INDIGITAL

Indigenous Storytelling
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ABOUT INDIGITAL

there is a strong need for research in INDIGENOUS communities from aN INDIGENOUS LENS.

OBJECTIVE

INDIGITAL supports Indigenous Peoples and communities to use digital storytelling to promote spaces for listening and sharing stories from their worldview.

GOAL

INDIGITAL's goal is to contribute to social justice and advocate for policy changes that support Indigenous wellbeing, sovereignty, and self-determination.
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Future

INDIGITAL looks to build Indigenous community capacity that supports research from an Indigenous perspective using arts-based digital research methods.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Using community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches and indigenous research methodologies, we collaborate with INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND COMMUNITIES and Storycentre CANADA to co-create meaningful projects that are relevant to our partners.
Participants viewing digital stories at Back to Batoche Days 2022We know who we are: intergenerational understandings of Métis identity

This research project explores intergenerational understandings of Métis identity and wellbeing using digital storytelling.

Group discussion about project in trailer at Back to Batoche 2023Métis survivors of cancer: 
A digital LEGACY PROJECT in Saskatchewan

This research project explores Métis Peoples cancer experiences within the province of Saskatchewan using digital storytelling.

Saskatchewan Indian and Metis Friendship Centre Every Child Matters WalkSASKATCHEWAN INDIAN AND Métis fRIENDSHIP cENTRE: Stories from the street

More information to come. This research project explores First Nations Peoples' experiences transitioning from rural to urban settings using digital storytelling.

Graduate Students apply skills learned at the Indigenous Mentorship Network of Ontario Summer Institute INDIGENOUS MENTORSHIP NETWORK OF ONTARIO SUMMER INSTITUTE

More information to come. Explore the outcomes of the IMN-O Summer Institute training program offered to Indigenous graduate students during the summer of 2023.

CORE MEMBERS

Dr. Chelsea Gabel
McMaster University
Associate Professor

Dr. Gabel is Red River Métis from Rivers, Manitoba and is a citizen of the Manitoba Métis Federation. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Well-Being, Community-Engagement and Innovation and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Health, Aging and Society and the Indigenous Studies Department at McMaster University. Dr. Gabel is also the lead of the Indigenous Mentorship Network - Ontario and co-leads the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) National Coordinating Centre.

Rani SANDERSON
The Story Centre Canada
Executive Director

Rani worked for more than 15 years as a film programmer, video artist, and VJ in many cities, countries, islands, clubs, and festivals around the world, before pursuing a second education in environmental studies, with a concentration on community arts, environmental education, and social justice. It was during this time, in 2008, that she was first introduced to StoryCenter, and she has been facilitating digital storytelling workshops ever since. BA, Film, Ryerson University; MS, Environmental Studies, York University.

Dr. Robert Henry
University of Saskatchewan
Associate Professor

Dr. Henry is Métis from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan and is a citizen of Métis Nation Saskatchewan. He holds a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Justice and Well-Being and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Henry is also the lead of the nātawihowin and mamawiikikayaahk Research, Training and Mentorship Networks and co-leads the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Network Environments for Indigenous Health Research (NEIHR) National Coordinating Centre.

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