Throughout Module 1, we have read about how technology is situated in Eurocentric gaze that removes identity and placeness as important (Bowers, 2000). A few of the Indigenous Tik Tok Users I have shared here, tell their stories from their place and their identity, while also sharing culture through their accounts. Utilizing technology to reach youths that they feel may be confused and lost about their identity, and for social advocacy, they hope to utilize Tik Tok to engage with their culture, maintain and spread knowledge (Cole, 2021).
Brett Mooswa
@brettstoise
Michelle Chubb
@indigenous_baddie
Sherry McKay
@sherry.mckay
Reference:
Bowers, CA. (2000). Cyberspace and Everyday Life. from, Let Them Eat Data: How Computers Affect Education, Cultural Diversity, and the Prospects of Ecological Sustainability. Athens: University of Georgia Press.
Cole, K. (2021, October 1). How Indigenous creators are nurturing a space on TikTok to educate and entertain [PBS News Hour]. Retrieved from https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/how-indigenous-creators-are-nurturing-a-space-on-tiktok-to-educate-and-entertain
Hi Rika,
Thank you so much for sharing these accounts. I would also like to add a few Indigenous creators that I enjoy following to your list!
Notorious Cree: https://www.tiktok.com/@notoriouscree I love his dancing, how he educates about the different dances he does as well as seeing his gorgeous regalia.
Shina Nova: https://www.tiktok.com/@shinanova?lang=en I enjoy following her account because she is Inuit and educates people about her culture, from eating raw caribou and beluga whale, throat singing with her mom, to her tunniit markings on her face.