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Indigenous Cultural Sustainability in a Digital World: Two Case Studies from Aotearoa New Zealand

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This paper explores issues relating to the impact of digital technologies on indigenous cultural sustainability. Adoption of digital technologies is represented as a double-edged sword for indigenous communities seeking to maintain and revitalize their cultures; while the affordances of digital technology can disseminate cultural information knowledge quickly, easily and globally, digitalization also raises questions about ownership, control and consultation. These issues are discussed in relation to two case studies from Aotearoa New Zealand from which key points for future research are identified.

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    Preserved Māori tattooed heads: https://teara.govt.nz/en/ta-moko-maori-tattooing/page-5.

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    Although this is the title of Robley’s work, we are aware that, among Māori, “tattoo” is not an adequate representation of the practices and traditions (Tikanga) of “moko” and is not considered a direct translation. See: https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/discover-collections/read-watch-play/maori/ta-moko-maori-tattoos-history.

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Goulding, A., Campbell-Meier, J., Sylvester, A. (2020). Indigenous Cultural Sustainability in a Digital World: Two Case Studies from Aotearoa New Zealand. In: Sundqvist, A., Berget, G., Nolin, J., Skjerdingstad, K. (eds) Sustainable Digital Communities. iConference 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12051. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43687-2_5

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