This week’s MEDIA INDIGENA moment on THE WORD on STREETZ 104.7 FM — first broadcast live on-air and on-line every Tuesday at noon central, 1 pm eastern — had Rick Harp and Lady V discussing the failures of media coverage regarding accused serial-killer Robert Pickton. They also promoted an exciting opportunity for one lucky aspiring […]
If the trailer is any indication, the pilot episode of Mohawk Girls will be well worth the watching: Described as “a half hour dramatic comedy about four young women figuring out how to be Mohawk in the 21st century,” the Rezolution Pictures production is written and directed by Gemini-Award-winning artist Tracey Deer who is, naturally, […]
Quick, belated note of congratulations to Aboriginal boxer Mary Spencer. According to The Boxing Examiner, Spencer took first place in the 75 kg (165 lb.) class at the recent AIBA Women World Boxing Championships, held this year in Bridgetown, Barbados. Remarkably, Spencer’s Sept. 18 victory was her third straight world title in two different weight […]
Last week, I caught a fascinating presentation at the University of Manitoba by David Hugill about his new book, Missing Women, Missing News: Covering Crisis in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. According to the publisher’s blurb, Hugill’s book “examines newspaper coverage of the arrest and trial of Robert Pickton, the man charged with murdering 26 street-level sex workers from […]
As an official Media Sponsor of the 2010 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, MEDIA INDIGENA is delighted to share with you an exciting opportunity for all you budding young Aboriginal journos out there. CBC.ca and imagineNATIVE are seeking an Aboriginal youth intern to write about their experiences over the course of the 5-day festival […]
