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A young Navajo woman skateboards in traditional clothing. An Inupiaq woman demonstrates cutting up bowhead whale meat. A Cree man hoop dances in regalia. These are among the videos by Native people that are gaining attention on the TikTok app. #NativeTikTok also includes history lessons and information about missing and murdered Indigenous people. We’ll talk with TikTok creators about getting noticed on the popular video platform and other social media.
Guests:
Erin Tapahe (Navajo) – freelance writer and Tik Tok content creator
Tyrel Rock (Assiniboine) – Tik Tok creator under @p3rcy.tw0ros3s
Kalei Dixon (Secwepemc Nation) – student at Thompson Rivers University and Tik Tok creator
Sharissa Neault (Fox Lake Cree Nation) TikTok creator for Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre Inc.
Break Music:
O.O.T.G. (song) JB the First Lady (artist) Meant to Be (album)
Fight Like A Woman (song) Sihasin (artist) Fight Like A Woman (album)
