Title
BROADCASTING SOVEREIGNTY: Exhibiting Nuxalk Radio at the University of British Columbia
Minority studied
Nuxalk
Description
Because the work of the Nuxalk Nation was displayed in a university gallery space, UBC students and other visitors witnessed another form of broadcasting Nuxalk knowledge and authority - one that mimicked a potlatch, wherein guests legitimize their host's history and rights to land and resources through seeing them ceremonially enacted in speech, song, dance, and materialized crests. [...]the very name of the radio society, along with its tagline, reflects the radio station's goal: hhulhamktulhs ala ts ktaliwalh alh ti s-kulhulmcilh ťayc n wa sulutilh ats (Broadcasting the laws of the lands and waters). [...]Nuxalk Radio board member Snxakila14 created this tagline by employing the potlatch word Ihulhamktulhs, meaning "to tell the news to the guests of the traditions gone through by the initiate" and translating into "to tell the news today," implying broadcasting on the radio.15 As Snxakila shared: Spreading the Word: Exhibition Audience as Witnesses The exhibition's main introductory signage invited visitors "to listen to Nuxalk Radio www.nuxalkradio.com and to witness and participate in the work of decolonization and supporting Indigenous sovereignty." [...]the members of the UBC audience were encouraged to activate their exhibition experience and engage with the Nuxalk Nation through their role as witnesses.
(Source: The University of British Columbia Library)
(Source: The University of British Columbia Library)
Founder/Author
Kramer, Jennifer
Minority media language
http://nuxalkradio.com/ (Retrieved December 3, 2020)
Minority media type
Radio
Medium
Radio
Spatial Coverage
British Columbia
Reference (APA style)
Kramer, J. (2018). BROADCASTING SOVEREIGNTY: Exhibiting Nuxalk Radio at the University of British Columbia, BC studies, 199, 151-170.
Minority media discussed
Nuxalk Radio