How do rural communities grow alongside technology? Daily conversations about responsible tech progress in the Cariboo region on the traditional territories of the Secwépemc, Tŝilhqot'in, and Dakelh nations.
Today's focus: Indigenous Lands And Innovation
DEEP DIVE: Can Indigenous communities use technology to shift power relationships and control innovation processes, or are they being forced to innovate around systemic problems while facing extractive timelines?
Topics: Digital preservation and cultural knowledge documentation, Critical minerals extraction vs Indigenous consent processes, Indigenous-controlled technology infrastructure requirements, Scale mismatches between community governance and global commodity timelines, Technology as a tool for shifting power relationships rather than just responding to them
Sources cited in this episode:
1. Techdirt: [Techdirt] Preserving The Web Is Not The Problem. Losing It ...
2. Nautilus: [Nautilus] Space Age Technology Reveals Secrets of Bronze Ag...
3. The Narwhal: [The Narwhal] B.C.’s critical minerals push to reshape the p...
4. NYT Top Stories: [NYT Top Stories] Satellite Feature on iPhone Allowed Skiers...
5. Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] B.C. quietly suspends major affor...
6. My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] MLA Harman Bhangu is 11th candidate to ente...
7. Quesnel Cariboo Observer: [Quesnel Cariboo Observer] Rehabilitated eagle released in F...
8. IndigiNews: [IndigiNews] Exhibition explores ‘total visual languages’ bi...
9. Al Jazeera English: [Al Jazeera English] Glacier grafting: How an Indigenous art...
10. The Narwhal: [The Narwhal] As B.C. stokes its economic engine, Eby says r...
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Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Sumo AI (suno.com)
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
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