Indigenous media development in Canada
Our second example of Indigenous resilience and resurgence comes through an examination of Indigenous media in Canada. Both in the past and continuing today, mainstream media can exclude the voices of Indigenous peoples, and portray their communities and experiences in negative ways. Media content was often generated in urban centres far from the lived realities of people in remote and rural communities. At the same time, Indigenous peoples have always created their own radio, newspapers, and TV shows, while also becoming involved in mainstream media. The energy of these storytellers continues today, through an explosion of ‘new media’ and digital content. This includes social media and user-generated platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
Introduction to Indigenous media- Challenges with mainstream media
- Southern-generated media arrives in remote communities
- Indigenous peoples build community radio stations
- Indigenous video producers and ‘Challenge for Change’
- The Origins of the Aboriginal Peoples’ Television Network (APTN) & Looking to the Future
- Indigenous digital media projects
- Indigenous social media and user-generated content
- Four Directions Teaching.com
- Introducing digital media producer John Pantherbone