A Brief (Media) History of the Indigenous Future

The concept of the ‘future imaginary’ seeks to capture the ways people imagine the futures of their societies. This article considers how Indigenous artists from North America and Oceania have used digital media to illustrate such possible futures from an Indigenous perspective. The review of their work forms the basis for a preliminary analytical framework for understanding different types of imaginings and the cultural and political work they do in expanding the possibilities of future action by Indigenous communities.