Indigenous groups are developing data storage technology that gives users privacy and control. Could their work influence those fighting back against invasive apps? By Rina Diane Caballar on June 7, 2023 A Wayana Amerindian in the Amazonian forest in Maripasoula. Some members of the Wayana community use Terrastories as part of their mapping project. Credit: Emeric Fohlen/NurPhoto via Getty...Read More
Dr. Shanna Lorenz is VIU’s 2022 Fulbright Canada Visiting Research Chair in Indigenous Studies. Vancouver Island University photo September 28, 2022 – 10:45am, Vancouver Island University Dr. Shanna Lorenz, VIU’s 2022 Fulbright Canada Visiting Research Chair in Indigenous Studies, is working with Indigenous communities on a data gathering app. Dr. Shanna Lorenz’s research is supporting...Read More
November 24, 2021, UM Today Alumnus Dr. Moneca Sinclaire, a member of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation and a researcher in the department of environment and geography at UM, helped develop a unique mobile app that empowers Indigenous communities to survey their populations about key health and social issues. For this work she is being honoured...Read More
November 23, 2021, Yahoo News Dr. Moneca Sinclaire is feeling grateful these days. Sinclaire, a post-doctoral health researcher at the University of Manitoba in the environment and geography department, was part of a team that developed and rolled out a mobile app for surveying Indigenous communities on health and wellness concerns. Mitacs, a national innovation...Read More
Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, Winnipeg Free Press Instead of focusing on fines and snitch lines, governments should make more room in their pandemic response for collective, grassroots help for individuals and families who’ve contracted COVID-19, researchers say. A team from the University of Manitoba suggests officials look to Indigenous communities for some answers about how...Read More
February 19, 2021, Canstar Community News, part of Winnipeg Free Press University of Manitoba researchers recently launched an app designed to support Indigenous communities around the world as they act on their own health and well-being during the pandemic. The COVID-19 Indigenous app is designed to be easily adapted to the diverse needs and priorities...Read More
February 15, 2021, The Graphic Leader An app created by University of Manitoba researchers will give Indigenous community members a voice during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Indigenous app, now available for download on iOS and Android, permits local health directors to gather information through questionnaires, allowing them to roll out effective programming for their...Read More
February 15th, 2021, CFWE (Alberta Radio) “What we have been hearing over the past several months is that First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities face barriers from accessing their own health data, so what this project does is it will enable them to collect their own data and respond to any impacts, reducing reliance on...Read More
February 13, 2021, Toronto Star An app created by University of Manitoba researchers will give Indigenous community members a voice during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Indigenous app, now available for download on iOS and Android, permits local health directors to gather information through questionnaires, allowing them to roll out effective programming for their communities,...Read More
