InDigital Insights: Ivan J. White on Mi’kmaw Storytelling, Cultural Memory, and Community-Led Filmmaking

In this episode of InDigital Insights, host Monique Manatch speaks with Ivan J. White—a Mi’kmaw writer, musician, and filmmaker from Flat Bay, Newfoundland. Ivan shares how his storytelling journey began after encountering colonial misrepresentations in school. Through music, writing, and film, he now works to preserve Mi’kmaw history and reclaim cultural memory. The conversation explores the ethics of Indigenous filmmaking, language revitalization, and the critical differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous storytelling approaches.