pdf Mapping Our Lands & Waters, Protecting Our Future
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Many indigenous peoples make and use maps to assert their rights to lands and waters, to manage their territory, to preserve knowledge of their own history, culture and environment, and to communicate some of this knowledge to others. There is thus a wealth of experience and lessons to draw on. Among those who have not made maps in their own communities, there is great interest in learning about the opportunities and risks of mapping and about the range of tools and technologies available for recording spatial information. Moreover, mapping has been identified as an important tool for presenting evidence about key issues that affect indigenous peoples at national and global level.