Category Archives: First Nations

What happened at the symposium…

Posted on May 4, 2011 by lornabrown

Many thanks to everyone who made the Digital Natives Symposium such a great event. It will give us a great deal to consider and reflect upon as we move toward producing a publication for the project. Since so many of … Continue reading →

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An anecdote about naming and language:

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

In the summer of 2010, an idea was circulated in the press that concerned the suggested renaming of Stanley Park in recognition of the Squamish village once located within the present boundaries of the popular tourist destination. With the heightened … Continue reading →

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Youth workshops

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

Twice in this past month, as part of the Digital Natives project, I helped run workshops for Aboriginal youth, along with Phillip Djwa and Kristin Kozuback. Phil and Kris each have been doing this kind of thing for over ten … Continue reading →

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Distance is not an evil that should be abolished. It is the normal condition of any communication.

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

These words of Jacques Rancière’s have been taken from a speech entitled “The Emancipated Spectator” that he originally addressed to the 5th International Summer Academy in Frankfurt, Germany on 20 August 2004, and which has since been compiled as part … Continue reading →

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Learning through translation

Posted on February 21, 2011 by lornabrown

I’m so grateful to Marianne and Gloria Nicolson for their work in translating some of the Digital Natives messages to Kwak’wala. We had a fascinating email exchange about how to convey the meaning of several of the messages in English, … Continue reading →

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First Nations Relationship Status: It’s Complicated

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

I think this Facebook inspired tweet gives my best reflection on the complicated nature of both the contested land, my own identity and the rise of social media in our contemporary world. My tweet is “First Nations Relationship Status: It’s … Continue reading →

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Thinking through the task

Posted on January 22, 2011 by

So started to think about what it is that I want to say for the project. My name is Phillip Djwa. I’ve lived in Vancouver all my life, with some years out for work and school. I was born in … Continue reading →

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