This is definitely an area of the map could need work. Did you go to the talk
at SotM about Indigenous Mapping?
I am a little surprised, and saddened, that you don't have, and don't require,
any Native Americans involved with this.
Can I make a suggestion?
Rather than your team importing this data, what if instead you search for &
mentor some Native American people to add this own data themselves? Part of the
joy of OSM is putting areas one cares about on the map. Skilled OSMers like
yourself can teach, mentor, and guide. There is a ready made project here for
some enterprising, geeky Native American. You can show them what to do, help
them navigate OSM, provide encouragement, show them how things work and how to
get what they need.
Yes, my “Find & Mentor OSMer(s)” project will take longer than your original
“Import the data” project, and there will be a period of time when the N.A.
reservations don't appear on OSM (maybe years!). And there will be lots of hard
work for you, knocking on doors, pound the pavement and trying to recruit new
people.
But I think the end result is better. We would have some new, passionate
OSMers, who already feel that they have made a big impact, and who come from
traditionally marginalized groups. And, most importantly, it will be Native
Americans themselves who are adding & mapping Native American areas. “Nothing
about us, without us” and all that.
If you aren't able to this recruitment & mentoring task, then you could walk
away from this import, and leave it for someone else?
There's lots of talk about diversity in OSM lately, and that's good. But
remember that it comes in many forms.
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