“Innovation isn’t always about creating new things. Innovation sometimes involves looking back to our old ways and bringing them forward to this new situation.”

—The Honourable Murray Sinclair, 2015 Indigenous Innovation Summit

Remember this principle in your work with Indigenous Peoples and host Nations:

Nothing about us, without us.

Review

It is recommended that learners complete Module 1: Ethical and Legal Considerations, before starting this module. Keeping Module 1 available for reference while working through this module will also be helpful.

Module description

This module will explore how a digital citizen will use critical-thinking skills, which includes understanding how online information is produced, prioritized, and presented. A digital citizen will also recognize that online information can provide different perspectives and ways of knowing and be aware of biases within online content and technology.

Learning outcomes

Successful learners will gain an understanding of information literacy by:

• Following the appropriate intellectual property protocols and recognizing Indigenous communities as the maintainers and controllers of digitized cultural heritage resources, intellectual property, art, and knowledge systems when working with Indigenous Traditional Knowledges.
• Gaining an understanding of Indigenous copyright in Canada.