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Thomas McGurk

Concordia University
MSc Candidate and Research Assitatnt
Montreal
My current work is an investigation of online mapping (cybercartography) and its use by Indigenous peoples in the Canadian context. More specifically it examines how online mapping fits into narratives related to colonialization and counter-mapping practices to understand what impact it may have on bridging gaps between Western and Indigenous systems of knowledge. The quantitative aspect of the work is an audit and evaluation of websites related to Indigenous mapping projects framed by the works of scholars of decolonialized methodologies. In addition to the audit, my work includes interviews with Indigenous peoples involved in mapping projects, scholars, technicians, and cartographers to explore the qualitative aspects of on-line Indigenous mapping projects.