May 22 Talk - Indigenous Connectivity: Kinship and Identity in a Digital World

Join us on Friday, May 22 from 3-4 p.m. in 2-20 A Visualization Room (Digital Scholarship Centre, Cameron Library) for "Indigenous Connectivity: Kinship and Identity in a Digital World", a talk by Phil Steinhauer-Mozejko.

Phil Steinhauer-Mozejko explores the evolving state of Indigenous connectivity and digital participation in Canada, drawing on his work with Indigenous communities, broadband initiatives, and digital equity efforts across Turtle Island and Inuit Nunangat. Through reflections on his journey in the MACT program at the University of Alberta, he considers how technology, governance, education, and community-driven approaches intersect in shaping Indigenous participation in the digital society.

Speaker Bio:

Phil Steinhauer-Mozejko is from amiskwaciwâskahikan (ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ), “Beaver Hills Lodge,” otherwise known as Edmonton. He is a member of Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 and is of nêhiyaw (Plains Cree) and European (Celtic, Polish) ancestry.

A proud MACT alum, some of Phil’s interests include digital technology, Native affairs, and exploring the intersection between Cree worldview(s) and Western modernity. For the last five years, Phil has been working to enhance digital equity for Indigenous communities across Turtle Island and Inuit Nunangat through a combination of advocacy, youth and community engagement, and various workforce development initiatives.

This talk is part of the Master of Arts in Communications and Technology (MACT) Spring Institute Research Symposium.