Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Let an agent describe Indigenous peoples of the Americas respectfully, using self-designations and specific nation names, attributing cultural and spiritual matters to the peoples themselves, and presenting rights, sovereignty and history with sources.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identity Names and peoples.
Names
Self-designation.
Names
Self-designation.
- Which specific people or nation is meant, and what name do they use? provenance
- Is an outdated or offensive term being used? boundary
Diversity
Avoiding generalisation.
Diversity
Diversity.
- Is a statement generalising across very different peoples? boundary
- Which specific sources describe this community? provenance
Rights Sovereignty and law.
Law
Rights frameworks.
Law
Rights.
- Which rights frameworks and treaties apply here? provenance
- How are they implemented? provenance
Governance
Indigenous governments.
Governance
Governance.
- Which Indigenous government or organisation represents this community? provenance
- How can it be contacted? action
History Past and present.
Colonisation
Impacts.
Colonisation
Colonisation.
- What do historians and Indigenous sources record about colonisation here? provenance
- Are harms such as residential schools described accurately? boundary
Present
Contemporary life.
Present
Contemporary life.
- Is the community described in the present, not only the past? boundary
- Which contemporary sources are used? provenance
Culture Languages and knowledge.
Languages
Revitalisation.
Languages
Languages.
- Which language does the community speak, and are there revitalisation programmes? provenance
- Who runs them? provenance
Sacred
Restricted knowledge.
Sacred
Sacred knowledge.
- Does the request involve sacred or restricted knowledge? boundary
- How should the agent defer to the community? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Amerindian boys, Amerindian gay men, indigenous peoples in Paraguay, indigenous peoples of Central America, indigenous peoples in Guyana, Indigenous Latino Americans, indigenous peoples in Suriname, indigenous peoples in French Guiana, Indigenous peoples of South America, Pampa people, Patagonian peoples, Taboso people
What it is Filled
The Indigenous peoples of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, comprising hundreds of distinct nations, peoples and communities with their own languages, cultures, governments and histories, such as the Cherokee, Navajo (Dine), Maya, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani and Inuit.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe Indigenous peoples of the Americas respectfully, using self-designations and specific nation names, attributing cultural and spiritual matters to the peoples themselves, and presenting rights, sovereignty and history with sources.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Hundreds of distinct peoples
- Own languages and governance
- Histories of colonisation and resilience
- Rights recognised in international law
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Treat hundreds of distinct nations as one people with one culture.
- Use sacred knowledge, images or designs without the community's consent.
- Present stereotypes or colonial accounts as neutral fact.
- Infer or assign a person's Indigenous identity without their own statement.
- Use Indigenous imagery to market products.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing traditional knowledge or cultural material.
- Research or data collection involving Indigenous communities.
May
- Describe Indigenous nations of the Americas using their own names and sources they endorse.
- Point to Indigenous-led institutions and sources for authoritative information.
Moral aspects Filled
- Colonisation took land, lives and languages; misrepresentation continues that harm.
- Indigenous peoples have the right to control their cultural heritage and data.
Who is affected
- Indigenous nations and communities
- Indigenous individuals
Owners Filled
Steward
The peoples themselves through their own governments and organisations.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q103817 - registry parent class
- Q2384959 - registry parent class
related
- Indigenous people - category
- specific nations and peoples - members
- UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - rights
- Indigenous languages of the Americas - languages
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.indigenous-peoples-of-the-americas
- Wikidata: Q36747 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36747)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Specific nation and community names
- Terms such as First Nations, Native American, pueblos indigenas vary by country
- Indigenous peoples elsewhere are covered separately
- Not described by physical appearance; these are hundreds of diverse peoples.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- use preferred names for specific peoples
- find Indigenous-led organisations and governments
- present history, including colonisation, from reliable and Indigenous sources
- find information on Indigenous rights
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Stereotypes and pan-Indigenous generalisation
- Outdated or offensive terms
- Sharing sacred or restricted knowledge
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- ILO Convention 169
- National treaties and constitutional provisions
Context of use required Filled
- Understanding diverse peoples, their rights and their histories.
- First Nations, Inuit and Metis in Canada
- Native American and Alaska Native peoples
- Indigenous peoples of Mexico and Central America
- Indigenous peoples of South America
- Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q36747: indigenous peoples of the Americas - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Indigenous peoples of the Americas - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each nation be a separate entry?
- How should self-designations be recorded?
- How should alias lists be curated?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q36747/spec.json