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Highlights from the 2014 Tribal GIS Conference
With 130 attendees at the 5th Annual Tribal Conference this past November, 2014, we’re ramping up for another successful National Tribal GIS conference. Always held in November each year, our annual conference is the largest annual meeting dedicated solely to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) within Indian Country, bringing together tribal technicians, analysts, managers, administrators and representatives from National Committees, Federal Agencies, Corporations, non-governmental organizations and foundations, Educational Institutions, and Community based organizations.
The principal goal each year at the Tribal GIS annual conference is to exchange information through interdisciplinary dialogues among conference participants who represent industry, academia, and federal agencies. The conference program spans across 4 ½ productive days at SIPI and includes 2 solid days of pre-conference workshops and 2 ½ days of conference sessions, each dedicated to sharing information through presentations, demonstrations and other special activities.
GIS professionals from all disciplines within the industry are encouraged to participate in the various activities and networking opportunities that are presented during the National Tribal GIS Conference. For more information please visit www.tribalgis.com for the most up to date conference related information.
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Best Innovative Geospatial Application
CA Indian Museum & Cultural Center’s (CIMCC's) “Tribal Ambassadors Through Technology” (TATT) program.
The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center's "Tribal Ambassador's Through Technology (TATT) program" received the 2014 Tribal GIS Best Innovative Geospatial Application Award for their use of GIS in introducing their multi-media exhibit, “California Indigenous,” which will showcase “Indians You Should Know” as well as mapping the “California Tribal Headqaurters.” TATT focuses on preparing the next generation of tribal GIS practitioners. Students attended the 2014 Esri User’s Conference as the 1st Tribal GIS youth group. They had the opportunity to share with others about their project and even the US Secretary of Commerce recognized the significance of TATT’s achievements in “learning essential skills like creating maps, joining data, and presenting before an audience”. Executive Director of CIMCC, Nicole Lim, thanked all parents who brought their kids out on their weekends to attend GIS learning labs. Prior to understanding what GIS was, 13-year old Jayden, shared her experiences as becoming a leader and a charismatic promoter of GIS for all ages. Congratulations are in order to the CA Indian Museum and Cultural Center!
Pictured: Nicole Lim, Executive Director of CIMCC and Jayden Lim, TATT Student.
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Tribal GIS 2014 Poster Contest
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Closing the GIS Loop with Policy-Makers
Keynote address for the 2014 Tribal GIS Conference
Dr. Dan Wildcat, from Haskell Indian Nations University jumpstarted the Tribal GIS Conference by welcoming everyone in his native language and enthusiastically began his keynote address noting he was finishing his 29th year December, 2014, at Haskell Indian Nations University. With his vast experience over the years, having observed the growth of the geospatial technologies in a tribal setting, he urged tribal GIS practitioners, to bring policy-makers to these events. “We need to close that circle” in understanding the power of geospatial technologies, quoted Wildcat. Going further, the teacher in Dr. Wildcat impressed upon the audience four key points:
- Follow the natural law in GIS practice by considering “to what purpose are these maps, data, or layers created?”
- Help policy-makers understand the power of GIS and “close the loop with policy makers,”
- Bring indigenous ingenuity (“indigenuity”) into policy, and
- There is no one-size-fits-all solution to solve problems; our cultural diversity is our strength.
Daniel R. Wildcat
Director of the Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) Center, Gordon Russell visiting professor at Dartmouth College and faculty at Haskell Indian Nations University. Daniel R. Wildcat, Yuchi member of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma, is director of the Haskell Environmental Research Studies (HERS) Center and professor of Indigenous and American Indian Studies at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. Having received his B.A. and M.A. degrees in sociology from the University of Kansas and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, he has taught at Haskell for 29 years.
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The pre-conference workshops and conference presentations were outstanding! This conference was very beneficial by developing and maintaining close relationships with other Tribes and by providing valuable information needed to allow our Tribe to continue to grow.
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- 2014 Conference Attendee
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November
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16-20
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| 2015 National Tribal GIS Conference |
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Location: Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
9169 Coors Blvd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
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Tribal GIS is pleased to announce its 6th year of fostering education and professional connections at its annual conference. Join a prestigious group of industry leaders and Tribal GIS Professionals who provide valuable information about real world applications of geospatial technologies. Visit www.tribalgis.com for up-to-date information. Registration coming soon.
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