Danasco Chakasum: Activating Narratives

Published: Jan. 3, 2023, 9:12 a.m.

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Indigenous 150+ podcaster Danasco Chakasam, raised in Moosonee with family roots from Attawapiskat, speaks with host Zorga Qaunaq. Beading and learning traditional crafting skills from the age of nine, Danasco speaks about her love for fashion activism and her experience with the First People\\u2019s Innovation Lab which brings together modern technology with traditional arts and crafts. She shares what got her into podcasting why it\\u2019s important to talk about cultural appropriation and why it\\u2019s so wrong.

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Follow host Zorga Qaunaq on Instagram at @heyzorgzilla

To follow Zorga\'s upcoming INUVERY podcast celebrating Inuit culture: https://www.instagram.com/inuverypodcast/

This episode was developed in the Intro to Digital Storytelling Program led by Good Influence Films in partnership with RBC Emerging Artists Project, Inspirit Foundation and the Mastercard Foundation.

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