InDigital Insights: Jesse Wente on Indigenous Filmmaking, Narrative Sovereignty, and Big Tech Colonialism

In this episode of InDigital Insights, Monique Manatch speaks with Jesse Wente—Indigenous author, broadcaster, and arts advocate—about the evolution of Indigenous filmmaking in Canada and the fight for narrative sovereignty. Jesse discusses the role of big tech in shaping (and distorting) cultural expression, the legacy of colonialism in media, and his work with the Indigenous Screen Office and Canada Council for the Arts. A deep, reflective conversation about truth, resistance, and the power of storytelling in reclaiming Indigenous identity.