MEDIA INDIGENA 143
Added 2018-12-01 18:00:00 +0000 UTCON THIS WEEK’S INDIGENOUS ROUNDTABLE:
How to deal with denial? Can a link be drawn between minimizing the intent and impacts of residential schools of the not-so-distant past with the contemporary practice of forced/coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada? A question top of mind this week for roundtabler Ken Williams as he contemplates the story of a Canadian imprisoned in Germany for Holocaust denial. Does arguably comparable commentary regarding anti-Indigenous atrocities in Canada merit the same 'nip it in the bud' approach?
Murder of a missionary: An American "met his end" after trying to convert an isolated tribe in India. But if you’re looking for sympathy from Indigenous social media streams, best look elsewhere.
Done with 'deficits': We conclude this admittedly heavy episode with a quick shout out to this uplifting piece from Tristan Ahtone, "Native Americans are recasting views of Indigenous life" (featuring insights by our own Kim TallBear!), and with props to the three most-recent winners of a major poetry prize: Billy Ray Belcourt, Jordan Abel, and Liz Howard.
Back at the roundtable with host/producer Rick Harp this week are Brock Pitawanakwat, assistant professor of Indigenous studies at the University of Sudbury, and Ken Williams, assistant professor with the University of Alberta’s department of drama.
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