Indigenous Art, Knowledge and Human Rights
Document series engages a discussion about Indigenous art, knowledge production/world making , and human rights over knowledge ownership. One of the clips features several Indigenous artists, thinkers, and musicians talking about Indigenous protocols and the question of ethical engagement and ‘reciprocity’ with Indigenous epistemological creativity.
The second clip is an animated version of a short story written by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. It deals with settler colonialism, stolen knowledge, and the issue of reparations/returning of Indigenous art to its rightful place/owner. If you chose this document series, you are being asked to think about: what we mean by Indigenous knowledge? How Indigenous knowledge is used? how is ownership of that knowledge connected to colonial violence and power? how to define ‘responsibility’ and what is an ethical way to deal with Indigenous art in the context of settler societies?
