Indigenous Knowledge is important for Indigenous communities across the globe
and for the advancement of our general scientific knowledge. In particular,
Indigenous astronomical knowledge integrates many aspects of Indigenous
Knowledge, including seasonal calendars, navigation, food economics, law,
ceremony, and social structure. We aim to develop innovative ways of capturing,
managing, and disseminating Indigenous astronomical knowledge for Indigenous
communities and the general public for the future. Capturing, managing, and
disseminating this knowledge in the digital environment poses a number of
challenges, which we aim to address using a collaborative project involving
experts in the higher education, library, and industry sectors. Using
Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope and Rich Interactive Narratives technologies,
we propose to develop software, media design, and archival management solutions
to allow Indigenous communities to share their astronomical knowledge with the
world on their terms and in a culturally sensitive manner.Comment: Australian Academic & Research Libraries, Vol. 45(2), pp. 101-11
