Indigenous placemaking and the built environment: toward transformative urban design

• Sarem Nejad ^[1] ; Ryan Walker ^[2] ; David Newhouse ^[3]
  1. [1] Department of Geography and Planning,Queen´s University,Kingston,Ontario,Canada
  2. [2] Department of Geography and Planning, University of SasKatchewan,Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada
  3. [3] Chaine Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies, TrentUniversity,Peterborough,Ontario, Canada

  Mostrar afiliaciones +
• Localización: Journal of urban design, ISSN 1357-4809, ISSN-e 1469-9664, Nº. 25, 4, 2020, págs. 433-442
• Idioma: inglés
• Texto completo no disponible (Saber más ...)
• Resumen

  • This paper examines how the design and programming of the built environment of settler cities have contributed to the invisibility of Indigenous peoples and minimizing their cultural influence. It seeks to address gaps in the academic literature on Indigenous placemaking and urban design. Indigenous placemaking has the capacity to create positive symbolic capital associated with Indigenous peoples, empowering urban inhabitants in their cultural representation, and advancing the project of truth and reconciliation. To transcend beyond tokenism, Indigenous cultures projected in built form should not be subordinated by settler mainstream decision-making frameworks.