ZOOMING IN
The search engine's indigenous mapping project presents itself as a powerful expression of empowerment for tribal communities worldwide, but it could bear huge consequences.
Grace-Yvette Gemmell is an art & cultural historian interested in the intersections between visual & material culture, rhetoric & representation. Originally a hayseed from the Territories, she now divides her time cavorting on the tiny island of Manhattan and the Bold Coast.
The search engine's indigenous mapping project presents itself as a powerful expression of empowerment for tribal communities worldwide, but it could bear huge consequences.