A New Hope for Indigenous Representation in Media
Schmidt Smoke Signals TV Shows: The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Molly of Denali Indigenous Representation is great, but it is important to give Indigenous People meaningful representation in media. Some of these works (The Indian in the Cupboard, The Grizzlies, Smoke Signals) can be incredibly beautiful when they activel...
Dec 10, 2020
Hollywood has a Disappointing Lack of Racial Diversity
Growing up, I lost my father when I was 10, and he had been in the hospital since I was 8. While I myself am white, I was primarily raised by my step-father, who is Mexican. I would go to Mexico every year, and fell in love with the family atmosphere, the food and the culture. One thing I noticed, growing up with that ...
Dec 03, 2020
Missing and Murdered - The Social Media Effects
Mainstream media can be guilty of using racialized stereotypes and oppression. Typically, big corporation news outlets are not as focused on the matters of Missing and Murdered Indigenous women as, for example, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). Indigenous issues are often framed in a way that can belit...
Dec 03, 2020
Racial Inequality in the Workplace
Racial discrimination in the workplace is a serious issue. It occurs when someone is degraded based on their race, colour, ancestry, or ethnicity. When this inequity happens in the workplace, it creates a toxic environment both for the employee being discriminated against as well as others around them. Even though our ...
Dec 03, 2020