Working with Indigenous Stories in Media

November 16, 2024

Saturday, November 16, 2024

11 a.m. - 12 p.m. PST

You're warmly invited to join the IEA for a thought-provoking panel discussion on best practices for collaborating with Indigenous storytellers in media. Our distinguished panelists, Nelson Bird, Waubgeshig Rice, and Aretha Greatrix, bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to this conversation.

We'll explore the importance of working with Indigenous voices in culturally respectful ways and discuss how media outlets can improve their practices to better honour these stories and perspectives. This discussion will address common pitfalls of working with Indigenous peoples in media-such as cultural misrepresentation, stereotyping, and the risks of shaping Indigenous perspectives to fit dominant narratives.

Following the webinar, Indigenous creatives are invited to join a special Kitchen Table Talk to dive deeper into the themes of the webinar in a supportive and intimate space.

We hope you join us for this important conversation!

Nelson Bird is a member of Peepeekisis Cree Nation. After earning a journalism degree, Nelson spent 26 years at CTV Saskatchewan News as a reporter, anchor, producer, cameraperson, and assignment editor. He's the longest serving host and producer of "Indigenous Circle." His many achievements include winning regional, national, and international awards and received a lifetime achievement award. Nelson left CTV in July 2024 and is now a lecturer with the First Nations University Indigenous Communications Arts (INCA) journalism program.

Waubgeshig Rice is an author and journalist from Wasauksing First Nation. He has written four fiction titles, and his short stories and essays have been published in numerous anthologies. His most recent novel, Moon of the Turning Leaves, was published in 2023 and became a national bestseller. He graduated from Toronto Metropolitan University's journalism program in 2002 and spent most of his journalism career with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a video journalist and radio host. He lives in Sudbury, Ontario with his wife and three sons.

Aretha Greatrix, a Cree member of Keshetchewan First Nation, was born and raised in Edmonton, AB. As a newly branded Ready Up Productions Inc. owner, Aretha has produced documentaries on residential schools, reconciliation, and the sixties scoop. Aretha has a Bachelor of Applied Communications in Professional Writing from MacEwan University. In 2023, she earned a Master of Arts in Communication and Technology from the University of Alberta, where she explored reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and Canada.

 

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