Weaving Indigeneity and Culture into the Fabric of HCI Futures
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Weaving Indigeneity and Culture AfriCHI '25 Workshop
Call for participation
This one-day, AfriCHI 2025 workshop calls upon practitioners, researchers, educators, and students in HCI interested in reimagining methods and approaches in HCI through the lens of indigeneity and cultural practices, but also to envision what AfriCHI can work towards when embracing underrepresented ways of being.
Our aims are to understand how indigeneity is currently practiced within HCI, identify ways to amplify its impact through interactive experiences and a transgression of traditional practices, and chart a course for future development. Outcomes will include a shared understanding of indigeneity and culture as a conduit for the growth of AfriCHI, collaborative resources for teaching and applying indigenous principles, and the emergence of a toolkit that guides this mindset based on participant contributions and co-created artefacts.
We invite you to participate! Share your work and perspectives, reflect on your practices in light of an indigenous and cultural lens, and engage with others in the community. Submit a position contribution outlining your interest, focusing on:
Case studies
Literature/curriculum reviews
Indigenous-centered projects
Ethical considerations
New resources that could bolster the integration of indigeneity and culture in HCI work holistically
Alternative media formats (audio, artwork, photo essays, video) are also accepted. Submissions will be juried by the organisers based on originality and relevance. Submissions can be completed at this link; and questions should be emailed to weavingfuturechi@gmail.com. At least one author of each accepted paper must attend the workshop.
Key Dates and Registration
Position contributions due: 25 October 2025
Notification of acceptance: 31 October 2025 AoE
Early registration deadline for AfriCHI: October 3, 23:59 (GMT+3)
Workshop date: 4 November 2025
Workshop fee: Included in registration
Workshop registration for all attendees should be done during or after registering for the AfriCHI '25 conference.
About the workshop
In an era where interconnectedness and relationality are integral to technology development and innovation, indigenous and cultural philosophies and approaches have become important in developing effective and inclusive design practices. This workshop challenges the dominant paradigms in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) by exploring the potential of indigeneity and culture to inform design methodologies. We invite participants to reflect on how such approaches and how they can shift HCI research towards more inclusive, culturally diverse, and mutually beneficial synergies. Through constructive conflict and co-creation, we aim to illuminate the potential of indigenous and cultural approaches in HCI practice, inspiring vital shifts towards decolonial and pluralistic design. We welcome HCI researchers and practitioners and indigenous scholars and experts, interested in disrupting traditional methods and embracing indigenous and cultural lenses to join this critical conversation.
Meet your organising committee
Jaydon Farao
PhD researcher in Computer Science at the University of Cape Town
Ajit Pillai
PhD candidate at The University of Sydney
Hafeni Mthoko
Co-founder of NurtureID8 and a member of faculty at Varsity College.
Shaimaa Lazem
Associate Research Professor at the City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), Egypt.
Marly Muudeni Samuel
PhD Graduate with the One Ocean Hub at the Glasgow School of Art, School of Simulation and Visualisation.
Houda Elmimouni
Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Manitoba, Canada.
Cat Kutay
Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Science and Technology at Charles Darwin University.
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