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mediaindigena posts
Arthur Manuel's Legacy; Liberals transparent backtrack on TRC Call to Action / Ep 46
This week, a look at the legacy of the late Arthur Manuel, whose vision of Indigenous rights was uncompromising.&nbs...
2017-01-23 04:04:32 +0000 UTC View PostSustainer Survey link fix
Due to some reported issues with the survey link in my last message, I am re-sending it here:
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2017-01-18 16:06:23 +0000 UTC View PostWe need your input + feedback
A couple of days ago, I shared an update on MEDIA INDIGENA's progress. It took the form of a mini-podcast (a transcript of which you can find below.)
Towards the end, I mentioned that we'd soon send...
2017-01-18 04:27:50 +0000 UTC View PostSustainers Update No. 1 / January 2017
Forty-five weeks into the program, it's definitely time for an update on our podcast's progress for those who literally make it possible: you.
And what better way to do that t...
2017-01-15 22:35:33 +0000 UTC View PostPoor Progress Report for Missing & Murdered Women's Inquiry; On-Reserve Rape Kits / Ep 45
On this week's roundtable:
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Some 4 months after its official launch, criti...
2017-01-14 20:53:37 +0000 UTC View PostCrashing the Canada 150 birthday party; Ice-fishing business freezes out Status Indians / Ep 44
On this week's Indigenous roundtable:
A northern Ontario outfit that rents huts to ice-fishers is in hot water after its ad on Kijiji tells Status Indians to stay away! Plus, Canada 150: a cen...
2017-01-08 03:49:37 +0000 UTC View PostIndigenous Look Back at 2016; Joseph Boyden Identity Questions / Ep 43
On this week's Indigenous roundtable: we look back and ahead—what were the trends and themes that defined this past year for Indigenous peoples and what might the next 12 months bring?
Accor...
2016-12-31 03:39:12 +0000 UTC View Post"Barbaric Civilization: A Critical Sociology of Genocide," Christopher Powell / Ep. 42
This week's podcast, a kind of holiday edition, features an interview Rick conducted back in 2011 with Ryerson University professor Christopher Powell about his then-new book, "2016-12-23 18:09:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Jennifer Lawrence 'Sorry' for Sacred Site Slight; Cherokee Okay Same-Sex Marriage / Ep. 41
On this week's Indigenous roundtable... J
Jennifer Lawrence's 'sorry' butt: the Hunger Games star has apologized after social media slammed her conduct at a sacred site in ...
2016-12-17 06:56:56 +0000 UTC View PostSurprise at Standing Rock; Advisors to Trump pump privatizing treaty lands for resources / Ep. 40
On this week's roundtable...
Return to the Rock: last episode, the future of the fight against the Dakota Access pipeline project seemed uncertain, with many opponents f...
2016-12-09 07:52:08 +0000 UTC View PostWhat's in Store for Standing Rock? Measuring Moana's Cultural Credibility / Ep. 39
On this week's Indigenous roundtable...
Where do things stand with Standing Rock? The struggle in North Dakota against the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline continues to face constant press...
2016-12-03 02:50:58 +0000 UTC View PostBC's Brown Face of Poverty; First Nation's Teachers Strike / Ep. 38
On this week's program... The all-too-brown face of child poverty in British Columbia: a new report details the frustratingly familiar reasons why and what to do, but will governments act?...
2016-11-27 01:08:39 +0000 UTC View PostVal D-Or police abuse probe; Suing over smudging / Ep. 37
This week on MEDIA INDIGENA...
Invalidation in Val d'Or: Why have 37 Aboriginal accusations of police abuse in this Quebec town come up empty?
Smudge Grudg...
2016-11-19 22:20:56 +0000 UTC View PostWhat will Trump Presidency mean for Indigenous Peoples?; First Nation sees green in medical marijuana / Ep. 36
On this week's program:
Trump triumph... what could the election of this outrageously racist man mean for Indigenous peoples in the US and beyond?
And, another F...
2016-11-13 03:42:59 +0000 UTC View PostIndigenous Moose Hunt Triggers Tension; Sexist Sticker Shock / Ep. 35
On this week's Indigenous roundtable…
Triggering Tension: non-Aboriginal hunters in Manitoba are upset after an Indigenous leader made no bones about bagging a bull in a no-kill zone; and, ...
2016-11-06 06:23:02 +0000 UTC View PostWas Muskrat Falls Made Right?; Family violence report: Ep. 34
This week's Indigenous current affairs roundtable discusses the controversial, much-criticized, Muskrat Falls hydro project in Labrador: has an 11th-hour negotiation addressed the critics' concerns? ...
2016-10-29 18:51:47 +0000 UTC View PostWater rights fight in Alberta; Debating drug testing on-reserve / Ep. 33
This week on our Indigenous current affairs roundtable: is Alberta all wet when it comes to Indigenous water rights? A recent story in the Globe and Mail suggests the province’s view may be skewed w...
2016-10-22 18:31:58 +0000 UTC View PostEducation funding finagle; Alarming abuse of kids in care in BC / Ep. 32
This week, our Indigenous current affairs roundtable unpacks recent revelations that, despite federal bureaucrats saying the cupboard for First Nations education funding was full, 2016-10-15 22:08:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Cop's controversial comments outrage Ottawa's Indigenous community: Ep. 31
Ottawa's police force is taking some heat after one of its own appears to have posted racist comments on a local newspaper’s website. The commentary followed a story about the tragic and untimely de...
2016-10-07 22:22:36 +0000 UTC View PostEp. 30: Questioning mainstream media's fixation with First Nation "failure"
A First Nation that only seems to get the spotlight when bad things happen is once again in the headlines: Shamattawa. Literally left devastated last week after a major fire destroyed key service...
2016-09-30 06:13:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe perpetuation of discrimination against First Nations children in Canada: Ep. 29
For the third time in 9 months, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has ordered the federal government to end its discriminatory practice of inequitably funding child welfare services on-rese...
2016-09-22 20:28:29 +0000 UTC View PostShow notes: Aboriginal Anxiety About the Police (ep. 19)
Quick note to let MEDIA INDIGENA patrons know that the show notes for one of my favorite episodes is now available, my conversation with Anishinaabe broadcaster Jesse Wente. It took place following th...
2016-09-19 18:22:17 +0000 UTC View PostWhy is Canada so obsessed with long-lost, white male explorers? Ep. 28
According to The Guardian, it's a discovery that "challenges the accepted history behind one of polar exploration’s deepest mysteries." This week, 168 years after it sank, a ship once captained by...
2016-09-16 05:32:38 +0000 UTC View PostStanding Up for the Standing Rock Sioux: Ep. 27
For the US state of North Dakota, massive deposits of unconventional oil have brought much prosperity for some, great pain to others. In a bid to get even more of that oil to market, a new project is ...
2016-09-10 02:54:34 +0000 UTC View PostRe-post: "The State of Indigenous Homelessness"
Apparently, the last post didn't quite work for some folks, so I am trying a different link this time to share this week's episode about new data on Indigenous homelessness in Canada. LISTEN: 2016-09-06 04:09:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Ep. 26: The State of Indigenous Homelessness
According to preliminary new data released this week, Indigenous people in Canada are 10 times more likely to use an emergency shelter than their non-Indigenous counterparts. That's according to the N...
2016-09-04 05:53:06 +0000 UTC View PostOur first-ever podcast transcript!
http://www.mediaindigena.com/poobah/issues-and...
2016-08-31 03:58:45 +0000 UTC View PostEp. 25: Sixties Scoop survivors take Canada to court
LISTEN: http://mediaindigena.libsyn.com/ep-25-sixties-scoop-survivors-take-c...
2016-08-26 16:34:40 +0000 UTC View PostEp. 24: The Killing of Colten Boushie: Will Justice Be Served?
Senseless, tragic and disturbing: words that rush to mind upon hearing the news of last week’s killing of Colten Boushie. A 22-year-old resident of the Red Pheasant First Nation in western...
2016-08-18 17:07:49 +0000 UTC View Post