In Conversation with Dr. Duke Redbird

Dish with One Spoon As part of the Inaugural Indigenous Digital Delegation at MIT, Elder Dr. Duke Redbird (Ojibway) will present a keynote talk titled “Dish with One Spoon”. The talk will begin with a poem by that name and will close with a poem and/or video called “The Power of the Land.” Dr. Redbird will frame his talk as follows: A BLINK OF AN EYE • A STROKE OF A PEN • A CLICK OF A MOUSE • SPEED OF LIGHT. There will be Welcome Remarks from Home Territory by Elizabeth Solomon of the Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag, and an introduction by Kerry Swanson of the Indigenous Screen Office. Dr. Redbird’s keynote will be followed by a conversation with the ten delegates, all leading Indigenous media scholars and artists, who are virtually meeting with MIT to exchange with the MIT community on the theme of Indigenous Knowledge, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Worlds. The Delegation is led by the Indigenous Screen Office (Canada), funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada, an