E80: Working Together — Indigenous-Led Media Literacy and Misinformation

What happens when an Indigenous community leads the conversation about misinformation involving Indigenous peoples, culture, and language?

In this episode, host Kris Hodgson-Bright (Aapatohsipiksiiniistsi) speaks with Gloria Wells (Akohstikitstaki), Dr. Jami Albright-Tolman (Natosii Apaniimstakyaakii), Dr. Kirsten Fantazir (Anatsi’piiksaakii), Lainie Fuhrmann, and Megan Gros Ventre Boy (Iinakii) about Working Together, an applied research project led by the Ninastako Cultural Centre in partnership with Lethbridge Polytechnic.

The project addresses the spread of false and misleading information about Indigenous peoples and explores how media literacy, education, culture, language, and community knowledge can help challenge stereotypes, build resilience, and support reconciliation.

The guests discuss why Indigenous-led media literacy research is important, the role of Elders, Knowledge Keepers, artists, language speakers, students, and researchers, and what we can learn from listening to first-hand experiences of misinformation and racism.

Most importantly, the conversation asks: How can we work together to recognize misinformation, challenge harmful narratives, and support greater understanding of Indigenous culture and perspectives?

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Working Together

CPSAR

Harding, Robert. (2006). Historical representations of aboriginal people in the Canadian news media. Discourse & Society.

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