MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
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A weekly roundtable about Indigenous issues and events in Canada and beyond. Hosted by Rick Harp.
Episodes
- Beyond Fires & Floods: Pt 6 (ep 371)
This episode, the sixth in the Beyond Fires & Floods series, continues the conversation "Storying Systems vs. Symptoms" from day two. Moderator Candis Callison speaks with panelists Michelle Cyca, Tiara R Naputi, Jeffrey Ansloos, and Gina…
- Beyond Fires & Floods: Pt 5 (ep 370)
This episode, the fifth in the Beyond Fires & Floods series, features a discussion from a climate conversation event co-convened with Indigenous scholars and experts. It explores how viewing climate change as symptomatic of underlying soci…
- Beyond Fires & Floods: Pt 4 (ep 369)
This episode, part four of "Storytellers Without Borders," features a discussion on Indigenous climate narratives from an October event at UBC. Panelists include Tristan Ahtone, Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson, Deborah McGregor, and Stephanie W…
- Beyond Fires & Floods: Pt 3 (ep 368)
Episode 368, part three of "Beyond Fires & Floods," features a discussion with scholars and journalists about Indigenous peoples
- Beyond Fires & Floods: Pt 2 (ep 367)
This episode features the second part of a live panel discussion on Indigenous narratives of climate change, with insights from storytellers Judi Kochon, Paul Seesequasis, Tanya Talaga, and Mark Trahant, moderated by Rick Harp.
- Beyond Fires & Floods: Pt 1 (ep 366)
Episode 366 of MEDIA INDIGENA, titled "Beyond Fires & Floods: Pt 1," features the initial part of a panel discussion on Indigenous narratives regarding climate change. The panel, recorded before a live audience, included seasoned storytell…
- Beyond Fires & Floods: Pt 0 (ep 365)
This episode provides an overview of the "Beyond Fires and Floods" (BFF) gathering, which focused on Indigenous experiences and expertise regarding climate change. Co-convenors Rick Harp and Candis Callison discuss the origins, content, an…
- Interrogating 'The White Possessive', Pt. 5 (ep 364)
This episode of MEDIA INDIGENA features Noah Collins discussing genomics and racialized thinking. Collins also addresses the challenges and priorities of Indigenous-led research. Guests Kim TallBear and Candis Callison join the discussion.
- Interrogating 'The White Possessive', Pt. 4 (ep 363)
This episode, part four of "The White Possessive," features Kim TallBear and Candis Callison discussing settler self-indigenization and colonial cosplay in relation to Indigenous identity.
- Interrogating 'The White Possessive', Pt. 3 (ep 362)
MEDIA INDIGENA episode 362 discusses intellectual property and "epistemological extractivism," focusing on Olga Ulturgasheva's account of misappropriated personal stories. Host Rick Harp is joined by Kim TallBear and Candis Callison.
- Interrogating 'The White Possessive', Pt. 2 (ep 361)
This episode, the second part on "The White Possessive," examines how this analytical framework applies to public health research and reportage in Alaska, drawing on a presentation by Jennifer Brown. Host Rick Harp discusses this with Cand…
- Interrogating 'The White Possessive', Pt. 1 (ep 360)
This episode discusses scholar Aileen Moreton-Robinson's concept of 'white possessions', defining countries like Canada, Australia, and the US as such. It examines how states maintain control over Indigenous lands through mechanisms presen…
- Storytelling on stolen land: Indigenous eyes on Canadian politics, Pt 2 (ep 359)
This episode features the latter half of an all-Indigenous panel discussion moderated by Rick Harp at Carleton University, focusing on Indigenous perspectives in Canadian politics and journalism. Panelists include Candis Callison, Veldon C…
- Storytelling on stolen land: Indigenous eyes on Canadian politics, Pt 1 (ep 358)
This episode of MEDIA INDIGENA features an all-Indigenous panel discussing the reimagining of political journalism, covering perils, possibilities, and the future of power, politics, and journalism in Canada. The conversation, moderated by…
- Political Pontifications: Part 3 (ep 357)
This episode of MEDIA INDIGENA concludes its Summer 2024 Series with Political Pontifications Part 3, discussing whether activism or access is more effective for achieving mainstream political influence. It features Brock Pitawanakwat, Ken…
- Political Pontifications: Part 2 (ep 356)
This episode examines the complexities of performative politics and the extent to which Indigenous individuals can advance Indigenous interests within a settler-centric system. It features insights from Brock Pitawanakwat, Ken Williams, Ni…
- Political Pontifications: Part 1 (ep 355)
Part 1 of a three-part series on mainstream political participation, this episode discusses the prerogatives of power with a focus on Canadian federal leadership. Featured voices include Brock Pitawanakwat, Ken Williams, Candis Callison, a…
- Why Canada Needs Natives Needy: Part 5 (ep 354)
This MEDIA INDIGENA episode concludes the "Why Canada Needs Natives Needy" series. It presents settler-centric solutions to settler-made problems and showcases independent Indigenous initiatives, featuring various academics and advocates.
- Why Canada Needs Natives Needy: Part 4 (ep 353)
This episode, part four of a series on "Why Canada Needs Natives Needy," explores the precarity of charity and the duty to consult. It features contributions from Michael Redhead Champagne, Lisa Monchalin, Candis Callison, Kim TallBear, Ke…
- Why Canada Needs Natives Needy: Part 3 (ep 352)
This episode, the third in a summer series, debunks settler diagnoses of Indigenous impoverishment. Featured guests include Q. Anthony Ali, Ken Williams, Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos, Candis Callison, and Kim TallBear.
- Why Canada Needs Natives Needy: Part 2 (ep 351)
This episode, part two of "Why Canada Needs Natives Needy," discusses the systematic incapacitation of Indigenous peoples in Canada, exploring how efforts at social disintegration have led to displacement and disconnection across generatio…
- Why Canada Needs Natives Needy: Part 1 (ep 350)
Episode 350, "Why Canada Needs Natives Needy: Part 1," is the first installment of MEDIA INDIGENA's 2024 Summer Series. It compiles conversations from the show's archive to examine the historical roots of Indigenous dependency in Canada, t…
- Why Indigenous-led Genomics Matters: Part II (ep 349)
This episode, the second part of a live recording from the Global Indigenous Leadership in Genomics Symposium, features discussions on Indigenous-led genomics. Guests Amanda Richards-Satour, Phillip Wilcox, Kim TallBear, and Candis Calliso…
- Why Indigenous-led Genomics Matters: Part I (ep 348)
Episode 348 of MEDIA INDIGENA discusses the field of genomics, highlighting the potential distinctions of Indigenous genomics and emphasizing the importance of Indigenous leadership. The conversation features guests Kim TallBear and Warren…
- Close Encounters of the Colonial Kind: Part 2 (ep 347)
In Part 2 of "Close Encounters of the Colonial Kind," Kim TallBear embodies IZ, a figure representing critical Indigenous studies. The episode covers IZ's virtual interaction with technophiles seeking extraterrestrial intel and a discussio…
- From perogies to pemmican: what can two men switched at birth tell us about Indigenous belonging? (ep 346)
This episode of MEDIA INDIGENA features Rick Harp in conversation with Kim TallBear and Candis Callison. They discuss the concept of Indigenous belonging, referencing the story of two men switched at birth, a Dutch designer
- Spilling the beans on Indigenous involvement in the coffee trade (ep 345)
Episode 345 of MEDIA INDIGENA discusses Indigenous participation in the coffee trade, examining the supply chain connecting Campbell River, B.C., to an Indigenous-operated Starbucks. It delves into the ethics of commodity commerce involvin…
- A Plethora of Pretendianism: Pt 2 (ep 344)
This episode discusses the settler tendency to consume Indigenous identity, building on Kim TallBear's insights. Host Rick Harp talks with Ken Williams and Brock Pitawanakwat about identity claims and recent examples of 'colonial cosplayer…
- A Plethora of Pretendianism: Pt. 1 (ep 343)
This episode explores the concept of "pretendianism," analyzing how the political imperatives of whiteness fuel settler desires to adopt Indigenous identities. It delves into the colonial construct of identity, which prioritizes the indivi…
- Close Encounters of the Colonial Kind: Pt. 1 (ep 342)
Kim TallBear, professor of Native Studies, discusses her talk "Close Encounters of the Colonial Kind" on episode 342 of MEDIA INDIGENA. She adopts the persona of "IZ" to explore Indigenous-driven intellectual engagement, adapting her previ…
- Is the Supreme Court ruling on Canada's Indigenous child welfare law a victory for the status quo? (ep 341)
MEDIA INDIGENA episode 341 features Brock Pitawanakwat and Ken Williams discussing the Supreme Court's ruling on Bill C-92, Canada's Indigenous child welfare law. They analyze whether the decision truly supports Indigenous self-determinati…
- Unflagging settler colonialism in Minnesota / Mni Sóta Makoce (ep 340)
In episode 340 of MEDIA INDIGENA, host Rick Harp speaks with Kim TallBear and Candis Callison about the Indigenous actors involved in reimagining Minnesota's state flag, the pushback encountered, and the potential risks of engaging with se…
- The 'clean, green' face of colonialism (ep 339)
In episode 339 of MEDIA INDIGENA, host Rick Harp discusses the "clean, green" face of colonialism with guests Candis Callison and Kenneth T. Williams. Topics include Norway
- Shaping a Syllabus for Indigenous Podcast Studies (ep 338)
This MEDIA INDIGENA episode, a live recording from the ICA 2023 conference, features a roundtable discussing independent Indigenous podcasting as knowledge production. Panelists Rick Harp, Brock Pitawanakwat, Kim TallBear, and Candis Calli…
- CN Indigenous advisory board goes off the rails (ep 337)
This MEDIA INDIGENA episode covers the mass resignation of CN Rail's Indigenous Advisory Council due to ineffective strategic input. It also touches on US tribal recognition, the Anishinaabemowin 'Star Wars' movie, and Canadian correctiona…
- Carbon Colonialism and Culpability (ep 336)
This episode discusses a Carbon Brief study analyzing historical emissions through a climate justice lens, focusing on how colonial rule, particularly the British Empire's extractive violence, impacts historical responsibility for climate…
- Where's There Smokes, There's Fire: Tobacco, Trade and Treaties (ep 335)
The R. v. Montour and White case saw Mohawk tobacco traders successfully argue that import duties violated Haudenosaunee treaties. The court affirmed these treaties and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, potentially im…
- The debate over state vs federal recognition of tribes in the U.S. (ep 334)
This MEDIA INDIGENA episode covers the debate over state versus federal recognition of tribes in the U.S. It examines the controversy within the National Congress of American Indians regarding membership rights for state-recognized tribes…
- How Canada Diddles While The World Burns: A Climate Check-in (ep 333)
Host Rick Harp invited regulars Kim TallBear and Candis Callison to discuss how petro-states like Canada are performing on climate goals. This conversation was inspired by the 5-year anniversary of a discussion on the 2018 IPCC report.
- Do statutes of limitations apply to treaties with First Nations? Canada sure hopes so (ep 332)
MEDIA INDIGENA episode 332 explores whether statutes of limitations apply to First Nations treaties in Canada. It also covers a federal security agency's concerns about foreign investment in Nunavut and new highway signs in Saskatchewan in…
- How might The Voice referendum echo for Indigenous peoples in Australia? (ep 331)
This episode of MEDIA INDIGENA discusses the implications of Australia's Voice referendum results for Indigenous peoples, a B.C. Supreme Court decision on a housing development, and statistics regarding murder charges for Indigenous women…
- First Thoughts on First First Nations Premier of Manitoba (ep 330)
On this episode of MEDIA INDIGENA, recorded October 6, hosts Rick Harp, Brock Pitawanakwat, and Ken Williams discuss the election of the first First Nations Premier of Manitoba and the RCMP
- Indigenous Journalisms: Part 8 (ep 329)
In the final installment of the 'Indigenous Journalisms' series, co-author Candis Callison and host Rick Harp discuss the chapter's conclusion with Anishinaabe journalist Tanya Talaga. The discussion is based on the audiobook club selectio…
- Indigenous Journalisms: Part 7 (ep 328)
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- Indigenous Journalisms: Part 6 (ep 327)
In the sixth part of the "Indigenous Journalisms" series, co-author Candis Callison and host Rick Harp speak with journalist Mark Trahant about the excerpt "Geographies and Destabilizing 'the Local.' This discussion is part of an 8-part au…
- Indigenous Journalisms: Part 5 (ep 326)
In the fifth part of the "Indigenous Journalisms" series, co-author Candis Callison and host Rick Harp discuss the excerpt "Perspectives, Expertise, and Knowledges" with guest Mark Trahant. The discussion is part of an 8-part audio book cl…
- Indigenous Journalisms: Part 4 (ep 325)
This episode of MEDIA INDIGENA features a discussion on the excerpt "Countering Erasure" from the book Reckoning: Journalism's Limits and Possibilities. Host Rick Harp is joined by co-author Candis Callison and guest Tanya Talaga.
- Indigenous Journalisms: Part 3 (ep 324)
This episode of MEDIA INDIGENA discusses "Settler-Colonialism and Journalism," featuring an excerpt from Reckoning: Journalism's Limits and Possibilities. Guests include co-author Candis Callison and Anishinaabe journalist Tanya Talaga.
- Indigenous Journalisms: Part 2 (ep 323)
This episode, the second in the 2023 Summer Series "Indigenous Journalisms," discusses the excerpt 'Indigenous Journalists in Newsrooms.' Guests include co-author Candis Callison and editor-at-large Mark Trahant.
- Indigenous Journalisms: Part 1 (ep 322)
This episode of MEDIA INDIGENA, the first in a series on "Indigenous Journalisms," features Candis Callison and Mark Trahant discussing how Indigenous journalists use new technologies for self-representation and counter the history of misr…