Indigenous Media Engagement


This team is focused on how Indigenous media makers articulate Indigenous concerns to multiple publics through diverse media forms. They will develop a quantitative and qualitative analysis of current practices in Indigenous-focused media initiatives. It considers how Indigenous media makers might inform and enhance best practices for the dissemination of Indigenous scholarship to broader audiences without diminishing necessary historical and cultural contexts.

The team has partnered with Indigenous media makers to develop recommendations for more accurate and culturally informed media practices and will design and facilitate media training to share these practices. 

Research Team

Industry Partner

Candis Callison PhD

Associate Profesor

School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, and Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, University of British Columbia

Daniel Justice PhD

Professor

Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Literature and Expressive Culture, University of British Columbia

Rick Harp

Founder/President of the INDIGENA Creative Group

Producer and host of the MEDIA INDIGENA podcast.

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Behind the Bylines: Featuring Our Research Leads

Behind the Bylines: Featuring Our Research Leads

By: Zachary Andrade Mary Lynn Young Mary-Lynn Young, PhD, is a lead researcher and professor at the University of British …
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Indigenous journalisms explored by MEDIA INDIGENA podcast series

By Megavarshini G. Somasundaram A new way to delve into Indigenous journalisms was explored by project partner MEDIA INDIGENA, in …
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Callison and Tworek named Canada Research Chairs

Two members of the Global Journalism Innovation Lab team, Candis Callison and Heidi Tworek, have been appointed as Canada Research …

Industry Partner Podcast

An Indigenous-owned and operated current affairs podcast, MEDIA INDIGENA also features First Peoples’ news, views and creative expression. MEDIA INDIGENA has been partnered with the Global Journalism Innovation Lab since 2022.

Petrostate Pushback: Part 2 (ep 379) MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs

Our 2026 mini-summer series "Petrostate Pushback" continues with part two—'Tactics and Terrains'—as we focus on the various frontlines of Indigenous resistance to governments and corporations trying to sacrifice their territories for massive energy projects. Featured voices this podcast include (in order of appearance): • Lisa Kingshott, communications and broadcasting expert • Karyn Pugliese, journalist and editor • Kris Statnyk, Indigenous rights lawyer • Irina Cerić, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Windsor • Shiri Pasternak, Associate Professor of Criminology at Toronto Metropolitan University • Trina Roache, Assistant Professor of Journalism at the University of King's College • Candis Callison, Professor with the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia • Kim TallBear, Professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities • Ken Williams, playwright and Associate Professor with the University of Alberta's Department of Drama • Brock Pitawanakwat, Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies at York University // CREDITS: Creative Commons music this episode includes: 'Sherpa Foot,' 'Zoot,' 'Mini,' and 'North Star' by Mr Smith; 'OST Music Box 2' by HoliznaCC0; 'TBD,' '15-Mile Stretch,' and 'Downpour' by Gagmesharkoff; 'Sanctuary' by Pamela Yuen. Our series' opening theme is 'Ice Temple' by HoliznaCC0; its closing theme is 'Upstream Color' by Mark Wilson X. This episode was hosted/produced/edited by Rick Harp.  
  1. Petrostate Pushback: Part 2 (ep 379)
  2. Petrostate Pushback: Part 1 (ep 378)
  3. Beyond Fires & Floods: Pt 12 (ep 377)
  4. Beyond Fires & Floods: Pt 11 (ep 376)
  5. Beyond Fires & Floods: Pt 10 (ep 375)
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