Spark is a CBC radio show hosted by Nora Young that investigates tech trends. In this episode, Young looks into Indigenous Futurisms, a term that one of the guests, Grace Dillon termed, and is based on how Indigenous ways of knowing and understanding intersects with technology (Young, 2021). There are a couple other notable guests. First, Jason Lewis, Concordia University’s Research Chair in Computational Media and the Indigenous Future Imaginary, believes that Indigenous groups should build their own technology to maintain their knowledge within the community (Young, 2021). Second is Dr. Lisa Richardson, a mixed Anishinaabe physician from Northern Ontario, talks about combining cultural futures to make things better for everyone (Young, 2021). One overall theme that is discussed by the guests is epistemic racism, and especially within technology (Young, 2021).
Reference
Young, N. (Host). (2021, January 18). Indigenous Futurisms: Changing the narrative in science fiction and fact. [Audio podcast episode]. In Spark. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/indigenous-futurisms-changing-the-narrative-in-science-fiction-and-fact-1.5866757
This is a great conversation on Spark! They really delve deep on the topics of embracing an analog lifestyle and discuss why it is vital to being the process of legislating the types of information that is being put on the internet, since our world has gone in the direction of digital, and how to culturize the internet to better reflect ALL people not just the few.
Great find Neal 🙂