Google has mapped thousands of indigenous lands in Canada.
Google Canada employee Tara Rush says the company has been conducting mapping workshops with indigenous communities since 2014.
She says Google employees were asked why the lands weren’t on Google Maps, so they decided to change that.
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Rush says over 3,000 indigenous lands, reserves and territories have been added to Google Maps and Google Earth.
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