“Indians Don't Make Maps”: Indigenous Cartographic Traditions and Innovations
Summary. Indigenous cartographers have developed distinct mapping traditions that challenge colonial knowledge systems and assert sovereignty over territory and land relationships. The paper documents historical and contemporary Indigenous cartographic innovations and argues that expanding cartographic training in Indigenous communities strengthens cultural documentation, tribal sovereignty, and restorative justice efforts.
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Lucchesi, A.. (2018). “Indians Don't Make Maps”: Indigenous Cartographic Traditions and Innovations. American Indian Culture and Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.17953/aicrj.42.3.lucchesi
Lucchesi, Annita. ““Indians Don't Make Maps”: Indigenous Cartographic Traditions and Innovations.” American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2018. https://doi.org/10.17953/aicrj.42.3.lucchesi.
Lucchesi, Annita. 2018. ““Indians Don't Make Maps”: Indigenous Cartographic Traditions and Innovations.” American Indian Culture and Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.17953/aicrj.42.3.lucchesi.
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- 10.17953/aicrj.42.3.lucchesi
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- indigenous-innovation, regional-innovation-systems
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