Tommy and Al are excited to bring a fantastic piece filled with both confusion and clarity around a tremendously important subject: Indigenous Digital Identity. What's That Noise?! is honoured to speak with Lawrence Lewis, Founder and CEO of OneFeather: an Indigenous technology company that designs specialized software solutions for Indigenous peoples across Canada.
Lawrence joins us to talk about the messiness that is "Digital Identity" and "digital identity". That's right, there's two. One has capitals in "D" and "I" in it, and the other does not. The latter refers to a concept - digital identity, as in 'who we are' online in terms of how governments and corporations define and represent us. The second, Digital Identity, is a technology. It is the one that we've seen governments around the world develop throughout the pandemic as a digital alternative to, for example, your driver's license... Imagine a passport you keep on your phone.
What makes both versions particularly confusing is that both have tremendous implications for Indigenous peoples, albeit with very different but equally important stakes. Come listen to the solutions and efforts put forth by Lawrence and his company OneFeather to make both versions - digital identity and Digital Identity - meaningful, accessible, proactive and a hopeful avenue for relationship building between Indigenous communities and Canada. Lawrence has opened a door for Canada to commit to reconciliation in the digital space - how will we reciprocate?
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One Feather Two Pens: Episode 7 - Protecting and Promoting Culture through Technology
One Feather Two Pens: Episode 6 - Navigating Indigenous Digital Spaces
One Feather Two Pens: Episode 5 - Award-Winning Filmmaker on Narrative Sovereignty
One Feather Two Pens: Episode 4 - Netflix Filmmakers on Indigenous Media
One Feather Two Pens: Episode 3 - Inclusion in tech industry
One Feather Two Pens: Episode 2 - Reconciliation in the digital space
One Feather Two Pens: Episode 1 - The key to digital collaboration
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Episode 45: Location Data - What Do You Mean?
Episode 44: From the Radio Booth to the Classroom
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Episode 40: Neurotechnology Part 2
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Episode 38: Neurotech Part 1
Episode 37: AI & Advertising Part 2
Episode 36: AI & Advertising Part 1
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