InDigital Insights: Louise Profeit-LeBlanc on Storytelling, Ancestral Knowledge, and Oral Tradition

Louise Profeit-LeBlanc joins InDigital Insights to reflect on a life shaped by storytelling. From gathering land-based knowledge with Yukon Elders in her youth to creating spaces like the Yukon International Storytelling Festival, Louise speaks to the deep roots and evolving role of oral traditions. She explores how stories—whether ancestral myths or family memories—carry lessons, laughter, and healing. With warmth and wisdom, Louise shows how storytelling nurtures community, cultural memory, and even the wellbeing of Elders.