On story-telling, decolonizing media, and a quest...
An interview with Lindsey Popken (University of Washington, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs). Lindsey asked Jessica to speak about Indigenous story-telling, decolonizing media, and a quest to rectify Indigenous traumas of the past.
Jessica Hum (She/Her/Hers) is a self-identified Indigenous-Chinese-Canadian person, who has created and published a podcast called, “Story-telling / Story-listening.” I was drawn to interviewing Jessica because of her quest to decolonize media and her dedication to elevating Indigneous voices on her podcast. This podcast is dedicated to employing traditional oral storytelling to prepare for climate change, as well as exploring and utilizing Indigenous ways of knowing and thinking about the world. Jessica is earning a Master’s degree in Environment and Resource Management at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, where she first got the idea to start her podcast after learning about the value in Indigenous oral storytelling practices for elevating Indigenous voices and decolonizing media; working to decolonize our own research and education is something any student or researcher in marine and environmental affairs should value.