Melissa and Shyloe connect with the founder of Indigenous Friends Association (IFA), Alejandro Mayoral Banos, and Bonnie Rogers, a participant who found a new connection to the digital world through IFA’s InDigital Program. They hear how Indigenous content creators are using tech and social media to preserve culture and educate youth. They also learn about how Indigenous communities are reclaiming ownership of their digital creations and knowledge about what decolonization in the digital space looks like.
Bonnie’s Nephew Socials: @chelazonlerouz on TikTok and Instagram
Indigenous Friends Association: https://www.indigenousfriends.org/
@shinova (heard at 17:39) on TikTok and Instagram
Episode Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QLyKyegc6EGuCiSgGiKDVb62__6j6w09uQvN9US1on0/edit?usp=sharing
Follow Shyloe @shyloefagan on Twitter Melissa @melissahaute on Twitter and Instagram
Bad Internet was produced on the traditional territory of many first nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat people. As settlers we are grateful to the stewards of the land both past and present, and the opportunity to live, gather, and create here.
Here are some other suggested resources to explore:
The University of Alberta offers a free online course from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada: https://www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada
If you’re interested in learning more about foraging, chef Shawn Adler has an awesome digital series on CBC and a local restaurant called Pow Wow Cafe: https://www.cbc.ca/life/food/chef-shawn-adler-shares-what-you-need-to-know-about-foraging-year-round-in-your-own-backyard-1.5294374
Native-land.ca and Whose-Land are also great community-based resources for learning more about identifying Indigenous Nations, territories, and Indigenous communities across Canada
If you love podcasts: check out All My Relations, Coffee with My Ma, Red Man Laughing and Unreserved
Muskrat Magazine is a great digital space to Indigenous news, arts and culture: http://muskratmagazine.com/
Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 94 Calls to Action: http://trc.ca/assets/pdf/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf