Indigenous Screen Office Allocates $266,000 to Indigenous Podcast Production and Development with Support from YouTube

Press Release

Toronto (Tkaronto), April 22, 2026 – The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) is pleased to announce the selection of 16 projects through the third year of its Podcasting Program, allocating a total of $266,000 in funding for the 2025–2026 fiscal year. The funding includes a $50,000 contribution from YouTube Canada to support the emerging podcasting storytellers.

As part of this partnership, five program recipients will participate in virtual training sessions and workshops led by YouTube. These sessions are designed to equip creators with strategies to maximize platform tools, grow audiences, and enhance the visibility of their work.

The Podcasting Program supports the development and production of engaging audio content by Indigenous screen-based and audio storytellers. This year’s cohort includes six projects from Ontario, four from Alberta, three from British Columbia, and one each from Manitoba, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories.

The following recipients receive funding support from ISO and Youtube:

Project: Before I Go – Embracing the Journey of MAiD – Season 2
Company: Vision Quest Communications Inc.
Key Creative: Danielle Wilson-Brown, Gitxaała Nation
Format: 12 eps. x 30-45 mins
Region: British Columbia
Allocation: $25,000.00

Project: Indigenous Midwives: Our Stories – Season 1
Company: IndigeKin Productions Inc.
Key Creative: Lolly de Jonge, Métis
Format: 12 eps. x 45 mins
Region: Alberta
Allocation: $18,000.00

Project: Lynx River Revisited: A North of 60 Rewatch Podcast – Season 2
Company: Applied as an Individual
Key Creative: Melaw Nakehk’o, Dene/Dënesųłıné
Format: 16 eps. x 35-45 mins
Region: Northwest Territories
Allocation: $20,000.00

Project: Matriarch Movement Video Podcast – Season 6: Indigenous Voices of This Generation
Company: Matriarch Movement Foundation
Key Creative: Shayla Oulette, Métis-Cree
Format: 23 eps. x 45-60 mins
Region: Alberta
Allocation: $25,000.00

Project: The Aunties Dandelion – Season 5
Company: The Aunties Dandelion Inc.
Key Creative: Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore, Kanyen’kehà:ka/Mohawk
Format: 8 eps. x 60mins
Region: Ontario
Allocation: $25,000.00

Additional projects funded through ISO from 2025-2026

Project: Anishinaabemowin Word Parts (Development)
Company: Anishinaabemowin Word Parts (Collective)
Key Creative: Rochelle Allan, Anishinaabe
Region: Ontario
Allocation: $8,000.00

Project: Cree & D: ᐅᐢᑌᓯᒫᐊᐧᓯᓇᐦᐃᑫᐃᐧᐣ (Treaty) (Production)
Company: Applied as an Individual
Key Creative: Jessica Johns, Nehiyaw
Region: Alberta
Allocation: $20,000.00

Project: (Working Title) Indigiqueer Parenting: Reclaiming Family, Identity, Laughter and Love (Development)
Company: Theola Ross Productions Inc.
Key Creative: Theola Ross, Pimicikamiyniw, from the Pimicikamak Cree Nation, Treaty 5
Region: Ontario
Allocation: $15,000.00

Project: Sacred, Savage & Snatched (Development)
Company: Applied as an Individual
Key Creative: Deandra Wells, Blackfoot, Kainai & Siksika Nations
Region: Ontario
Allocation: $12,000.00

Project: Something Else Universe
Company: Applied as an Individual
Key Creative: Coulee Ross, Peepeekisis Cree Nation
Region: British Columbia
Allocation: $8,000.00

Project: The Neechie Mindset Podcast (Production)
Company: Applied as an Individual
Key Creative: Britney Supernault, Métis-Cree
Region: Alberta
Allocation: $12,000.00

Project: The Ones Who Tell the Stories…with Kelly & Jason (Development)
Company: The Film Club Collective (Collective)
Key Creative: Kelly Boutsalis, Registered member of Six Nations of the Grand River
Region: Ontario
Allocation: $15,000.00

Project: This Plant, This Place (working title)
Company: Wild Magic (Individual/Sole Proprietor)
Key Creative: Sarah Fox, Métis
Region: British Columbia
Allocation: $15,000.00

Project: This Song Hurt to Write (Development)
Company: Baswewe Films Inc.
Key Creative: Darlene Naponse, Anishinaabe, Atikameksheng Anishnawbek
Region: Ontario
Allocation: $15,000.00

Project: Unikkaaqtuarvik (A Place of Stories) (Production)
Company: Naniq Media Inc.
Key Creative: Monica Ittusardjuat and Jaypeetee Arnakak, Inuit
Region: Nunavut
Allocation: $20,000.00

Project: Warriors of the Ring (Development)
Company: Grosvenor Park Inc.
Key Creative: Mamie Griffith, Dene/White
Region: Manitoba
Allocation: $13,000.00

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For more information or to book an interview:
Jean-François D. O’Bomsawin
Director of Communications & Francophone Initiatives, ISO
jfobomsawin@iso-bea.ca

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