S2 E3 with Luke Pearson

S2 E3 with Luke Pearson

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January 21, 2026 · 40 min

About this episode

In this episode, Luke Pearson discusses opportunity, hypervisibility, and gatekeeping in relation to Indigenous self-determination and education.

Luke Pearson is a Gamilaraay man, who founded IndigenousX in 2012. IndigenousX is a 100% Indigenous owned and operated media, consultancy, and training organisation IndigenousX believes in the principles of self-determination and works to effect change by upholding Indigenous knowledges, voices and ways of being Luke leads the IndigenousX team and oversees day to day operations across the different sections of the business. Luke’s passion for IndigenousX stems from his commitment to Indigenous self-determination, truth-telling, and education. In this episode we discuss opportunity, hypervisibility and gate keeping. Relevant links: IndigenousX https://indigenousx.com.au/

People in this episode

Guest: Luke Pearson

Topics covered

  • Indigenous self-determination
  • truth-telling
  • education
  • media
  • consultancy
  • training

Keywords

  • IndigenousX
  • Gamilaraay
  • media organization
  • self-determination
  • Indigenous voices

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Products: IndigenousX

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