{"id":14718,"date":"2018-07-27T11:11:09","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T15:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nitv-sets-indigenous-focused-science-series\/"},"modified":"2018-07-27T11:21:09","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T15:21:09","slug":"nitv-sets-indigenous-focused-science-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nitv-sets-indigenous-focused-science-series\/","title":{"rendered":"NITV Sets Indigenous-Focused Science Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NITV is premiering during Science Week the series\u00a0<em>Rewired<\/em>, the first kids\u2019 show to focus on Indigenous science and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>Set to debut on Monday, August 13, at 9:30 a.m. and to air again at 2:30 p.m., the four-part show focuses on themes such as climate change, physics and astronomy. Each episode of\u00a0<em>Rewired<\/em>, which is intended for primary school kids,\u00a0follows a mission that uncovers important AI (Aboriginal Intelligence) that helps\u00a0the character WOM-BOT X<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>think ethically and responsibly about the world around him.<\/p>\n<p>On the show, WOM-BOT X is the sidekick to the character Dr. Rae Johnston. NITV worked with Earth Guardians for the series. Earth Guardians is an international organization that empowers young environmental and social activists by providing education, tools and resources for them to become effective leaders in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Earth Guardians\u00a0Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Ruby the Climate Kid,\u00a0Boydon George,\u00a0MC Trey\u00a0and\u00a0Aloe Blacc are each featured in the four episodes of\u00a0<em>Rewired<\/em>, which are titled \u201cEarth,\u201d \u201cFire,\u201d \u201cWind\u201d and \u201cWater.\u201d NITV also worked with a range of high-profile environmental advocates on each episode, including Afro Roots,\u00a0Rocky Dawuni, James Cameron\u00a0and Black Eyed Peas rapper and Indigenous rights activist\u00a0Taboo.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rewired<\/em>\u2019s theme song was created through a collaboration between\u00a0NITV\u00a0and international musicians Aloe Blacc,\u00a0Maya Jupiter and Quetzal Flores\u00a0of\u00a0Artivist Entertainment. Two song-writing workshops were held simultaneously in Los Angeles and Sydney, bringing together First Nations youth to discuss how they could take action on climate change and be thought-leaders in finding solutions to living more sustainably. The workshops were also an opportunity for the participants to write a theme song for the series.<\/p>\n<p>Aloe Blacc\u00a0and Maya Jupiter<em>\u00a0<\/em>said, \u201cWe\u2019re excited by\u00a0Artivist Entertainment\u00a0and\u00a0NITV\u2019s partnership on the theme song for the children\u2019s series\u00a0<em>Rewired<\/em>. It was so powerful and fulfilling for all involved to be together to imagine, dream and create a song that makes a difference in the fight for environmental justice. [We\u2019re] excited for all to hear their words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Producer for\u00a0<em>Rewired<\/em>,\u00a0Luke Briscoe, added, \u201cDiverse superheroes are on the rise, as we have seen in the success of Black Panther included in the Marvel franchise. The Black Panther and the world of Wankada have changed the entire narrative\u00a0of what and who a superhero can be, and Indigenous characters aren\u2019t just the sidekicks anymore, they\u00a0are the ones that will save the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Rewired\u00a0<\/em>is about providing the world with another superhero for young girls and boys\u00a0to look up to that just happens to be Indigenous. I can&#8217;t imagine another superhero that could reverse the ecological damage made by humans anyway, can you?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NITV is premiering during Science Week the series\u00a0Rewired, the first kids\u2019 show to focus on Indigenous science and sustainability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":477,"featured_media":14720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[3883,3884],"class_list":["post-14718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-nitv","tag-rewired","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NITV Sets Indigenous-Focused Science Series - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nitv-sets-indigenous-focused-science-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NITV Sets Indigenous-Focused Science Series - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"NITV is premiering during Science Week the series\u00a0Rewired, the first kids\u2019 show to focus on Indigenous science and sustainability.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nitv-sets-indigenous-focused-science-series\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-07-27T15:11:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-07-27T15:21:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/07\/Rewired-NITV-718.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"407\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sara Alessi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nitv-sets-indigenous-focused-science-series\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nitv-sets-indigenous-focused-science-series\/\",\"name\":\"NITV Sets Indigenous-Focused Science Series - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-27T15:11:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-07-27T15:21:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nitv-sets-indigenous-focused-science-series\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nitv-sets-indigenous-focused-science-series\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/nitv-sets-indigenous-focused-science-series\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"NITV Sets Indigenous-Focused Science Series\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/3a30a856ec6d9cc2372bf054d26a0418\",\"name\":\"Sara Alessi\",\"description\":\"Sara Alessi is the associate editor of World Screen. 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