Media

BBC Radio Bristol Smoke Signals
Joy Porter answers a listener’s question about smoke signals on BBC Radio Bristol [30 October 2024].

260th Anniversary of the Treaty of Niagara
1st August 2024 marks the 260th Anniversary of the Treaty of Niagara. The Treaty of Niagara was a significant moment in diplomatic relations between Native … Read more

TSRG AHRC STG project ‘Brightening the Covenant Chain’ features in this month’s digital Research Impact portal Research Features.
Treatied Spaces Research Group AHRC STG project ‘Brightening the Covenant Chain: Revealing Cultures of Diplomacy Between the Crown and the Iroquois Confederacy’ features in Research … Read more

Australia’s new treaty with the Indigenous peoples of Tuvalu
Joy Porter discussed Australia’s new treaty with the Indigenous peoples of Tuvalu in the Pacific in an interview with Andrew Mueller for The Monocle Daily, … Read more

Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum
Joy Porter spoke on The Globalist, Monocle Radio, 24 October 2023 discussing the fallout of Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum. Listen here from 31.15 to 38.25 … Read more

‘This is Colonialism’
The Zeche Zollern museum in Dortmund (GDR) and its ‘This is Colonialism’ exhibition. Joy Porter commented on Talk TV, 17 September 2023.

Killers of the Flower Moon
A look ahead to Martin Scorsese’s new film set and produced on Osage territory. Joy Porter spoke with Kevin O’Sullivan on Talk TV, 27 May … Read more

Totem Poles
Joy Porter answers a listener’s question about First Nations totem poles in the Pacific Northwest. Aired on BBC Radio Bristol on 10 April 2023.

Legacy of Yunupingu (Gumatj)
Joy Porter contributes to a BBC Newshour report about the life and legacy of Yunupingu, one of the most prominent and influential Indigenous leaders of … Read more

Contemporary Treaty Portrayal in Film
Read Joy Porter’s essay on ‘The dangerous myth-making in the Banshees of Inisherin’ on the Spectator Life (21 February 2023) … the film’s miniature donkey … Read more

Indigenous Birth Certificates
Joy Porter spoke to BBC Radio Bristol’s John Darvall on the segment ‘Your Questions’ on ‘Did Native Americans have birth certificates before going on reservations … Read more

Indigenous Matrilineal Communities
Indigenous Peruvian scholar Dr Mariaelena Huambachano (Quechua, Syracuse University) and Joy Porter spoke on BBC Woman’s Hour about Matrilineal Communities on 27 August 2022.

Indigenous naming practices
Joy Porter spoke with BBC Radio Bristol’s John Darvall about Indigenous naming practices, on 12 July 2022.

Pocahontas and Pop Media
Joy Porter spoke to Stig Abell about the story of Pocahontas, on Times Radio Breakfast on 5 April 2022.

Scotland and Native America
Joy Porter appeared on BBC Radio Scotland as part of a special feature on connections between Scotland and Native America. Airdate: 26 January 2020. A … Read more

Black Lives Matter
Greg Smithers (British Academy Global Professor) with text and photographs on The Power of Empty Pedastals, and providing a range of commentary on race and … Read more

Mount Rushmore
Joy Porter appeared on the BBC News Channel to provide commentary on President Trump’s speech at Mount Rushmore on 3 July 2020.

Racism and Advertising
British Academy Global Professor Greg Smithers contributed to a Bloomberg Quicktake, ‘Behind the Design’ that explores how racial prejudice is built into the design of … Read more