MI Live in WINNIPEG! OCT. 18 at U of W
Come join round-table regulars Rick Harp and Kim TallBear as well as extra-special guest round-tabler Tim Fontaine, Editor-in-Grand-Chief of Walking Eagle News!
Author: Rick Harp
A founder and president of the INDIGENA Creative Group, Rick offers 15 years-plus media experience in journalism and communication. A host/producer with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network for many years, Rick has also served as Artistic Director for the Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Festival. He is a member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in northern Saskatchewan. Rick on the Web: Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn
A taste of Indigenous food politics: MEDIA INDIGENA 123
On this week’s collected, connected conversations, we dig into the subject of food. It’s a veritable buffet of some of our most filling discussions, from access to traditional foods to clashes of culture over settler-versus-Indigenous diets.
Why it’s misleading to label Indigenous languages as lost or dying
The sorry state of many Indigenous languages is no accident. Far from being ‘lost,’ our mother tongues have been under constant attack.
The Story of How Winnipeg Gets Its Water is a Case Study in Colonialism
The story of the Winnipeg Aqueduct might seem of little consequence or interest to anyone except those curious about a particular time and place. It actually represents a case study in colonialism, where the local and the global are one and the same.
Sixties Scoop Survivors Take Canada to Court: Ep 25
The ‘Sixties Scoop’ removed thousands of Aboriginal kids; now, an Ontario court has heard the latest phase of a class action suit seeking compensation for adoptees’ loss of “Aboriginal customs, traditions and practices.” We spoke with a Scoop survivor.
