Art and Argument: Indigitization of a Kiowa Historical Map for Teaching and Research

How might we teach undergraduate students about Indigenous geographies using historical maps? This paper describes processes associated with the bridging of a historical Kiowa map with computerized geographic information systems (GIS) and undergraduate geography curriculum. The authors applied an in...

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Autores principales:	Mark H. Palmer, Sarah Frost, Grace Martinez, Lasya Venigalla
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	Indigenous maps GIS indigital undergraduate education native science Geography (General) G1-922
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6ebe8c553dba43509b9f8133f24275702021-11-25T17:52:56ZArt and Argument: Indigitization of a Kiowa Historical Map for Teaching and Research10.3390/ijgi101107462220-9964https://doaj.org/article/6ebe8c553dba43509b9f8133f24275702021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/11/746https://doaj.org/toc/2220-9964How might we teach undergraduate students about Indigenous geographies using historical maps? This paper describes processes associated with the bridging of a historical Kiowa map with computerized geographic information systems (GIS) and undergraduate geography curriculum. The authors applied an indigital framework as an approach for melding Indigenous and Western knowledge systems into a third kind of construct for teaching undergraduate students about historical/contemporary spatial issues. Indigital is the blending of Indigenous knowledge systems, such as storytelling, language, calendar keeping, dance, and songs, with computerized systems. We present an origin story about the indigitization of a historical Kiowa pictorial map, known as the Chál-ko-gái map, at the University of Missouri, USA. Undergraduate student engagement with the map resulted in new questions about Indigenous geographies, particularly map projections, place names, and the meaning of Kiowa symbols.Mark H. PalmerSarah FrostGrace MartinezLasya VenigallaMDPI AGarticleIndigenous mapsGISindigitalundergraduate educationnative scienceGeography (General)G1-922ENISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, Vol 10, Iss 746, p 746 (2021)
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description	How might we teach undergraduate students about Indigenous geographies using historical maps? This paper describes processes associated with the bridging of a historical Kiowa map with computerized geographic information systems (GIS) and undergraduate geography curriculum. The authors applied an indigital framework as an approach for melding Indigenous and Western knowledge systems into a third kind of construct for teaching undergraduate students about historical/contemporary spatial issues. Indigital is the blending of Indigenous knowledge systems, such as storytelling, language, calendar keeping, dance, and songs, with computerized systems. We present an origin story about the indigitization of a historical Kiowa pictorial map, known as the Chál-ko-gái map, at the University of Missouri, USA. Undergraduate student engagement with the map resulted in new questions about Indigenous geographies, particularly map projections, place names, and the meaning of Kiowa symbols.
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title	Art and Argument: Indigitization of a Kiowa Historical Map for Teaching and Research
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Art and Argument: Indigitization of a Kiowa Historical Map for Teaching and Research

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