Indigenous Computing

Tools, Theory, and Design Practices for Digital Self-determination, Appropriation Resistance, and Data Reclamation

Overview

Spotlights
Colton Boyd: Outstanding Academic & Reseach in STEM
Boyd is a Cal Poly Humboldt student mentored by the IV/LAB's Sean Dorr
Toward Indigenous Data Science
UMN OVPR's Research Computing Program provides seed grant support to the Toward Indigenous Data Science project team.
Sean Dorr awarded Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) for the 2023-24 academic year!
Congratulations Sean!
Augmented Paafu Mat Installation to be Exhibited in Australia
10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT10) Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Australia
Research studio to put art first—with the help of science and technology
CS&E faculty involved in creating collaborative ArTeS space
Navigating Indigenous Futures with the Mississippi River
A report from the Back to Indigenous Futures project team on the most recent on-campus event.
Milanesian community launches their new outrigger!
The Micronesian community of Milan, MN created the new canoe with support from local Dakota communities and the Back to Indigenous Futures project.
Using canoes and virtual reality, local project explores Indigenous traditions
A project funded by the provost’s Grand Challenges Research brings Indigenous communities together while advancing science and technology.
Publications
2025
Posters
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Designing CanoeView: A Canoe-Based Interactive Learning Experience for Planetarium Classrooms
Aarush Bothra, Sean J. Dorr, Bridger Herman, Sarah Weaver, James Rock, and Daniel F. Keefe.
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2024
Journal and Conference Articles
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Toward Indigenous Presence: A Radical Relationality Approach for Designing Mixed-Reality Indigenous Data Experiences
Sean J. Dorr, James W. Rock, Vicente M. Diaz, and Daniel F. Keefe. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications To appear, 10 pages.
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2022
Invited Talks
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Designing with Data. Experiencing Data
Daniel F. Keefe, Sean Dorr, Virajita Singh, and Vicente Diaz. Invited talk, UCSD Design Lab, Design@Large Speaker Series, San Diego, CA.
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2021
Undergraduate Honors Theses
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Indigenous Language Revitalization using Virtual Reality
Colton Werner. Honors Thesis, University of Minnesota Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
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2020
Journal and Conference Articles
Teaser image for Indigenous Relationalities at, in, and with Ȟaȟáwakpa [Dakota] / Misi-Ziibi[Anishinaabe] / the Mississippi River
Indigenous Relationalities at, in, and with Ȟaȟáwakpa [Dakota] / Misi-Ziibi[Anishinaabe] / the Mississippi River
Vicente M. Diaz, Michael J. Dockry, G.-H. Crystal Ng, Virajita Singh, Daniel F Keefe, Katie Johnston- Goodstar, Roxanne Biidabinokwe Gould, Jim Rock, and Christine Taitano DeLisle. Open Rivers Journal 17, 63–73.
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Projects
Back to Indigenous Futures
A UMN Grand Challenges Project
Lab Members
Daniel F. Keefe
Professor
Sean Dorr
Ph.D. Program
Anang Hermes
Ph.D. Program