The Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards is an awards program broadcast on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. The winners are chosen by fans and stakeholders of the music. This website includes information on all of the musicians who were nominated for an award. I found it a great resource for discovering indigenous performers.
“First Story” is a 30 minute current affairs program on CTV. It airs on Sundays at 5pm and covers a variety of current affairs that relate to indigenous peoples. This is a web page on the CTV BC site that provides links to shows from the last few seasons. I chose to use this site as an introduction to how indigenous culture is viewed and portrayed in pop culture. The production of this show is quite slick with a contemporary, youthful vibe.
Wapos Bay is a children’s television show that is set in a reserve community in Northern Saskatchewan. It features three Cree children who are learning to balance old tradition with modern life. The children are guided by their elders, their extended family and their curiosity for the world. The children learn through experiences and stories about courage, honesty, and other important values. The show is broadcast on APTN, SCN and can be streamed online through WaposBay.com .
Even in Northern communities in Saskatchewan there are many trappings of modern life and families in these communities today are learning how to embrace the new without forgetting the old. Wapos Bay is a television series with a gentle yet effective way of reminding us of the importance of tradition with the use of technology.