Indigenous Mapping for Stewardship and Cultural Heritage Management

PLEASE NOTE: All Students will be waitlisted until FSG Funding is approved, then you will be moved to the class list. If you plan on paying directly please call registration at: Toll Free 1.866.734.6252

Format

Class: 4 days; Field: 1 day

Days one to three are classroom-based and cover the following topics:

• Day 1: The History and Foundations of Mapping as it relates to Indigenous Land Stewardship
• Day 2: Digital Platforms for Participatory Mapping and Indigenous Knowledge
• Day 3: Oral History Mapping

Day four is field-based (outdoors, adjacent to classroom) and allows participants to practice recording real-time observations in the field.

Day five brings participants back to the classroom to work on analyzing and communicating results, including introduction to QGIS and creation of a map using field data collected the previous day.

Prerequisites

None

You Supply

Students should bring a pen and paper for taking notes, and an internet enabled smartphone.

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