Workshops hope to inspire Indigenous youth to get involved in mapping - CBC News | Indigenous
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He’s seen cartography evolve from hand-drawn maps to incorporating computer based technologies, and now he has invited Indigenous people interested in mapping to Winnipeg for a week’s worth of workshops.
“The whole goal of the workshops is to provide that opportunity for training, for capacity enhancement, also to provide a space for people to network and talk to each other,” said Steve DeRoy from the Firelight Group.
DeRoy, is Anishinaabe from Ebb and Flow/Lake Manitoba First Nations, and is hoping to get more Indigenous people involved in mapping. His company, the Firelight Group, works on community based research projects with Indigenous communities across the country.
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