OUR STORY.
MAPPING the future
At the Indigenous Mapping Workshop, we support geospatial capacity building that generates facilities, programs, and resources to promote Indigenous Peoples’ ability to collect, analyze, and visualize community-based geospatial information. The Indigenous Mapping Workshop and its strategic partners are dedicated to the development and advancement of culturally appropriate and inclusive geospatial technologies for Indigenous leadership, agencies, and communities to support Indigenous rights and interests.
Our work focuses on the generation and dissemination of decolonized resources in Geographical Information Sciences and Satellite Remote Sensing, their integration and application, and the preservation and promotion of Indigenous land stewardship practices.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
Steve DeRoy
Founder, Indigenous Mapping Workshop Director, The Firelight Group
Rachel Olson
Director, The Firelight Group
Jeff Hackett
Capacity Building Specialist, The Firelight Group
Alexis Castle
Junior Researcher, The Firelight Group
Sabrina Fields
Communications Coordinator, The Firelight Group
Andrew Miller
Associate Professor, First Nations University of Canada
Brent Hall
Director, Education and Research, Esri Canada
Jonathan Van Dusen
Higher Education Specialist, Esri Canada
Raleigh Seamster
Senior Program Manager, Google Earth Outreach
Tara Rush
Admin Business Partner, Google Canada
Marena Brinkhurst
Community Map Team, Mapbox
Pablo Listingart
Executive Director, ComIT
Cindy Schmidt
Associate Program Manager, NASA Ecological Forecasting Program
Amber McCullum
Applied Scientist, NASA Ames Research Center
Guy Aubé
Project Officer - Earth Observation Applications and Utilizations, Canadian Space Agency
Dirk Werle
Earth Observation/Remote Sensing, Canadian Space Agency
PAST WORKSHOPS
Since 2014, the Indigenous Mapping Workshop has trained over 1000 Indigenous community mappers on emerging geospatial tools and technologies. With the dedication of our partners and sponsors, the Indigenous Mapping Workshop has become the largest global Indigenous geospatial network.
SAY HELLO
The Firelight Group
Xwmélch’tstn (Squamish Capilano 5 Reserve)
Suite 612, 100 Park Royal
West Vancouver, British Columbia
V7T 1A2
info@indigenousmaps.com
(778) 851-0264
SAY HELLO
505-510 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B 1L8
(604) 563-2245