Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Amid growing academic and policy debates on the metaverse, Indigenous perspectives remain underrepresented yet offer crucial insights into the socio-political dimensions of virtual worlds. This paper investigates Indigenous self-determination in the metaverse. It starts its analysis with a focus on the Australian First Nations’ proposal for a “cultural embassy” It argues that this initiative demonstrates the metaverse’s inherently political nature while underscoring the importance of Indigenous control over virtual land, particularly through the role that data plays in an Indigenous perspective. By grounding the cultural embassy in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the paper highlights how this approach advances Indigenous self-determination in digital environments.
Source: Digital Society
Author: Federico Pierucci
Institution: Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
Language: English
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,190
Funder: Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
OpenAlex ID: W4410033745