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MEDIA INDIGENA 252

Added 2021-04-13 00:17:26 +0000 UTC

Tapping Taboos / MI 243

ON THIS WEEK'S INDIGENOUS ROUNDTABLE:

Opening up a can of controversy. It was meant as a gesture in support of Indigenous women. A one of a kind design by an Indigenous artist known for her bold, provocative imagery. But when it comes to her latest work, it’s not what her art shows that’s sparked strife so much as where it’s shown—wrapped around a cold can of beer. Cue the beer can backlash, with some slamming the artist for supposedly glorifying or at least trivializing a substance many blame for violence against and among Indigenous people.

And what might the artist herself make of it all? You'll find out over these next two episodes in our extended sit-down with Chippewa/Potawatomi artist Chief Lady Bird. Also joining host/producer Rick Harp at the round table: MI regulars Kim TallBear, associate professor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience & Environment, and Candis Callison, Associate Professor in the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the Graduate School of Journalism at UBC.

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LINKS REFERENCED / CONSULTED THIS EPISODE:

• Tsēmā Igharas, "Black Gold" exhibition: tsema.ca

• "Tfw a dude makes art for same brewers, same project, same message, but doesn’t get accused of not being accountable..." @chiefladybird