Indigenous placemaking and the built environment: toward transformative urban design. Issue 4 (3rd July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nejad, Sarem; Walker, Ryan; Newhouse, David
• Is Part Of: Journal of urban design. Volume 25:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 433
• Page End: 442
• Publication Date: 2020-07-03
• Subjects: City planning -- Periodicals; 711.4
• DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2019.1641072
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1357-4809

Abstract

ABSTRACT: 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.