In conjunction with the exhibition Terms of Use, which presents a newly-restored version of CyberPowWow (1997–2004), we are delighted to welcome researcher Mikhel Proulx, who will give an online lecture entitled “CyberPowWow: Indigenous Networks on the Electronic Frontier.”
CyberPowWow was launched in 1997 for the sharing of networked art made by Indigenous artists. As part of the collective Nation to Nation, the Kanienʼkehá:ka artist Skawennati created the platform within a context of self-determination movements that ran parallel to the rise of the Internet. CyberPowWow stands as a counterpoint to the suspicious tone of progress and conquest that has accompanied much of the cyberutopian discourse since the 1960s, and offers significant insights into the extractive systems of digital culture today.
This online discussion will look at the intersection of networked media and Indigenous self-determination to offer a settler-colonial reading of the Internet, and attend to this landmark platform for Indigenous digital culture.
The talk will be in English. French subtitles will be made available with the recording of the event.