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GIS and Information . M3.nagement Needs within First Nations in Canada Longboat, Sheri A .. GIS Administrator and Education Coordinator. Six Nations Geo System Inc., P.O. Box 460. Ohsvveken. Ontario. NOA 1 MO. E-mail: sagobig6@web.net Presenter: Montrue, Phil. Director. Six Nations Geo-Systems. Oshweken. Ontario Abstract Si.r 1Votions of· tltc Gr<t11(/ Ri\·cr Co11111fl11tiry is rhc lur'!,.:c.,·t 11011ctlut<'cl 1:irst ,Yution in Cctnculu. It is situctfccl in tit£· ccrlfrc of rite nu,.,, f'flf1ttlutccl uncl in£lusrriuli:ccl ort·a <~l c·<11tu<la in ."io11tltcr11 Ontario. \\'itlt tltc ch·\·c·lo11111c·nr of tltc· UlllCI C/(lints />o/icy in the /97() :v . . \'i.r 1Yutiuns heco111t· i11\·r,/\·ctl in r<·,·c·urc!t into tit£· lu11,/., us clcc<l<'cl /,\· the: I lultli11uincl /)ec,I nj· {)crohcr :?5. I l c\'.J . . 5;i.r N"tions lure/ since collccrc:<I r/u,us<11ul r1' lti.,torical <loct11nc11ts rltur 11c·<·cle<I to he 11u111agc<I urlCI \'i.\'ll(l//y ,ti.,·11/uy('t/ (}fl (I lll(l/1. 1\ .\"('(l(('/r jr,r (I (;/.\' hc·.t:(lll . I /oH'('\'('T. in .\'C(ITC'ltirtg j,,r (( Cf.\". it hecurne <lf'f'£"·c·nr tltar ,u, r111c· .\"_r,rc111 cou/(/ our -"f'<'cific flt't'cls or tit<' 11ccc/s oj· 111any otltc·r 1:irst 1Yatio11s in Ca11,ulu. 71u:rl1(lf"(', .Jro111 {Ill i,~fr,rrru1tiu11 IIU/flll_t:('/fl('fl( Ill'('(/. (I 1Yuti\'(' c;1.\· systc,n \\ '(IS ,le\·cft>/>t:<I h_v .Si.r Notions. 71,is .\_v.,tcr,1 !tus since: /J,·t.·11 ,!c.,ignt·tl ji,r 1Vurivl' Sf>ccijic Uf'f'lic(ltin11s suclt as ltis1t,ricol <111(/ ,,,1·.,,·11t lc.~ul slln·c_v hose 111011.,·. t>cd,/ic H't11·A.sl Hlilities. hull! hnltlin~s. /rousing. touri.,·111 orul lri.,rorical sitt.·.,·. cor1111111niry 9 / / crncrgency res11n11.,·,·. lrulion [ .,i,11{/s Nl'gi.,try .)._\·stc11t. ,uul 11utttral rt.·.,·r,u,t·c·.,·. Connecting i11j,,r111atio11 to the /011,I is nr,r a rU'H' co11cc1,1 )t>r f-'irst Nation.,. tr<ulirir,nally it has a/,.vay.,· ht.·c·n a h 'llY of liji.~: only technology i.•f nen: Introduction ·rtti, papt:r \viii Ul'.'\Cll~!\ the.: inl'orrnation 1nana!.,!t:llll.:I\L 1h:t:u'.'\ of Lhc..: Six Nations of the.: - GranJ l{1vt:r ·rt.:rritory anu th<.: uc..:vc..:lup111<..:nt anL1 i1nplt:11h:ntation of a N~1l1\.C..: n<.:C..:d:'\ ,pt:- cilic GlS fur 1-'ir,t Nation,. Fur1ht:r1non.:. L"Ol1lllllll\ity t:llhallCt:lllt:11( (;(S ;1ppl1c~1lio11-.; \viii h<.: prc.:,<.:nlc.:d ;dung \V1llt ~<>1ttc.: of th<.: i,~ut:, involvc..:d in the.: '.'\t:arch anJ cJcvt.:lup- nH.:nt of a Native.: GIS. Background 1·1te Iroquois Conft.:tlt.:racy \v;1'.'\ origin:dly <.:on1po,t:tl of lht.: Cayuga. i\-tuha\\·"-.. 011t:id.1. ()no11u:1ga. and St:rt<.:Ca N;1tio11~. 111 the.: c.:;1rly I 70(r!\ tht.: 'f'u '.'\carora joint:<.! lite.: Co11ft:th.:r;1cy ;1nu 11tu~ hc.;ca111c..: the.: Si ,lh N:1tion ot' the.; lroquoi, Conft:dt:rai.:y. ·rt ltl:t Y SI.'<. N ;1tiu11~ or the.: Gr:1nu f{ I\ t:r ~ Cu11111n1111ty i~ the.: larl!c.:~l f)(>pul:1h:u Fir'.'\l N:1tit11t i11 Car1:1d;1. ll i, ,itu;1lt.:d in lite.: ct:ntrc.: (Ir lht.: llll>,t populah..:u and indu,tn:d11.t:u art::l pf C:111;1da in Suuthc.:n, ()11t;1riu. \\'llh a total 111t:1tltx:r,h1p or I lJ.55X ( l)ccc111h\:r I lJtJ7 ). S1.'<. N al ion, cons i~ts of approx i ,nalt: I y ..i 7 ,0( ){) acn.:s of land. n10,t of which is undc..:r Cc.:nitic:ue" of Po~,c..:~sion. 1·hc.:re Jrc.: lJ.922 nll.:1110\:r, who curre11tly n.: ,idc.: on tht: tt:rritt>- ry. ·rttc.: principle t:UIIIII\Ullily j-.; Oh,~·c~c.:n anu i, co11,idc.:rt:d a11 urhan cc.:ntrc.:. ,\u1ni11i,tc.:r1fll! ,<.:rvit:t::'\ and ovc.;r,c.:t:ing - - varit>u, 1n:u1da11.:s fur tilt: Si .'<. Nation, are c.:lc.:v<.:n ,c.:paralc.: dt..:p;1rtrnt:nt'.'\. ~I'ht:,c..: Jc..:parl- n1cnt, incluuc..:: Puhlic \Vurk~. f lc..:alth St:rv ice.:,. Soc i ~ti Sc.:rv icc.:s. l:co11or II ic [)c.;vt.:luprt1c.:nt. i llH1,ing. l~~tnd, (~c.:~c.:~1rch. Ct.:rll rJ I ,\din in i'.'\t r~1t ion. \\'c..: I r~1rt..:. l_,1 nd,/~tcn1hcr,hip. P~1rk, and Rc.:cn.::1tinn and Secondary S<.:rvit.:t.:s. t\lo,t of tlic,c ucp~tn IIIC.:tl(S ha Vt: Sll h-th.: part ltlC Ill:'\ ll ndcr lht:111 ~uch as ·ruuri,111. r:urt:~lrv. ; Corrcction~d Sc.:r\ iL·t:s. tu n;ttnc.: a fc\v. A Need for a Information Management System \v' i l It l h c.: d t: v c I" (H 11 c.: 11 t of th c..: Lan J Cl~, i 111, Pu I i c \ 11\ l ht: c.: a r I v I 9 7 ( r '.'\. Si ., N ~l [ i l > 11, • • Twelfth Ann1Jal Symposium on Geographic Information Systems Toronto 363