indigenous people – ETEC 521: Indigeneity, Technology and Education (Sept 2011)

Plugged in: Remote Australian Indigenous Youth and Digital Culture

Plugged in: Remote Australian Indigenous Youth and Digital Culture
(http://caepr.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/Publications/WP/WP69_0.pdf)

Description:
Plugged in: Remote Australian Indigenous Youth and Digital Culture is a paper put out by the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research at the Australian National University. In this paper there are themes and examples in which Indigenous youth have utilized digital technologies thus creating a sense of “fitting in” to the globalised youth culture. The paper also discusses how technology is allowing Indigenous youth in remote regions of Australia to acquire new skills and new roles in their communities. The apparent overtone of the paper is positive with respect to Indigenous youth and the use of digital technology.

~ Ryan

Information Technology and Indigenous People

Information Technology and Indigenous People

Description:

Information Technology and Indigenous People is a book by Laurel Evelyn Dyson, Max A. N. Hendriks and Stephen Grant. All three are from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.

One particular section that I found worthwhile is Section II on Technology in Education. In this section it talks about how Indigenous people are using CD-ROMs to preserve the rich cultural history of story-telling. Technology is providing them the opportunity to not only preserve this part of their history and culture but also preserve it the voice of their elders. Preserving the stories on CD-ROM will allow future generations to share and hear the stories (in some cases) from those of a generation(s) past.

~Ryan