The final episode of the first season of the Immersive Knowledge Transfer podcast aired as a live presentation, featuring the the IM4 matriarchs Loretta Todd, Doreen Manuel, Cease Wyss and Tracey Kim Bonneau and a DJ set by our host Cheyanna Kootenhayoo.  Learn more about the podcast:  https://im4lab.com/podcast 

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Today on the show we have three amazing guests. First we have Cheryl L’Hirondelle, a Metis/Cree interdisciplinary artist, singer/songwriter and critical thinker. Her work investigates and articulates the intersections of a Cree worldview and contemporary time-place incorporating sound, Indigenous languages, music, and old and new technology.

Next on the show we have Marjorie Beaucage, a two-spirited Métis filmmaker, teacher and activist. She is one of Canada’s most distinguished Indigenous media artists, whose career formally began at the age of forty when she started studying0 filmmaking at Ryerson University. She is committed to building cultural bridges between worlds through her creations and stories.  

Our musical guest today is Curtis Clear Sky, a Blackfoot and Anishinaabe artist and entrepreneur. His band is Curtis Clear Sky & the Constellationz released their album Indigifunk in 2019. 

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Today on the show we have three fantastic guests. First we’ll be talking to Potaua & Nikolasa Biasiny-Tule, the co-founders of TangataWhenua.com and project managers of Google Māori. They also founded Digital Natives Academy to teach New Zealand’s youngest generation animation, e-sports and content creation.

Next on the show we have Rylan Friday, a Vancouver-based Saulteaux Ojibway and Plains Cree multi-disciplinary storyteller, curator, writer and producer from Cote First Nation, Saskatchewan. Rylan’s focus is to bring an honest discourse of LGBTQ2+ & Indigenous representation to the big screen while being truthful to their own narratives.

Our musical guest today is Travis Adrian Hebert, a Cree/Metis artist, emcee, beatmaker, and producer also known as Heebz the Earthchild. 

Learn more about the podcast:  https://im4lab.com/podcast 

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