VIDEO: An animated argument for Indigenous rights in Taiwan

Not sure how I accidentally came upon this video staging an imaginary conversation between animated, Lego-like versions of an Indigenous person from Taiwan and “the President,” but I find it amazing and hugely entertaining to watch, especially the President’s robotic tone and government-speak (the woman’s is artificial too, but seems less automatonic). It was created […]

POLL: Should the Indian Act be gone by 2015?

Ah, the Indian Act. You know it, you hate it, you’re one of millions wondering what to do with it. Shawn Atleo thinks he knows. In fact, this week the Assembly of First Nations leader urged that the Act be repealed and replaced in its entirety by no later than 2015. Replaced with what, you […]

mediaINDIGENA takes to the STREETZ

mediaINDIGENA is pleased to announce a new partnership with STREETZ 104.7 FM — “Winnipeg’s Illest Urban” — a new and ground-breaking hip-hop/urban radio station “targeting Aboriginal youth and all youth who love Hip Hop music.” That mandate makes it the first of its kind in North America, if not the world. Concrete culture indeed! Every […]