Abstract
Traditional Knowledge and the Internet Building a Web-Enabled Mapping System Track: Archaeology Author(s): David Mackett Over the past 12 years, Lake Superior First Nations Development Trust (LSFNDT), a not-for-profit organization, has maintained a geographic information system that supports many Northern Ontario First Nations to collect and integrate traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) into land management planning. This work has improved First Nations capacity to engage in forest, park and other planning while building cultural awareness between stakeholders. Faced with increasing mapping requests and lack of resources and the technical capacity, LSFNDT sought and consulted with various partners to address these issues and build a broader model for long-term TEK collection, maintenance, storage, security and access. LSFNDT, several First Nations and other partners united to develop and implement a TEK portal and a Web-enabled mapping system. This project established procedures and protocols to support and empower Ontario First Nations to collect, access and appropriately share traditional knowledge ensuring it will be protected, preserved and promoted for future generations. David Mackett Lake Superior First Nation Development Trust 1186 Roland Street, 2nd Floor Thunder Bay, Ontario , Ontario P7B 5M4 CA Phone: 807-628-8330 E-mail: dmackett@tbaytel.net |
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