FCJ-209 Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Pattern Thinking: An Expanded Analysis of the First Indigenous Robotics Prototype Workshop

Abdilla, A; Fitch, R

FCJ-209 Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Pattern Thinking: An Expanded Analysis of the First Indigenous Robotics Prototype Workshop

Abdilla, A Fitch, R

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Publisher:: Fibreculture Publications
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Fibreculture Journal: internet theory criticism research, 2017, (28), pp. 1 - 14
Issue Date:: 2017

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dc.contributor.author	Abdilla, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fitch, R https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-5188	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Fibreculture Journal: internet theory criticism research, 2017, (28), pp. 1 - 14	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1449-1443	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/124435
dc.description.abstract	In November 2014, the lead researcher’s interest in the conceptual development of digital technology and her cultural connection to Indigenous Knowledge Systems created an opportunity to explore a culturally relevant use of technology with urban Indigenous youth: the Indigenous Robotics Prototype Workshop. The workshop achieved a sense of cultural pride and confidence in Indigenous traditional knowledge while inspiring the youth to continue with their engagement in coding and programming through building robots. Yet, the outcomes from the prototype workshop further revealed a need to investigate how Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and particularly Pattern Thinking, might hint toward a possible paradigm shift for the ethical and advanced design of new technologies. This article examines the implications of such a hypothetical shift in autonomous systems in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), using the Indigenous Robotics Prototype Workshop as a case study and springboard.	en_US
dc.publisher	Fibreculture Publications	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Fibreculture Journal: internet theory criticism research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.15307/fcj.28.205.2017	en_US
dc.title	FCJ-209 Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Pattern Thinking: An Expanded Analysis of the First Indigenous Robotics Prototype Workshop	en_US
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Abstract:

In November 2014, the lead researcher’s interest in the conceptual development of digital technology and her cultural connection to Indigenous Knowledge Systems created an opportunity to explore a culturally relevant use of technology with urban Indigenous youth: the Indigenous Robotics Prototype Workshop. The workshop achieved a sense of cultural pride and confidence in Indigenous traditional knowledge while inspiring the youth to continue with their engagement in coding and programming through building robots. Yet, the outcomes from the prototype workshop further revealed a need to investigate how Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and particularly Pattern Thinking, might hint toward a possible paradigm shift for the ethical and advanced design of new technologies. This article examines the implications of such a hypothetical shift in autonomous systems in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), using the Indigenous Robotics Prototype Workshop as a case study and springboard.

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