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Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction

STUDIES IN AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURES    v. 25   no. 4   p. 100    Year: 20131201

by Amy Gore

In her anthology, Walking the Clouds, Dillon outlines how science-fiction can aid processes of decolonization. Using tools like Slipstream, worldbuilding, science fiction and anthropological First Contact scenarios, Indigenous communities construct self-determined representations and alternative narratives about their identities and futures.

''Artists Jason Edward Lewis and Skawennati identify new media an effective way for Indigenous peoples to represent themselves and create shared community owing to increased access and advocacy [link]. This stands in contrast to earlier media like photography, which generally saw Indigenous self-representations lesss predominant than other lenses nanananananana ??? ??? ???.''

By questioning what counts as technological, Indigenous futurists

In so doing, the movement questions the digital divide, noting that Indigenous peoples have been purposefully excluded from accessing media technologies. The widespread use of personal computers and the Internet following the Digital Revolution created conditions in which, to some extent, Indigenous peoples may participate in the creation of a network of self-representations.

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