Immersive Knowledge Transfer

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  Follow IM4 Media Lab:  https://im4lab.com/   Follow Loretta Todd:  https://www.lorettasarahtodd.com/  Follow Cease Wyss:  https://ravenhummingbirdtea.wordpress.com/  Follow Doreen Manuel:  http://www.runningwolf.ca/  Follow Tracey Kim Bonneau: https://www.traceykimbonneau.com/  Follow Cheyanna Kootenhayoo:  https://www.djkookum.com/ 

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.  Learn more about the podcast:  https://im4lab.com/podcast  Follow IM4 Media Lab:  https://im4lab.com/     Follow Cheryl L'Hirondelle:  https://www.cheryllhirondelle.com/  https://twitter.com/ndnsonglines  Follow Marjorie Beaucage:  https://vimeo.com/marjoriebeaucage  https://vucavu.com/en/artists/b/marjorie-beaucage  Follow Curtis Clear Sky:  https://www.constellationz.com/ 

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  Follow IM4 Media Lab:  https://im4lab.com/     Follow Potaua & Nikolasa Biasiny-Tule:  https://digitalnatives.academy/  https://www.digitalbasecamp.co.nz/  Follow Rylan Friday:  https://www.rylanfriday.com/  https://www.instagram.com/little.mtn/  Follow Earthchild:  https://www.instagram.com/heebzilla/  https://solo.to/rez.ville 

On today's episode we have three fantastic guests. First we'll be talking to Nyla Innuksuk, an Inuk artist, filmmaker, writer and founder of the production company Mixtape VR. As a writer for Marvel Comics, Nyla co-created the character of Snowguard, a teenage superhero from Pangnirtung, Nunavut.  Next on the show we have Alicia Lawrence, a Cree-Métis digital artist, graphic designer and creative writer. Alicia works in traditional and digital mediums to produce creative works and compelling messages. Our musical guest on today's show is storyteller, poet and hip-hop artist Miss Christie Lee from the Musqueam/tsleilwahtuth Nations. Christie weaves traditional knowledge and language into her music, and in 2018 she became Vancouver, BC's first Indigenous poet laureate.  Learn more about the podcast:  https://im4lab.com/podcast  Follow IM4 Media Lab:  https://im4lab.com/    Follow Nyla Innuksuk:  https://mixtapevr.com/  https://www.instagram.com/instanyla/  Follow Alicia Lawrence:  http://aliciamarielaw.xyz/  https://iportal.usask.ca/  Follow Miss Christie Lee:  https://www.clcharles.com/  https://soundcloud.com/crunch604  https://www.instagram.com/misschristielee550   

On today's episode we have two very talented guests. First we'll be talking to Travis Mercredi, a Metis sound designer and musician born and raised in the Northwest Territories. Based out of Yellowknife he operates his business Outland Sound Design producing and recording audio for film, television, radio and theatre.   Next on the show we have the multi-talented Matthew Wood, a Cree and Vietnamese DJ, youth educator and traditional grassdancer who has toured with the A Tribe Called Red, the band now known as The Halluci Nation. Matt goes by the stage name Creeasain, a nod to his mixed heritage.  Learn more about the podcast:  https://im4lab.com/podcast  Follow IM4 Media Lab:  https://im4lab.com/    Follow Travis Mercredi:  https://outlandsound.wordpress.com/  https://www.instagram.com/outlandtrav/  https://twitter.com/outlandsoundman/  Follow Matthew Wood (Creeasain)  https://www.instagram.com/anotherbadcreeasian  https://twitter.com/creeasian/ 

Today on the show we have three inspiring guests. First we'll be talking to Casey Koyczan, a Tlicho Dene interdisciplinary artist whose work communicates how culture and technology coincide together alongside the political, economic, and environmental challenges that we are presented with. Inspired by sci-fi and Indigenous Futurisms, Koyczan uses various techniques of interactivity, audio-video, and the engagement of the bodily senses within his creations.  Our next guest is Rose Stiffarm, a Blackfoot filmmaker, artist, and educator from the Siksika Nation. She has a bachelor's degree in Motion Picture arts from Capilano University, and is working towards her master's in Film Studies at Concordia University.  Our last guest is Matthew Cook-Contois, a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter from the Misipawistik Cree Nation who performs with his band Eagle Ex Machina. Learn more about the podcast:  https://im4lab.com/podcast  Follow IM4 Media Lab:  https://im4lab.com/   Follow Casey Koyczan:  https://www.caseykoyczan.com/  Follow Rose Stiffarm:  https://twitter.com/rosestiffarm  https://www.instagram.com/rosestiffarm  Follow Matthew Cook-Contois:  https://www.instagram.com/eagleexmachina/  https://www.instagram.com/eagleexmachina/ 

Today on the show we have three incredible guests. First we'll be talking to Wireamu Grace, a Māori writer and director. In 2020 his cinematic VR film Whakakitenga (Wah-ka-ki-tang-ga) premiered at imagineNATIVE, the world's largest indigenous film and media arts festival.  Our next guest is Keara Lightning, of the Samson Cree Nation, who is a game designer, the co-founder of Ekosi Games, and M.A. student in the Faculty of Native Studies at University of Alberta.  Our last guest is Hope One, a Maori artist who is considered one of the top female beatboxers in the world. Hope founded the Hope One School Of Beatbox, and tours schools giving beatbox workshops - sharing her knowledge, experience, and skills to help inspire the community and encourage youth to follow their dreams. 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 Wiremu Grace:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/wiremu-grace-51795027  Follow Keara Lightning:  https://ekosigames.itch.io/  https://www.instagram.com/kearaa Follow Hope One:  https://www.hopeonebeatbox.com/   

Today on the show we have three fantastic guests. First we'll be talking to Jason Lewis, a Hawaiian and Samoan digital media artist, software designer, and founder of Obx Laboratory for Experimental Media. Jason is also the director of the Initiative for Indigenous Futures, the co-director of Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace and the  Professor of Computation Arts at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Our next guest is Dallas Flett-Wapash, an Ininew and Saulteaux video game designer, whose body of work is an artistic examination of his cultural worldview – including cosmology, culture and language.  Our last guest is MYNXY, a mixed Indigenous singer, songwriter, producer and DJ. She's known for singing live in her DJ performances, which genre-bending unpredictability often mixes elements of R&B, Hip Hop, D&B, House and Bass.  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 Jason Edward Lewis:  https://jasonlewis.org/  Follow Dallas Flett-Wapash:  https://www.instagram.com/dallaswithad/  Follow MYNXY:  https://www.heyitsmynxy.com/ 

Today on the show we have three amazing guests. First we'll be talking to Nancy Lee, a Taiwanese-Canadian interdisciplinary media artist, XR creator, filmmaker, curator and independent cultural producer. Nancy is a Sundance Institute New Frontier Alumni whose work has been presented at Cannes Film Festival, South by Southwest, the International Symposium on Electronic Art and many, many more.  Our next guest is Kaas Cross, a filmmaker, cinematographer and editor from Vancouver. She is passionate about films, spiritual enhancement, music and story-telling. Our musical guest is Nimkish, a Kwakwaka'wakw and Cree Indigiqueer pop artist. Her first album, Heartbreak On The Coast, was released in 2019 and her latest single, "YSB," is out now. 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 Nancy Lee:  https://www.nancylee.ca/  Follow Kaas Cross:  https://www.kaascross.com/  Follow Nimkish:  https://www.nimkishmusic.com/ 

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/   

On the very first episode the Immersive Knowledge Transfer podcast our host Cheyanna Kootenhayoo (aka DJ Kookum) speaks with Elizabeth LaPensée, PhD (Métis) an award-winning designer, writer, artist, and researcher who creates and studies Indigenous-led media including games and comics. Later on the show Cheyanna meets with Theresa Warbus (Stó:lō) a filmmaker, writer and musician, who releases music under the name Keliya.  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 Elizabeth LaPensée:  http://www.elizabethlapensee.com/  Follow Theresa Warbus:  https://vimeo.com/user38027605 

The Immersive Knowledge Transfer podcast is a creation of the IM4 Media Lab with the aim to amplify the voices of Indigenous creatives working with immersive technologies, such as VR, AR and 360-degree videos. Hosted by Cheyanna Kootenhayoo (aka DJ Kookum) the series features long-form interviews, community highlights and musical guests, sharing the experiences, insights and stories of Indigenous digital leaders and artists from around the world.  This show will launch in May 2021. Please subscribe and share the word, and stay tuned for our first episode.