INDG 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Duke Redbird, Tomson Highway, Richard Wagamese

• School: McGill University
• Department: Indigenous Studies
• Course: INDG 200
• Professor: Allan Downey

Document Summary

12/02: indigenous mashup: art, music, and indigenous expression. That writing does not strive to b western makes it an act of resistance. Seeing indg ppls as human reveals the hist of resistance. Indg ppls begin to talk back in a manner comprehensible to non-indg ppls. Of course, indg ppls had been literate in english/had been writing for a long time, but defined movement begins in 1969. Takes on various injustices, racism, discussion of indg ways. Works also convey complexity, achievements, etc of indg ppls. Urban indg ppls don"t always hav the same access to indg culture. Hip hop can provide a way to access indg culture. Hip hop also not limited to urban setting. Way for ppl to access identity beyond what"s offered in the mainstream. Oral story telling, lyrics, and drum beats. Elements of hip hop relatable to indg backgrounds. Music has to be lived, can"t just talk. Hip hop helps to spread decolonization and thus live movement.