Ethnographic Mapping Lab

In the media

Ray Harris on a boat — Sharing knowledge and experiences
Ray Harris, Stz’uminus First Nation.

ge voyager project with yutustanaat — Celebrating Indigenous Languages project
yutustanaat, Snuneymuxw First Nation

auggie and heather sylvester with anth 460 — Experiential learning on SXEXEĆOŦ,EN
Auggie and Heather Sylvester, Penelakut Tribe

mena williams with anth 460 — Ts’umeqwus sea garden with Anth 460 students
Mena Williams, Cowichan Tribes

Benoit Éthier, Gérard Ottawa, Charles and Christian Coocoo — Atikamekw exchange to Coast Salish Territories
Profesor Benoit Éthier of UQAT, Gérard Ottawa, Charles and Christian Coocoo Atikamekw First Nations

david and anth 460 — David Dyck with Anth 460 students
David Dyck, Songhees First Nation

Mapping in Indigenous communities

University of Victoria's Ethnographic Mapping Lab is designed for GIS and qualitative data analysis supporting research and innovation. Our projects are grounded in four core themes of land rights, governance, intergenerational knowledge transfer, and public education within indigenous communities. We provide space for interview transcription, high-speed document scanning, and software supported qualitative analysis.

Partnerships

We are interested in developing collaborative partnerships with indigenous communities who could value working with faculty, undergraduate and graduate students on documenting traditional land uses. If you or your community may be interested in discussing it further, please contact Dr. Brian Thom.

Research Networks

The Ethnographic Mapping Lab is involved in many international research networks connecting our students and scholars with people carrying out this kind of work both locally and globally.

Centre for Indigenous Conservation and Development Alternatives - CICADA

Google Earth Outreach Trainers Network

Justice and Indigenous Peoples Rights - JUST-IP

Mapping Back Collective

Université du Québec en Abitibi-téscamingue Labroratoire de Cartographie Participative