M1 P5 Social Media & Indigenous Voice & Identity

Here is an article that explores the positive and negative impacts of digital technologies and social media use. Particularly, it looks at Indigenous people’s sense of power, control, identity, community and family.

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-016-0366-0

 

2 comments

  1. The prevalence of social media is the topic of many conversations, most certainly identity. This article you’ve posted brought up some interesting points as they pertain specifically to indigeneity, specifically about the younger generation feeling more empowered and less “shamed” than previous generations. I wonder if there are other correlations though, not just the availability of social media?

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