Indigenous Mapping Network
Simon Lambert Presents "Carve the Land, Carve the People"
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 October 2009 09:31 Written by Rosemarie McKeon
Carve the land, Carve the People"
Dr. Simon J. Lambert - Maori Geographer
Lincoln University, New Zealand
“In this presentation, I explore the geohistory of Maori land use with an emphasis on contemporary challenges. In particular I wish to tease out a relationship between social capital and its connections to socio-ecological resilience, and an explicitly cultural resilience.”
Yet much debate seems to centre on the clear lack of Māori social capital. Standard social indicators continue to communicate the vulnerability of Māori. In the areas of employment, health and education, Māori ‘lag’ behind Pākeha and, more importantly, their own aspirations. While winning many legal, political and commercial battles, Māori collectively experience an uneasy relationship with State and corporate authority. Such dis-ease is now exacerbated by a recession that has seen a rapid increase in Māori unemployment and a corresponding dismantling of many social programmes. Once again, Māori sociability is under threat.
The antidote to this is assumed to be greater/better/more economic development. Strategic eyes turn to Māori agri- and aquacultural development, the ‘sleeping giants’ of New Zealand’s economy which, through antecedent pathways of a Māori presence in primary production, embed pathways to the future. In this presentation, I explore the geohistory of Maori land use with an emphasis on contemporary challenges. In particular I wish to tease out a relationship between social capital and its connections to socio-ecological resilience, and an explicitly cultural resilience.
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LOCATION: 112 Hilgard Hall, UCB, Berkeley, CA 94720
Head east on University, which ends on Oxford. Make a left on Oxford and enter parking lot, by turning right at Berkeley Way, across from Yali's Cafe.
From downtown Berkeley Bart, head east on Center Street. Cross Oxford onto campus. Take semi-circular path that veers to left. Turn right at the West Gate, and walk on the left side of the street. Walk up and onto Wickson Road. Wellman Hall entrance is on the left. Hilgard is on its left.
ALSO, Hilgard Hall is directly in front of Mulford Hall, the location of our previous 3 meetings.
BACKGROUND:
Indigenous Mapping Network meetings at UC-Berkeley convene mapping practitioners,
indigenous community members, indigenous rights organizations,
researchers, and technology professionals to discuss current issues in
indigenous mapping.
Our
meetings are intended to create a platform for supporting indigenous
mapping collaborations and linking communities with emerging
technologies.
Mapping approaches can include thought-maps, performance, materials, as well as GIS, web, and mobile phone technologies.
For more information visit
http://indigenousmapping.net or contact Sibyl Diver, student chapter president of Indigenous Mapping Network at Berkeley,
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or Rosemarie McKeon, IMN board member,
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Community Conservation in Practice Workshop for Representatives of Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
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Last Updated on Saturday, 03 October 2009 09:45 Written by Rosemarie McKeon
Participants in the workshop will report on their discussions and experiences during a session at the ISE Congress on “Community Conservation in context: can designations embrace the diversity of global experiences?”
Please note that only indigenous peoples and local community members who are currently involved in conservation projects may apply. Those selected to attend may propose a colleague from an academic, non-government or government organization who can accompany them in the course. The workshop will be delivered in English, but time will be allowed for discussion and translation in other languages as needed.
Workshop participants must be members of the International Society of Ethnobiology and attend the ISE 12th Congress from 9 – 14 May 2010, also held in Tofino. The ISE has announced a limited number of travel bursaries (typically up to $2000 USD per participant) to offset direct expenses (transportation, hotel, meals, registration) for indigenous and local people who are members of the ISE and involved in ethnobiology at the community or grassroots level. Both new and renewing ISE members are eligible. For ISE membership information, please see http://ise.arts.ubc.ca/membership/. The deadline for applying for these bursaries is 16 October 2009.
With financial support from The Christensen Fund (TCF), GDF may award a limited number of bursaries to cover course fees, materials, accommodation and meals during the three days of the workshop. Candidates from focal regions of TCF and GDF will be given priority and are encouraged to apply. More information on the Global Diversity Fund and its focal regions – Mesoamerica, North Africa, Southeast Asia and Southern Africa – is available on www.globaldiversityfund.org Consult www.christensenfund.org for an overview of The Christensen Fund, including its priority areas: Turkey, Iran and Central Asia; Northern Australia and Melanesia; Greater American Southwest and the African Rift Valley.
An on-line application form, instructions and additional workshop information will be available starting 16 October on the GDF Biocultural Diversity Learning Network website http://www.globaldiversityfund.net . The application deadline is 1 December 2009 and successful candidates will be notified by 15 January 2010.
Enquiries may be directed to Erin Smith erin at globaldiversityfund dot org, GDF International Programmes Coordinator.
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