Rising up against stereotypes
In this show: Exploring Stereotypes of Canada’s Aboriginal People with Dianne Lafferty, Listener Comment from Carol Felderman, Evaluating texts by and about Native peoples at Oyate.org.
Music: My Heart is On the Ground by Arigon Starr (Wacky Productions Unlimited)
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Special Thanks to : Dianne Lafferty, from Yellowknife, for the Station ID
Podcasts Mentioned: Just One More Book, Andycast
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Hi Vivian,
Heard the podcast this morning –loved that speaker! I went to the website to see alllll the books I use that are recommended by them not to use. Part of the 2nd grade curriculum in SS is Native Americans. Clearly we will take a closer look at that one and the deconstruction of the very predictable repsonses that come the moment the Native American studies begin. Oh my. You know what I am talking about.
Very funny to hear my voice. I sound like one of those late night desperate callers…I\’ve never called a radio show or anything like that. Weird, weird, weird!! Especially to hear my voice coming out of my computer! Kinda neat too.
Carol
Thanks Carol,
Yes - Dianne blew me away from the start. At the moment my plan is to follow up show#5 with at least a couple more shows that pick up on the issues raised through Dianne’s segment and Arigon’s song.
I’d love to hear what other’s think about this and what these thoughts lead other listeners to do…explore…reconsider…
Thanks again C.
vivian
Vivian,
Another great topic. Another thought provoking show.
I missed your show last night and have to admit I was scared when I read your shownotes today at work — hoping none of our favourites were on the “to avoid” list. We have a large number of books in our collection which feature aboriginal families and it would be sad to learn I was doing more harm than good by including them regularly in our girls’ lives. Also, although some of these are among our family’s favourites, I’ve been very hesitant to include them in JOMB, just in case we were laughing in the wrong places or in case they were somehow representing aboriginal people poorly. The good news is that none of them on the “to avoid”, and most of them on the “suggested” list. The not so good news is that,after listening to your show today, I am actually more scared than ever to discuss these books in our podcast. An interesting quagmire…
On a much lighter note, thanks a tonne for mentioning us in your show and in your show notes!
Congrats on one month. Keep on keeping on!!
Andrea
Hi Andrea,
Thank you for your comments. I have so appreciated your support. Although I understand your worry, as a regular listener of your show I have grown to know and trust your response and reaction to books. I think the way you go about sharing your wondering about the kinds of conversations you are having or want to have with your girls demonstrates that you see yourself as a reflective learner in the process of talking about books. You aren’t claiming to be an authority but someone who enjoys talking about books and that comes through nicely in your show.
I think it is wonderful that we have grown this friendship through this world of podcasting!
Always looking forward to more JOMB!
hugs
vivian