Jarrett Martineau
I'm a Cree/Dene digital media producer & hip-hop artist from Frog Lake First Nation, Alberta, currently based on the west coast of Turtle Island on Lekwungen territory.
My research explores Indigenous hip-hop's political and pedagogical potential and the evolving, ambivalent relationship between Indigenous Peoples, media, and digital technology.
In previous professional lives, I was the News Director at NowPublic, a host of ZeD on CBC Television and Brave New Waves on CBC Radio 2, and a co-founder of The New Forms Festival and Capital Magazine.
I occasionally rap solo, and I used to kick it with a live band and some laptop geeks.
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- It's the week of special deliveries: http://t.co/dpA4J8c5 Thanks so much to @TheSchoolOfLife for the summer reading!
- Surveillance and the Sentient City: http://t.co/jMMrt5i7 Another great post by @cnqmdi for @thestate_May 25, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Tycho + Active Child tonight + the 1 yr anniversary party for @ElectricOwl_ca #yvrMay 25, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Listen live and show love to my man Cookiehead Jenkins tonight as he spins his last set on: @solidstatedelux / http://t.co/M61dBy6p
- Tonight! Final show ever of "Solid State Deluxe" amazing soul/jazz/hiphop radio on @KTUH | 9-12pm PST | 90.3FM Honolulu http://t.co/jqQopklh
- Excellent interview with one of my favourite authors, David Mitchell, in the @parisreview: http://t.co/5F3d2TBj
- "Human life is a cascade of possible directions & we take only one, or perceive we take only one—which is how novels are written too"-Borges
- RT “@AJEnglish: Can #Maori television help to revive the Maori language? | http://t.co/AXnS5Gtg. #Indigenous #revitalization
- Look what came in the mail today: http://t.co/jdTH865w Thanks @VersoBooks!
- “RT @Khelsilem: The Assembly of First Nations represents 600+ Indian Act Chiefs -- NOT the thousands of indigenous peoples or communities.”
- RT “@SRContretemps: Solidarity in the Streets: An interview with Judith Butler | rabble.ca: http://t.co/cqOJcAXw”
- This is going to be quite the race: MT “@Hayden_King: Atleo, Erasmus, Nelson & Palmater running for AFN National Chief http://t.co/n8KhrL2E”
- Latest issue of FUSE Magazine focuses on the #Inuit avant-garde & "art as a force for decolonization" in the North: http://t.co/DMHH6oqI
- Decidedly mixed reviews of Norwegian Wood film - adapted from Murakami. Despite the Jonny Greenwood soundtrack, I'm unsure. Anyone seen it?
- Quakers - "Fitter Happier" http://t.co/yBEYZNDp @stonesthrow holdin' it downMay 23, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Google Moog is amazing! Shareable 4-track recording?? Damn, son. #MoogDoodleMay 23, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Shawn Atleo Reaffirms Colonialism http://t.co/BwdmiDrZ via @NationTalk
- "You better stay aloof when the troops move or suicide booths soothe/The who’s who of looters shoot/The bullets go zoom zoom" - @therealelpMay 22, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
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I think hip-hop tells the hidden story of the latter part of the twentieth century and the beginning of this century in terms of the underside of the American dream and, by extension, what has happened in and amongst youth all around the world. Although not all hip-hop is exclusively political, a good amount of it speaks to the kinds of pressures that young people have been facing because of globalization, changes in policing and the incarceration of youth, and oftentimes the breakdown, of institutions and structures in the communities that hip-hop comes from. I’ve always listened to hip-hop with that kind of an ear, listening for the seams and where the seams start coming apart, in terms of what it seems to be as popular music, as a critique of society and the economy, and the larger context of the right now.
Indian Country Diaries: Episode 1
Journalist Mark Anthony Rolo (Bad River Ojibwe) journeys to Los Angeles to talk with the survivors and descendants of American Indian families who were part of a federal program that relocated thousands of Native people from rural Reservations to cities.
“Should we worry about the rise of the drones?”
Reading Nick Paumgarten’s troubling but important piece on drone warfare and surveillance.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
7:30pm at the Vogue Theatre
Vancouver, BC
+ + + + +“What is happening when bodies amass in the public square, the university commons, and the street, or when they gather for episodic ‘occupations’? It seems we are in the midst of a new form of politics, one that depends upon bodies amassed and moving together, holding firm, sitting still, and even sleeping in public. Whether resistance in the streets of Vancouver, Madrid, or Athens, the coming together of bodies in coordinated protest worldwide takes new forms, even as it calls upon more classical ideals of public action. Can we say that this is a new politics of the body? This lecture will pursue the question: has contemporary politics taken a bodily turn? Or have street actions become so media-driven that we are witnessing a disembodiment of the public sphere? What role does the body play in a politics of the street?”
Damn, wish this wasn’t sold out.
By ourselves we are weak, together we are strong; together together we are Lavalas (avalanche)”.
When I read a poet who is truly new, I find myself seeing not only the words on the page but, behind the page as it were, a new group of people. This is the poet’s imagined audience, to some extent; every poet has one; the new poet is one who in the process of imagining this audience also brings it into being.
The colonial system is always a way of gaining control over another people for the sake of what the colonial power has determined to be ‘the common good’. People can only be convinced of the common good when their own capacity to imagine ways in which they can govern themselves has been destroyed.
George Manuel and Michael Posluns, The Fourth World: An Indian Reality
George Manuel and Michael Posluns, The Fourth World: An Indian Reality. (via residueatlas)The Ghostly International bookshelf.
I’m a big fan of Elizabeth Weinberg’s photography and I’m a big fan of the artistic electronic music that Ghostly International fosters (Phantogram, Com Truise, Tycho). So, them coming together is really just the best. Last year, Monocle did a write-up about the unique, wonderful thing that Ghostly has going for it and Weinberg took the perfect photos to go with it.
The images make the organization seem really sleek and hip, but also eclectic and friendly and I think that’s an accurate portrayal how their music and art feels. View all the images on Elizabeth Weinberg’s portfolio site, dig around for the tearsheet on her blog and support the rad, weirdo vibes coming steady from Ghostly International.
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- Creative Producer, Digital Strategist, Indigenous Media Consultant, Ph.D. StudentMedia Production | British Columbia, Canada, CASummaryDigital media producer, cultural curator, editor, host, researcher, writer and blogger with extensive experience in transmedial and interactive content, broadcast production, project development and management. Excellent knowledge of web, new media, arts, culture, and technology industries.EducationAdditional Information
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- Oct 12, 11
Revolutions Per Minute has been up and running for just over 3 months now and the response has been fantastic!
We’ve already showcased a brilliantly diverse group of Indigenous musicians and bands from across Turtle Island and all over the world. But this is only the first phase of RPM and we’re working on some amazing new improvements to the site—and looking to build an international community of Indigenous artists and music fans.
We’re finally having the RPM Official Launch Party in Vancouver on October 25, 2011. Should be a great night. And it’s a FREE show!
Here are the event details:
RPM Official Launch Party
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Media Club
395 Cambie St.
Vancouver BC
Coast Salish Territories
NO COVER!Hosted by Ostwelve. Live performances by Haida duo Sister Says, Squamish Nation hip-hop artist Discreet Da Chosen 1, and all-female Cree rock band Vancougar.
RSVP on Facebook: RPM.fm – The Official Launch Party
Filed under: Indigenous, Media, Music - Jun 07, 11
Killer site trailer for RPM.fm. Watch it in HD on a big monitor with good speakers to get the full effect .
This is what I’ve been working on for the past few months…full site coming soon.
Filed under: Indigenous, Music - May 26, 11
I’ve been hard at work on a new project to promote Indigenous Music Culture and we’re finally getting closer to launch…
The project is called Revolutions Per Minute and you can find us at www.rpm.fm and all over the social web. Get in touch if you’ve got ideas about Indigenous artists and musicians we should feature!
Filed under: Indigenous, Media, Music - Mar 18, 11
UVic Native Students Union Presents
INDIGENOUS RESURGENCE WEEK
March 21-26, 2011
*All events are FREE & will be held at the University of Victoria on Coast & Strait Salish Territories.*FULL EVENT SCHEDULE
MONDAY, MARCH 21st
6pm // Opening FEAST
Catered by FOOD NOT BOMBS
Location: First Peoples House Ceremonial Hall
http://www.foodnotbombs.net7pm // Panel Discussion:
Indigenous Grassroots Community Organizing
Panel discussion featuring: Mary Vickers, Rose Henry,
& other inspiring local organizers!
Location: First Peoples House Ceremonial Hall
7pm // Panel Discussion: ‘Ask A Settler’
Panel discussion featuring:
Angela Polifroni, Indigenous Governance [IGOV];
Dr. Michael Asch, Anthropology;
Kelsey Lavoie, IGOV; and Chris Johnson.
Location: Cornett Building B107
TUESDAY, MARCH 22nd
12pm // Indigenous Storytelling
(An Event for Indigenous Peoples)
Featuring local guests & storytellers from across Turtle Island.
Location: First Peoples House Student Lounge
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23rd
6:30pm // Learn to Bead
(An Event for Indigenous Peoples)
Facilitated by Elaine Alexie [Teetl’it Gwich’in].
All experience levels welcome and all materials
provided by the Native Students Union!
Location: First Peoples House Large Classroom
THURSDAY, MARCH 24th
7pm // Film Screening & Discussion:
‘Little Caughnawaga—To Brooklyn and Back’
For over 50 years, the Kahnawake Mohawks, of Quebec, occupied a
10 square block area in the North Gowanus section of Brooklyn, which
became known as Little Caughnawaga. This documentary explores the
story of Mohawk filmmaker Reaghan Tarbell’s exploration of her roots
& her family’s connections to the Mohawk community in Brooklyn, NY.
Featuring a post-screening discussion with Mohawk author & UVic
Indigenous Governance professor, Dr. Taiaiake Alfred,
& the visual artwork of Mohawk artist Lindsay Delaronde.
Location: Human & Social Development Building A240
http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=55472
http://taiaiake.posterous.com/
http://aboriginalunderground.blogspot.com/2009/01/lindsay-delaronde.html
FRIDAY, MARCH 25th
6:30pm // Film Screening & Discussion:
Indigenous Peoples & Alberta’s Tar Sands
Guest Speakers:
Melina Laboucan-Massimo - Lubicon Cree Activist & Organizer
Drew Mildon – Woodward & Company, Legal Counsel to the Beaver Lake Cree Nation
FILM: H2Oil – http://h2oildoc.com/H2Oil follows a voyage of discovery, heartbreak and politicization in the stories
of those attempting to defend water in Alberta against tar sands expansion.
Followed by a discussion with Greenpeace Tar Sands campaigner & Lubicon
Cree community member Melina Laboucan-Massimo & Drew Mildon, Legal
counsel to the Beaver Lake Cree Nation.
Location: First Peoples House Ceremonial Hallhttp://dirtyoil.dogwoof.com/blog/drew-milton-beaver-lake-cree-lawyer/
SATURDAY, MARCH 26th
2pm // Closing Feast & Potluck at GOLDSTREAM PARK
Celebrate the end of the academic year with our closing feast that will be held
potluck-style, so please bring what you can! The NSU will help to supply food
but we encourage everyone to bring a dish or two to share. There will be a
large covered hut as well as multiple fires for cooking!
Location: Goldstream ParkCONTACT & RSVP:
For more information & updates, follow us:
Email // nsu@uvicnsu.ca
Facebook // UVic Native Students Union
Twitter // @UVicNSU
www.uvicnsu.caO Si’em na Si’aya. We raise our hands to the Elders and
Chiefs of these territories where we are guests. In a good
way, we thank our host nations of the Greater Victoria
area.We look forward to seeing you next week!
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