- How does this tool enable or produce obstacles to the ethical use of data, including individual’s stories and cultural artifacts?
- Does the public presentation of “data” by indigenous groups potentially perpetuate colonialist assumptions?
- How can we responsibly provide access to such data as we collaborate with various groups?
- Does this tool encourage us to make assumptions about metadata that potentially flattens identities (e.g. assigning binary gender representations or racial distinctions)?
One example of a content management system that takes such questions into consideration is Mukurtu, which describes itself as “the free, mobile, and open source platform built with Indigenous communities to manage and share digital cultural heritage.”
