Media ecology is shown to embrace not only the study ofmedia but also the study of language, culture and technologyand the interaction of these four domains.
All four of these domains are extremely important when creating any type of media. You want them to be correct, have meaning, depth, and understanding. If you just post things to get attention without knowing the intent behind a message what good does that do for you or society. It loses value.
He believed that Indigenous media art production constituted avery different kind of media ecology than “Western” practitionersand theorists hold.
When Indigenous media art is produced by "Western" practitioners I feel that it just loses genuine essence of artwork. Its just fabricated because they enjoy the design or they think its sooooo pretty. Which yes they are but because it is Indigenous art it shifts the narrative in a sense that every single sign, symbol, color , and shape, chosen and created has deep rooting meaning to them. It isn't the same.
With the rise of the inclusion of Aboriginal artists in institutionalarts programming in the past twenty years, there has been in-creased dialogue around the nature and political/cultural impera-tive of Aboriginal arts presentation and discourse.
With the inclusion of Aboriginal artists I also think that these creations have led to discussions about respectful, authentic representation to promote understanding, sovereignty, and reconciliation. I think it is important for the aboriginal people to be able to express themselves through the lenses of their eyes and what they genuinely went through much rather than someone who just read a story or two.
The ability to feel connected to ones haukāinga and ahikā from adistance is a difficult compromise and one that many of our whānauhave to face if they choose to live away from their tūrangawaewae orlive overseas
In the text even though Sciascia writes that "Many Māori of the diaspora are actively seeking and using virtual media to make and maintain strong connections with their haukāinga" I also believe it is difficult to maintain a genuine connection through social media without "kanohi ki te kanohi", the difficulty is that you do not get to interact on a personal level. It just allows you to feel more connected with human contact.