Indigenous Media

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AS INFORMATION SOURCE

Media
Wide in scope
Invaluable source of information
Viewed in different forms
INDIGENOUS
Indigenous Media
Vehicles for communication, cultural preservation, and artistic
expression
Reflection of indigenous communities
Social movement catalyst among IPs
The Community Media and IPs

Community Media - independent, civil society-based, non-profit media


that operate for social benefit
- provides the community with access to information
- provides a medium for community discussion
- makes public decision possible
- popular alternative to commercial media among IPs
- helps in the development of communities
Examples of Indigenous
Media
Ethnographic Films - non-fiction work reflecting the
lives of indigenous people
Examples of Indigenous Media

Aboriginal Media - exposes and promotes Aboriginal


music and culture
- most notable: Imparja (footprints)

** Imparja - broadcasts aboriginal programs aimed


at promoting awareness about the
concerns and issues of the Aboriginal people
traditional media
AS PRIMARY SOURCE OF
INFORMATION
Traditional Media
Print
Radio
Television

Initially invented as a means of mass communication with a


purpose to inform
Quiz
1. What is the primary role of media?
2.Why is indigenous media circulated around the world?
3. What is the use of community media?
4. Community is a ____________ of the community?
5. Ethnographic media reflects what?
6. Where is the most notable aboriginal media?
7. Give an example of traditional media?
8.Traditional media was invented as a means of _____________________ with the
purpose to inform.
9. What are the two examples of indigenous media?
10. What is the primary source of information?

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