Indigenous Matriarchs Summit

Angie Abdilla, Old Ways, New CEO, will be a guest speaker at the Indigenous Matriarchs 4 Lab (IM4 Lab) summit: Indigenous Immersion: Recoding the Virtual on the 28-29th of March 2020.

This is a virtual gathering that is exploring Indigenizing XR (VR/AR/360 and other technologies). The summit asks: what are the impacts and implications of VR/AR within the Indigenous communities? And, how do we build relations with these new immersive technologies? Angie will be speaking about Indigenous knowledge systems, Indigenous protocols and Artificial Intelligence.

About Indigenous Matriarchs 4 Lab

The IM4 Lab was created by Indigenous filmmaker, Loretta Todd, alongside media matriarchs Doreen Manuel, Cease Wyss, and Tracey Kim Bonneau. IM4 is in collaboration with Emily Carr University to offer workshops training Indigenous peoples in XR. IM4 is dedicated to Indigenizing VR/AR/360 by enabling Indigenous communities to find effective ways to incorporate these technologies into educational, cultural, language, artistic and commercial applications. We support Indigenous artists and media professionals by providing immersive learning and production opportunities and building an Indigenized tech ecosystem. Our governance structure is based upon respect and reciprocity, which also honours Indigenous diversity of expression. At the core of the IM4 Lab is the guidance of media matriarchs, who bring experience and commitment to serving the community.