māori land-based narratives, values, and storytelling. Argues that Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, a design approach developed to illustrate narratives using contemporary media, helps to promote “bicultural engagement with landscape.”

Discusses the strategies used by the First Nations Innovation initiative to deal with challenges and the opportunities created in providing infrastructural support in Indigenous communities. Provides a framework for creating sustainable telecommunications systems in isolated communities.

Describes the media's strategic use of hockey images to reinforce a more positive narrative of residential schools in Canada.

Using ten YouTube testimonials to look at the rippling effects that residential schools had on Indigenous people and culture.