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Silent syllabics: tracking Inuktitut tweets in Qaliujaaqpait
In my opinion, Indigenous Tweets is one of the coolest examples of data mining for cultural survival. Founded in 2011 by St. Louis University professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Kevin...
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TV MICC and the digital politics of diversity
Para la sociedad indígena es importante contar con un sistema de comunicación con el cual puedan compartir sus ideas y su cultura, sobre todo, en su propio idioma. Los medios comunitarios son un...
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The natives are angry… and tweeting: the digital subaltern and #idlenomore
Somewhere, an indigenous chief is starving to speak with her country’s leadership. Flashmobs overtake malls and public spaces, teach-ins instruct natives and non-natives alike about the long legacy of...
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Indigenous Tech News Roundup: Holiday Edition
For those of you new to my blog, every few weeks I scoop up all the news stories that involve indigenous peoples’ technology use and summarize them in a nifty round-up. I have fewer stories than usual...
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A conversation with Mark Oppenneer of Ethnos Project
“So, I just digitized my entire music library,” Mark Oppenneer mentions the last time we talk via Skype. “And I’m just thinking…I’m such an idiot.” To the casual observer, this conversion might not...
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Watch my Arctic Frontiers presentation on indigenous media online
For those of you who missed my presentation in Norway this week (I guess technically, I missed it too), you can watch it on Slideshare below. Thanks to everyone for the positive comments and feedback...
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Through Almir’s eyes: documenting deforestation in the Surui territory
Here are three things you should never leave home without in the Amazon: water, insect repellent, sunscreen. And if you’re Chief Almir Narayamoga of the Surui, make sure to remember your high-tech...
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Indigenous Tech News Roundup: Kuching Edition
First of all, I apologize for the extended blogging absence. After an excruciating three-day journey from Brazil, I arrived safely in Kuching, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Sarawak (as...
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iDecolonize: Indigenous language-learning mobile apps
Rising Voices, a project of Global Voices Online, republished a version of this post on their site. Before I travelled to Nunavut, I was obsessed with Inuktitut syllabics, determined to master a...
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Endangered Languages Project shares my app list
A big thanks to the Endangered Languages Project (ELP) for reposting the list I compiled of indigenous language-learning smartphone apps. The project is supported by a coalition of groups around the...
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