Mapping Tribal Knowledge Through Storytelling
This training introduces tribal staff to GIS StoryMaps, an easy tool that combines maps, photos, and storytelling to share the importance of tribal lands, wildlife, and cultural history.
No GIS experience is required.
StoryMaps help tribes communicate how they protect traditional landscapes, culturally significant species, and natural resources while preserving knowledge for future generations.
Who This Training Is For
Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPO)
Environmental departments
Fish and Game / Wildlife programs
Cultural preservation programs
Tribal educators and planners
Participants will learn how to:
Understand basic GIS concepts
Create simple interactive maps
Combine maps with oral histories, photos and other media
Use StoryMaps to explain cultural landscapes and conservation work
By the end of the training, participants will create a basic StoryMap project.
Why GIS StoryMaps Matter
GIS StoryMaps allow tribes to tell their own stories about the land and show how culture, wildlife, and landscapes are connected.
They can be used to support:
protection of cultural landscapes
wildlife conservation
environmental stewardship
repatriation and cultural history
communication with agencies and the public
$400
Mapping Tribal Knowledge Through Storytelling
This training introduces tribal staff to GIS StoryMaps, an easy tool that combines maps, photos, and storytelling to share the importance of tribal lands, wildlife, and cultural history.
No GIS experience is required.
StoryMaps help tribes communicate how they protect traditional landscapes, culturally significant species, and natural resources while preserving knowledge for future generations.
Who This Training Is For
Tribal Historic Preservation Offices (THPO)
Environmental departments
Fish and Game / Wildlife programs
Cultural preservation programs
Tribal educators and planners
Participants will learn how to:
Understand basic GIS concepts
Create simple interactive maps
Combine maps with oral histories, photos and other media
Use StoryMaps to explain cultural landscapes and conservation work
By the end of the training, participants will create a basic StoryMap project.
Why GIS StoryMaps Matter
GIS StoryMaps allow tribes to tell their own stories about the land and show how culture, wildlife, and landscapes are connected.
They can be used to support:
protection of cultural landscapes
wildlife conservation
environmental stewardship
repatriation and cultural history
communication with agencies and the public
$400