Art and Argument: Indigitization of a Kiowa Historical Map for Teaching and Research

How might we teach undergraduate students about Indigenous geographies using historical maps? This paper describes processes associated with the bridging of a Kiowa map computerized geographic information systems (GIS) and geography curriculum. The authors applied an indigital framework as approach for melding Western knowledge into third kind construct teaching historical/contemporary spatial issues. Indigital is blending systems, such storytelling, language, calendar keeping, dance, songs, systems. We present origin story indigitization pictorial map, known Chál-ko-gái at University Missouri, USA. Undergraduate student engagement resulted in new questions geographies, particularly projections, place names, meaning symbols.