For immediate release
May 13, 2025, Toronto (Tkaronto) ON ー The new Liberal Cabinet was sworn in today in Ottawa. The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) is happy to welcome Steven Guilbeault as the Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity.
“We warmly welcome Minister Steven Guilbeault in his new role,” said Kerry Swanson, CEO of the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO). “We are committed to continuing our collaboration with the team at the Department of Canadian Culture and Identity to support Indigenous narrative sovereignty and ensure the long-term growth and sustainability of the Indigenous screen sector in Canada.”
“We look forward to working again with Minister Guilbeault to deepen this progress and ensure that Indigenous voices continue to shape the cultural landscape of this country.”
Since 2017, the ISO has made significant strides in delivering programs rooted in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis values and worldviews. ISO’s leadership in advocacy, funding policy, program design and delivery, eligibility frameworks, narrative sovereignty, and cultural protocols has been recognized and adopted across the screen industry. The permanent funding allocated to the ISO in 2024 enables us to continue and strengthen our collaborations with key partners including APTN, CBC/Radio-Canada, Telefilm Canada, the Canada Media Fund, and the CMPA.
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For more information:
Jean-Francois D. O’Bomsawin
Director of Communications and Francophones Initiatives
[email protected]
About the 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.