On this week's Indigenous roundtable:
#NativeTwitter—more than just a hashtag? Can its influence be felt off-line? Or is it simply a case of tweeting to the choir?
Seal for sale—Facebook reverses its refusal of sea...
2018-01-07 01:51:40 +0000 UTC View PostAn Indigenous Look Ahead to 2018 / MI 95
On this week's roundtable, the second of our two-part look back and look ahead on the year almost behind us and the 12 months to come. (Missed part one? Listen here.) What is, or what could be, their Indigenous significance?
Back at our special four-member roundtable are Ken Will...
2018-01-01 01:36:04 +0000 UTC View PostAn Indigenous Look Back at 2017: Part 1
What made 2017 a year of Indigenous significance? What might be in store for 2018? This week's show assembles the fulsome foursome for this year-end exercise, one that will take two episodes to manage.
Joining host Rick Harp for all this heavy lifting are Ken Williams, assistant professor with the University of Alberta’s department of drama, fellow U of A scholar Kim TallBear (associate professor of Native Studies), and Broc...
2017-12-25 20:46:51 +0000 UTC View PostThis year, the MEDIA INDIGENA roundtable wraps up 2017 with a long look back at the year that was and how it impacted Indigenous peoples, for good or for ill.
To that end, we'd be curious to know your selections: what did you see as the most significant Indigenous faces, facts + features of 2017? Alternatively, who might be the Indigenous people to watch for 2018? What Indigenous stories will tell the tale of 2018?
Share your comments here and we'll do our best to include them on the sho...
2017-12-18 19:51:39 +0000 UTC View PostON THIS WEEK'S ROUNDTABLE:
Vote vice: we scrutinize the story of a Saskatchewan First Nation politician accused of buying votes with drugs, and muse over how media framing of stories about Indigenous corruption compares to ...
2017-12-16 18:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week's Indigenous roundtable:
Monumental fight: US President Trump announces he'll significantly shrink the boundaries of two protected areas in the state of Utah, despite their deep significance to multi...
2017-12-11 18:14:48 +0000 UTC View PostBy now, you’ve perhaps had a chance to digest recent changes to the way Patreon has decided to handle payment fees, effectively shifting certain charges from creators to patrons. As I understand it, the change acts as a new surcharge upon your pledge.
This change came as a surprise to me, frankly, and you’re learning about it shortly after I did. From the reaction I’ve seen on social ...
2017-12-08 16:11:56 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week's MEDIA INDIGENA roundtable:
Make BC Site C free: A new summary of research into the mega-hydro project produces a flood of arguments again...
2017-12-03 19:49:55 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week's Indigenous roundtable:
Location discrimination: We pore over a poll showing Native Americans who live in "majority-Native areas" in the U.S. face greater mistreatment than anyone else.
Pro-d...
2017-11-27 08:58:13 +0000 UTC View Post
As promised, here is the bonus audio recorded by Taté Walker at this year's recent Indigenous Comic Con 2, which we discussed back on episode 88 a couple of weeks ago. It's a special treat for MEDIA INDIGENA supporters only.
Listen here to clips from:
This week, an extended conversation with Sarah de Leeuw, co-author of the recent paper, Turning a new page: cultural safety, critical creative literary interventions, truth and reconciliation, and the crisis of child welfare.
Written with Margo Greenwood, the paper was produced as part of their work at the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health,...
2017-11-19 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks,
The link I sent last night had one stray character in it, so it took you nowhere. :( My apologies for the mess-up.
Here is the correct link:
Rick
2017-11-14 15:48:34 +0000 UTC View PostON THIS WEEK'S INDIGENOUS ROUNDTABLE:
Downhill and out: Canada’s highest court rules against an Indigenous sacred site in favour of a ski resort
White Hot: Conservative Tw...
2017-11-14 04:35:08 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week's roundtable:
No joke: Why some racist Halloween stunts have people at one Alberta univ...
On this week's Indigenous roundtable...
On this week's Indigenous roundtable:
In name only: How did an Ontario city manage to strike up an Indigenous working group—minus any Indigenous people?
Ciao, chief! As a gesture of what it c...
On this week's Indigenous roundtable:
Taste Testy // How the introduction of traditional foods in mainstream settings have inspired some, and 2017-10-14 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week's Indigenous roundtable…
Unfair Share: A group of First Nations take Canada and Ontario to court for not honouring a 167-year-old 2017-10-07 20:11:14 +0000 UTC
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On this week's Indigenous roundtable…
Has there been a media "witch-hunt" of Wab Kinew, the new leader of Manitoba's New Democratic Party? A high-profile supporter has sounded a resounding 'yes.' But does that critique imply some Indigenous women are part of the pile-on?
Multiple choice, singularly stupid: A BC parent is outraged after her 14-year old is assigned a t...
2017-10-01 19:45:18 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week's Indigenous roundtable...
Kinew Conundrum: Will old assault charges against the new leader of Manitoba’s NDP divide the Indigenous community?
TB Plea: HIV/AIDS advocate Stephen Lewis issues 2017-09-23 22:17:59 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week's Indigenous roundtable:
Fight of the Freedmen: Has a court victory for the descendants of ex-slaves of the Cherokee guaranteed the return of their citizenship?
Casting controversy: 2017-09-16 17:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It’s been a while since the people behind the show did a check-in. On this week's Indigenous roundtable, we get up close and personal.
As long-time listeners know, we at the podcast have brought you a wealth of voices on a variety of topics, week after week. But, as of this very episode, we’re pleased to announce a shift to a more permanent roster. Joining host/producer Rick Harp on Team MEDIA INDIGENA are: 2017-09-11 08:39:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Has Canada Cut Indian Affairs in Half or Cloned it?
Double the fun or double trouble? Seemingly out of nowhere, the federal Liberals have decided to re-arrange the political furniture as part of a late summer shuffle of their Cabinet. What is now Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada will be 2017-09-05 00:29:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends,
I have some very bad news: due to a unfortunate accident involving the laptop I was using to edit the show on the road, I am unable to access, much less release, this week's episode. until the unit gets fixed which, given it's a Sunday will be tough :(
I am trying my best to see what repair shops will help me out.
Rick
By now, you've probably heard the news: Indigenous & Northern Affairs Canada will soon be no more. Sort of.
And on next week's podcast, that's precisely the sort of ambiguity we'll explore as we rely on some special panelists to help us break down what's truly new (and what's not) about the Liberal government's decision to re-organize the current I...
2017-08-31 20:37:00 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week's MEDIA INDIGENA roundtable:
Charlottesville, Guam and the Edmonton Eskimos / Ep. 76
On this week's roundtable...
On this week's roundtable...
On this week's Indigenous roundtable, which is—thanks in part to you—our first ever to feature three topics:
A new study seems to solidify the link between homelessness and contact with the child welfare system;
New data reveals a ...
2017-08-13 06:20:43 +0000 UTC View PostOn this week's program:
Starvation, experimentation, segregation and trauma—to Mary Jane McCallum, these four words are critical concepts for any student of Indigenous health history. And she should know: a full professor of history at the University of Winni...
White Settler Revisionism and Making Métis Everywhere: Part 2
On this week's podcast, we bring you the conclusion to our two-part conversation with the authors of "White Settler Revisionism and Making Métis Everywhere: The Evocation of Métissage in Québec and Nova Scotia."
Scholars Adam Gaudry (Native Studies & Political Science, University of Alberta) and Darryl Leroux (Sociology & Atlantic Canada Studies, Saint Mary’s University) return to discuss how this urge of s...