Media and Information Literacy: Day 11

       For our eleventh day in MediaLit1718, Mr. Opiana had taught us about Indigenous Media and Information. Before we had our discussion, our teacher arranged a small game for us in where the selected person had to guess the word that was flashed on screen with the help of his/her classmates. In other words, the game was Pinoy Henyo where the audience could only answer yes, no or maybe to the person guessing the word.

       After this activity, we were asked to make a mind map of the concepts of indigenous media and information. Our teacher flashed some keywords and terms to help us make our mind maps. My mind map can be found below:

Keywords:

1. Indigenous -native; local; originating or produced naturally in a particular region.
2. Indigenous knowledge -knowledge that is unique to a specific culture or society; most often it is not written down.
3. Indigenous communication -transmission of information through local channels or forms. It is a means by which culture is preserved, handed down, and adapted.
4. Indigenous media and information -original information created by a local group of people. This also refers to content about indigenous people that may be distributed through dominant forms of media or through forms of communication unique to their people group.

       Our teacher also stated that indigenous media and information are highly credible since they are near the source but are rarely circulated for profit. This type of media are channels for change, education, and development. Ignoring this can result in development and education programs that are irrelevant and ineffective.

The following are forms of indigenous media and their local examples:

• Folk or traditional media
• Gatherings and social organizations
• Direct observation
• Records
• Oral instruction

       For the last part of our discussion, Mr. Opiana let us see the different educational resources that contain reliable and trusted information. The education resources mostly had learning materials suited for certain subjects, tutorials and demonstrations about things and the like.

Image source: http://journals.openedition.org/anthrovision/docannexe/image/668/img-1.jpg