ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Today's show has three incredible guests: first we'll be talking to Amelia Winger-Bearskin, an Iroquois artist and technologist who works to help people use technology to effect positive change in the world. In the past few years she was awarded a McArthur and Sundance Institute fellowship for her 360 video immersive installation, was an invited presenter to the Dalai Lama for the Summit on Fostering Universal Ethics and Compassion and won the $1 Million Dollar Bloomberg Mayor’s Challenge.
Later on the show Cheyanna speaks with Tristin GreyEyes, a Cree and Anishinaabe filmmaker and lifelong learner. She is dedicated to empowering Indigenous voices across Turtle Island through the art of filmmaking. She is a recent graduate of Capilano University, with a Bachelor's degree in Motion Picture Arts.
Finally, our musical guest is the very talented Cleigh Cardinal, a Metis JUNO Award winning singer-songwriter, radio personality on Alberta’s CKUA Radio Network, and the first Indigenous member of CBC Edmonton’s Radio Arts Column, the In Crowd.
The Immersive Knowledge Transfer is a series is all about amplifying the voices of Indigenous creatives from around the world who are doing incredible work with immersive technologies. The show is created by the IM4 Media Lab, and made possible by the generosity of our sponsors: Emily Carr University, Western Diversification and Creative BC. Learn more about the podcast: https://im4lab.com/podcast Follow IM4 Media Lab: https://im4lab.com/ Follow Amelia Winger-Bearskin: https://www.studioamelia.com/ Follow Tristin GreyEyes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tristingreyeyes Follow Celeigh Cardinal: https://www.celeighcardinal.com/
