Indigenous creativity: telling stories, building worlds
Boozhoo News River readers,
This week, we showcase a few stories that showcase Indigenous technology at the intersection of art, culture, and all things creative.
Listen Podcaster Smokii Sumac (Ktunaxa) shares the inspiration for his ʔasqanaki Podcast project, which explores themes of adoption, gender and sexual diversity, residential schools, and reconciliation. The title translates from Ktunaxa to mean “to tell two versions of the same story.” Listen to the podcast trailer here.
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Artist Cannupa Hanska Luger (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota) dreams up Indigenous futures with his new installation Breath(e): Toward Climate and Social Justice at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, which features “sovereignty suits” built to protect Indigenous space travellers. To learn more about Luger’s work, read his 2022 profile in the New York Times, which touches on how he upends long held beliefs on what Native American art should look like.
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After 20 years of pitching ideas and software developing, Maru Nihoniho (Māori) is at the stage of selling her single-player action adventure game focused on Māori culture, Guardian Maia. When she first started developing games in the early 2000’s, Nihoniho was told to rethink her ambitions because “Girls don’t play games, let alone make them.” Another challenge: she often spent half her pitch explaining Māori culture to industry members. In the end, Nihoniho’s determination paid off. Read about her past work with cognitive therapy and gaming here.
MIT Solve: Open for Submissions
The MIT Solve 2024 Indigenous Communities Fellowship deadline is April 18, 2024, with applicants finding creative ways to meet social, environmental, and economic goals in their communities. Know someone who may be interested? Tell them to check out this year’s submitted solutions, which include:
- An interactive database cataloguing Indigenous and African art held in museums that may be eligible for repatriation.
- A traditional ecological and farming stewardship program revitalizing culture and language in North Carolina.
- A holistic resource portal for education opportunities, employment, skills development, and language revitalization.
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