Videos

Monday, August 25th, 2014 - Presentations by First Nations communities sharing insights and innovations from their work doing mapping projects.

Lightning Round 1

Short Talks that Highlight Community Perspectives, Experiences, and Latest work in the Field of Indigenous Mapping

Presenters:

Don Bain (1:34)

Francois Depey (4:10)

Brenda Underwood (6:50)

Genevieve Reid (8:56)

Carmen Wells & Tosha Moore (11:48)

Phil Montour (21:00)

Towagh Behr (27:49)

The Role of Mapping in IBA negotiations

Presenters: James Comegan, Big Grassy River First Nation, Rachel Olson and Ginger Gibson, The Firelight Group

Panel Presentation — Indigenous Land Use Occupancy Studies

1. The Evolution of Manitoba Metis Federation Traditional Land Use Studies (2000-present): The Evolution of Manitoba Metis Federation

Cam Stewart, Manitoba Metis Federation. (3:00)

2. Mapping for the Long Term: Best Practices

Neil Gauthreau, Lhoosk'uz Dene Nation and Stephen Kilburn, GeoPraxis, Inc. (19:27)

3. Voices on The Land

James Pepper, Okanagan Nation Alliance. (36:50)

4. Band Meetings, Appointments or Sitting Around their Kitchen Table: The Power of True Community Engagement

Travis Kruger, Penticton Indian Band. (49:47)

5. Hand-On Demonstration of the Participatory Mapping Tool Geolive

Nicole Gordon, Taku River Tlingit First Nation and Jon Corbett, UBC. (1:01:12)

6. Building TK Research Capacity: The Carrier Sekani Experience

Karyn Sharp and Jaime Sanchez, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council. (1:14:20)

Panel Presentation — Referrals and Consultation

1. By-Law Mapping Project

Chrystal Nahanee, Squamish Nation. (1:17)

2. Keeping Referrals and Negotiations Data Management and Mapping Simple for Everyone

Dave Caswell, Lower Nicola Indian Band. (16:54)

3. Saulteau Goes Open Source

Donovan Cameron, Saulteau First Nations, BC. (33:46)

4. Purpose and Value of GIS in Land Referral Consultation with Treaty 8

Jason Xiao and Diane Abel, Treaty 8 Tribal Association, BC. (48:50)

Tuesday, August 26th, 2014 - Presentations by First Nations communities sharing insights and innovations from their work doing mapping projects.

Lightning Round 2

Short Talks that Highlight Community Perspectives, Experiences, and Latest work in the Field of Indigenous Mapping

Presenters:

Chris Wilson (0:33)

Eldon Yellowhorn (2:54)

Thomas McGurk (6:21)

Trevor Bennett (9:10)

Charles Burnett (11:38)

Phil Monture (14:27)

Dave Caswell (17:37)

Devin Tepleski (20:31)

Panel Presentation — Indigenous Land Use / Watershed Planning

1. T'aaq-wiihak, Ca?inwa (Gooseneck Barnacle) Traditional Ecological Knowledge Mapping

Danny O'Farrell and Sabrina Crouley, Uu-a-thluk, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Fisheries. (1:15)

2. Google mapping and Marine Planning

Greg Johnson, Nanwakolas Council. (21:05)

3. Navigating a Perfect Storm of Land Use Conflict in Alberta: The Mikisew Cree First Nation Land Use Plan

David Flanders, DPI Territorial and Melanie Dene. (35:07)

Panel Presentation — Indigenous Environmental Monitoring

1. Working Together to Protect Our Lands and Seas: The Coastal First Nations Regional Monitoring System

Jana Kotaska, Coastal First Nations. (1:57)

2. Identification and Integration of Traditional Knowledge into the Protection and Recovery of Caribou

Bruce Muir, West Moberly First Nations, BC. (17:45)

3. Pulling together: How a BC First Nation has mobilized its information to put its face back onto its territory

Panos Skrivanos, Tsleil-Waututh Nation, BC. (32:39)

4. Woodland Caribou Traditional Ecological Knowledge Study: Monitoring Changes Over Time

Bertha Sutherland, Constance Lake First Nation and Carolyn Whittaker, the Firelight Group (46:40)

Mapping the Route to Aboriginal Title—Capturing Tsilhqot’in Traditions with Evolving Technologies

Presenters: Mary Thurow and Sarah Gash with Chief Russ Ross, Tsilhqot’in National Government.

Panel Presentation — Inter-Generational Knowledge Mobilization

1. Mapping as Language and Land Stewardship

Christine Schreyer and Jon Corbett, University of British Columbia, and Nicole Gordon, Taku River Tlingit First Nation (0:43)

2. Not an Empty Wasteland

Lynn Peplinski, Inuit Heritage Trust. (13:40)

3. Stz’uminus Storied Places

Amy Becker and Brian Thom, UVic. (26:19)

Wednesday, August 27th, 2014 - Technical training sessions on tools related to indigenous mapping.

Introduction to Indigenous Mapping With Google

Presenter: Raleigh Seamster, Google Earth Outreach

Tools for traditional land use & occupancy mapping

Presenters: Raleigh Seamster, Google Earth Outreach & Steve DeRoy, The Firelight Group

Tools for environmental monitoring

Presenters: Christiaan Adams and Raleigh Seamster, Google Earth Outreach

Tools for inter-generational knowledge and education

Presenters: John Bailey, Google Earth Outreach & Brian Thom, University of Victoria

Thursday, August 28th, 2014

Tools for improving & adding to Google’s base maps

Presenter: Raleigh Seamster, Google Earth Outreach

Deep Dive Sessions

Traditional Land Use & Occupancy Mapping: Making and sharing your maps

Presenters: Raleigh Seamster, Google Earth Outreach & Steve DeRoy, The Firelight Group

Traditional Land Use & Occupancy Mapping: Managing your map data

Presenters: Raleigh Seamster, Google Earth Outreach & Steve DeRoy, The Firelight Group

Traditional Land Use & Occupancy Mapping: Collecting structured data

Presenters: Raleigh Seamster, Google Earth Outreach & Steve DeRoy, The Firelight Group

Environmental Monitoring: Google Earth Engine

Presenters: Christiaan Adams and Tanya Birch, Google Earth Outreach

Inter-generational Knowledge & Education: Engaging youth using Google Earth

Presenters: John Bailey, Google Earth Outreach & Brian Thom, University of Victoria

Inter-generational Knowledge & Education: Map-making with young people

Presenters: John Bailey, Google Earth Outreach & Brian Thom, University of Victoria

Inter-Generational Knowledge & Education: Storytelling through Street View imagery

Presenters: John Bailey, Google Earth Outreach & Brian Thom, University of Victoria