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Jason Edward Lewis
Jason Edward Lewis is a digital-media poet, artist, and software designer. He founded Obx Labs, where he helps design new means of creating and reading digital texts, systems for creative use of mobile technology, and virtual environments to assist Aboriginal communities in preserving their histories. Along with Skawennati, he co-directs Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace, the Skins Video Game Workshop, and the Initiative for Indigenous Futures. A former Carnegie Fellow and current Trudeau Fellow, Jason has been recognized with the inaugural Robert Coover Award for a Work of Electronic Literature, a Prix Ars Electronica honourable mention, and several ImagineNative Best New Media awards. He is a professor in computational arts at Concordia University where he holds a research chair in computational media and the Indigenous future imaginary. He is of Cherokee, Hawaiian, and Samoan descent.
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As tensions in Canada–US relations continue, we are facing big questions about sovereignty and how our identity and values can best meet this moment.
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As tensions in Canada–US relations continue, we are facing big questions about sovereignty and how our identity and values can best meet this moment.
It’s moments like this that reaffirm the mission of The Walrus. We take pride in continuing to provide independent journalism you can trust. We pledge to keep delivering the full story: the research, context, and analysis needed to make sense of such a hurried and momentous news cycle.
With our paywall-free election coverage, we will continue to look to the future of Canada—a nation that practises integrity through trust and honesty, compassion through diplomacy and allyship, partnership through peacekeeping, and strength through diversity.
If you’ve enjoyed these stories, please consider making a donation today to help us continue this national self-examination. By doing so, you will help provide everyone with paywall-free, fact-based reporting on the critical issues that stand to define our generation.