Interrogating ‘The White Possessive’, Pt. 2 (ep 361)
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
Release Date: 01/17/2026
Interrogating ‘The White Possessive’, Pt. 2 (ep 361)
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
ON THIS EPISODE: Part two of ‘the White Possessive.’ And back in , we brought you the basics of this analytical framework as articulated by Aileen Moreton-Robinson, an analysis at the heart of the event, “Sovereignty First: Tackling the White Possessive in an Era of ‘Collaboration.’” Featuring five presentations, was by none other than MI’s Candis Callison (Professor in the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and School for Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia), applying her lens as a media scholar. Here in our second engagement with the...
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Interrogating ‘The White Possessive’, Pt. 1 (ep 360)
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
ON THIS EPISODE: Interrogating ‘the white possessive.’ And according to Indigenous scholar , countries like Canada, Australia and the U.S. are best understood as ‘white possessions’—possessions which take a great deal of work and resources to maintain, a relentless reproduction of “the nation-state’s ownership, control and domination” over stolen Indigenous lands and waters. But, of course, the machinations of white possessiveness can also be less overt. Secure in their belief in a colonial status quo, states now promote Indigenous ‘inclusion’ within socioeconomic systems...
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Storytelling on stolen land: Indigenous eyes on Canadian politics, Pt 2 (ep 359)
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
On this episode: the back half of the all-Indigenous panel MI host/producer Rick Harp moderated at “Reimagining Political Journalism: Perils, Possibilities & What Comes Next”—convened last November by Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication in Ottawa—in which the audience joins in with their thoughts and questions for our all-star panelists: Candis Callison, Associate Professor in the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia Veldon Coburn, faculty chair of McGill...
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Storytelling on stolen land: Indigenous eyes on Canadian politics, Pt 1 (ep 358)
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
On this episode: Reimagining Political Journalism, the title of a at Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication in Ottawa, it included a formidable panel of Indigenous practitioners, moderated by MI’s own Rick Harp! Sub-titled “Perils, Possibilities & What Comes Next,” our all-Indigenous panel delved into all three over our 90-minute conversation—shared here as the first of two parts—a frank and freewheeling exchange on power, politics, and journalism in Canada, featuring: Candis Callison, Associate Professor in the Institute for Critical Indigenous...
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Political Pontifications: Part 3 (ep 357)
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
On this week’s collected, connected conversations, our three-part pile of political pontifications concludes its campaign—as does our Summer 2024 Series as a whole—with a comparison of activism versus access: in the pursuit of mainstream political influence, is it better to be in the room or out on the streets? Featured voices this podcast include (in order of appearance): • Brock Pitawanakwat, associate professor of Indigenous Studies at York University • Ken Williams, playwright and associate professor with the University of Alberta department of drama • Michael Redhead...
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Political Pontifications: Part 2 (ep 356)
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
On this week’s collected, connected conversations (the seventh in our eight-part summer series): the push and pull of performative politics, where we address the question of just how far Indigenous individuals can advance Indigenous interests in a settler-centric system. Featured voices this podcast include (in order of appearance): • Brock Pitawanakwat, associate professor of Indigenous Studies at York University • Ken Williams, playwright and associate professor with the University of Alberta’s Department of Drama • Nick Martin, senior editor with National Geographic...
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Political Pontifications: Part 1 (ep 355)
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
On this week’s collected, connected conversations (the sixth in our summer series): a political perusal of the prerogatives of power. The first in our three-part look back at the allure and limits of mainstream political participation, we begin with a Trudeau triple-header, a Liberal dose of discussions about the only federal leader this podcast has ever known. Featured voices this podcast include (in order of appearance): • Brock Pitawanakwat, associate professor of Indigenous Studies at York University • Ken Williams, playwright and associate professor with the...
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Why Canada Needs Natives Needy: Part 5 (ep 354)
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
On this week’s collected, connected conversations (the fifth in our summer series): the conclusion to our five-part retrospective, Why Canada Needs Natives Needy, wherein we feature a few more settler-centric solutions to settler-made problems, as well as examples of what truly independent Indigenous initiatives look like. Featured voices this podcast include (in order of appearance): • Naiomi Metallic, associate professor of law at Dalhousie University, and Yellowhead Institute advisory board member • Tim Thompson, First Nations education advocate, and Yellowhead Research Fellow and...
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Why Canada Needs Natives Needy: Part 4 (ep 353)
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
On this week’s collected, connected conversations (the fourth in our summer series): part four of Why Canada Needs Natives Needy, ranging from the precarity of charity to the dubious duty to consult. Featured voices this podcast include (in order of appearance): • Michael Redhead Champagne, Winnipeg-based community leader, helper, author, and public speaker • Lisa Monchalin, criminology lecturer at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in B.C. • Candis Callison, associate professor in the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and School for Public Policy and Global Affairs at the...
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Why Canada Needs Natives Needy: Part 3 (ep 352)
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
On this week’s collected, connected conversations (the third in our summer series): our third installment of Why Canada Needs Natives Needy, in which we debunk diagnoses of Indigenous impoverishment peddled by settlers, often to their own benefit. And while some come off as almost comical, others appear downright disturbing. Featured voices this podcast include (in order of appearance): • Q. Anthony Ali, freelance writer, commentator and podcaster • Ken Williams, playwright and associate professor with the University of Alberta department of drama • Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos,...
info_outlineON THIS EPISODE: Part two of ‘the White Possessive.’ And back in part one, we brought you the basics of this analytical framework as articulated by Aileen Moreton-Robinson, an analysis at the heart of the event, “Sovereignty First: Tackling the White Possessive in an Era of ‘Collaboration.’” Featuring five presentations, the first was by none other than MI’s Candis Callison (Professor in the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and School for Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia), applying her lens as a media scholar.
Here in our second engagement with the ways whiteness works to possess every last thing, we see how that possessiveness seemingly knows no bounds—right down to the extraction of our bodies’ most minute material. Drawing on a presentation by Jennifer Brown (Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Alaska Native Studies at the University of Alaska-Southeast) on how that’s played out in Alaska in some dubious public health research and reportage, host/producer Rick Harp is joined once again by Candis and fellow MI regular Kim TallBear (Professor of American Indian Studies at University of Minnesota–Twin Cities) to reflect further on Brown’s talk.
CREDITS: Our intro/extro theme is 'nesting' by birocratic; 'Magnetic' by 1000 Handz (CC BY).