MEDIA INDIGENA 306
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ON THIS WEEK'S INDIGENOUS ROUNDTABLE:
On our first MINI INDIGENA of the season, host/producer Rick Harp and MI regular Trina Roache (Rogers Chair in Journalism at the University of King’s College) are joined by special guest Melissa Ridgen (former co-anchor of APTN National News, now a network managing editor at Global News), as they discuss:
• The Siksika First Nation to create reportedly first-ever First Nation bylaw prosecutor's office in Canada Global News
• Trina’s re-tweet of the @APTNNews post: “NDP MP Leah Gazan [successfully] reintroduced a motion to recognize what happened in Canada’s residential school system as an act of genocide…”
• Rick’s re-tweet of the @TorontoStar post: “Loblaw made $1 million per day in ‘excess’ profits in 2022, according to a new report analyzing rising prices in the grocery industry.”
• Why a Northern Manitoba health leader says English language testing a barrier to Indigenous nurses that “smells like white supremacy” Times Colonist
OTHER LINKS REFERENCED / CONSULTED THIS EPISODE:
• Tweet by @SeanCarleton: “...the National Post published an op-ed today... debating the definition of genocide. Here's a thread on how this kind of denialism works”
• Tweet by @theEagleist: “White man injured by use of word genocide”
• Loblaw admits to bread price-fixing scheme spanning more than 14 years Globe and Mail
• Grocery Giants Discussed Fixing More Than Bread Prices, Court Files Suggest The Tyee
• “I'm in need of a food bank. What do I do?” CBC News
• “Applicants” College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba
• “Approved Language Testing” College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba
• “Sample test questions” The International English Language Testing System (IELTS.org)
LISTEN NOW:
Comments
Where do I find the info for Discord?
2022-11-22 04:05:55 +0000 UTCMP, it'd be great to see you share your thoughts on the Discord! Are you signed-up yet?
Rick Harp
2022-11-12 06:36:08 +0000 UTC
