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

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

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

About Indigenous Screen Office The Indigenous Screen Office is an independent national advocacy and funding organization serving First Nations, Inuit and Métis creators of screen content in Canada. The ISO’s mandate is to foster and support narrative sovereignty and cultural revitalization by increasing Indigenous storytelling on screens and promoting Indigenous values and participation across the sector.