Toronto (Tkaronto), July 25, 2025 – The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) is pleased to announce the selection of nine projects in the second year of its Podcasting Program. Through the ISO Story Fund, a total of $200,000 was invested in these projects for the 2024–2025 fiscal year. The program supports the development and creation of engaging and compelling podcasts by Indigenous screen-based and audio storytellers. This year’s recipients include six projects based in Ontario and three in British Columbia.
The following projects have been supported by the Podcasting Program.
Project: Franklin: The Missing Ships That Weren’t
Company: Mixtape VR Inc.
Key Creative: Nyla Innuksuk, Inuit
Format: 6 episodes x 45 mins
Region: Ontario
Project: Auntie Up! Season 3
Company: Makwa Creative Inc.
Key Creative: Tanya Talaga, Anishinaabe
Format: 10 episodes x 45 mins
Region: Ontario
Project: Criminals on Patrol
Key Creative: Pamela Palmater, Mi’kmaq
Format: 10 episodes x 45 mins
Region: Ontario
Project: Before I Go
Company: Vision Quest Communications Inc.
Key Creative: Danielle Wilson-Brown, Gitxaala/Haisla
Format: 16 episodes x 45 mins
Region: British Columbia
Project: Seekwan (tentative)
Key Creative: Lenny Carpenter, Omushkego (Swampy Cree)
Format: 12 episodes x 60 mins
Region: Ontario
Project: Dene Talk Season 2
Key Creative: Cassidy Villebrun-Buracas, Dene/Métis
Format: 6 episodes x 45 mins
Region: British Columbia
Project: The Aunties Dandelion
Company: The Aunties Dandelion Inc.
Key Creative: Kahstoserakwathe Paulette Moore, Kanyen’kehà:ka
Format: 12 episodes x 60 mins
Region: Ontario
Project: The Our Storytellers Podcast
Company: Our Storytellers Media Inc.
Key Creative: Riel Drury, Métis from Nehiyaw and Soto Background
Format: 20 episodes x 90 mins
Region: British Columbia
Project: Roots and Hoots Presents: Breaking the Silence – Canada’s Classrooms of Injustice
Company: Legacy of Hope Foundation
Key Creative: Lewis Barnaby, Teresa Edwards, Mi’gmaq
Format: 12 episodes x 45 mins
Region: Ontario
The upcoming opening date for the Podcasting Program for 2025-2026 will be announced soon.
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For more information or to book an interview:
Jean-François D. O’Bomsawin
Director of Communications & Francophone Initiatives
[email protected]
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.