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Ep. 23: Why Won't Hollywood Let Adam Beach Live?

Will it happen again? Will someone portrayed on-screen by Aboriginal actor Adam Beach be quickly dispensed with, leavin...

Ep. 22: Critiquing Canada's Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women

When loved ones die, there’s no question who suffers most—their families. And of those who pushed hardest for the newly-launched 2016-08-05 03:46:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Ep. 21: Food Insecurity in Canada's North

According to the WHO, food security is “when all people, at all times, have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.” In Canada's north, food access and a...

Ep. 20: Inaction on the Indian Act

This week on the program: Inaction on the Indian Act. Derided for
decades, it’s hung in there as one of Canada’s oldest laws. Now there
are hints from the federal Justice Minister that its...

Ep. 19: Aboriginal Anxiety About The Police

After an epic editing session, I am proud to share the latest MEDIA INDIGENA podcast, which is, hands down, one of my favorite conversations as a journalist—ever. For the next 40 minutes, listen to...

Ep. 18: Podcast Progress Report: How Are We Doing?

Fresh off our week at the Podcast Movement conference in Chicago, the team behind MEDIA INDIGENA 'checks in' on our progress 18 week...

New episode: The work to keep Indigenous children with their families

A new report out of Ontario paints a disturbing picture of the disparity between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal families when it comes to rates of investigation and removal of children. Sadly, it's a s...

Ep. 16: Could legal action make Canada walk its talk on Indigenous languages?

This week: the fight for funding of Indigenous languages. Despite the best efforts of the Canadian government to wipe out the roughly 60 Aboriginal languages in this part of the world (what some ...

Ep. 15 now up! Indigenous Public Health

Quick note to let you know this week's episode of mediaINDIGENA, all about Indigenous public health, is now ready for your listening pleasure! Thanks to Alycia Fridkin and Nancy Laliberte for being my...

Ep. 14: Human rights watchdog urges equal access to clean drinking water for First Nations

"Contaminated, hard to access or toxic." According to a new

Human Rights Watch

 report, that’s what all too ...

Ep. 12: Update on Coroner's Inquest into #Aboriginal student deaths in Thunder Bay

This week's episode has just dropped: an update on the coroner's inquest into a series of Indigenous student deaths in the Northwestern Ontario city of Thunder Bay. Our guest is Jody Porter, a journa...

Episode 11: Redskins-related Poll Prompts Pushback by Native Americans

Quick note to say that episode 11 of MEDIA INDIGENA is now posted for your on-demand listening pleasure! See if you noticed a little twist to the format this time around. Here's the synopsis: Thi...

Program note re: Episode 11

To the supporters of MEDIA INDIGENA: A note such as this is long overdue from us and, I must confess, will be way too short. But know that it will not be the last: it shall be followed up in reasonab...