Episode 109. Janine Windolph, Director of Indigenous Arts at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

It is one thing to talk about representation. It is another to build the space for it.

In this episode of the Overheard Podcast recorded live in Banff, we sit down with Janine Windolph, Director of Indigenous Arts at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Janine is Atikamekw and Woodland Cree, and brings decades of experience as a filmmaker, editor, educator, fine craft artist, and community grounded storyteller. Her work lives at the intersection of Indigenous arts, land based learning, and institutional change.

We unpack what meaningful inclusion looks like inside large arts institutions, how Indigenous stories are still misunderstood or sidelined in mainstream media, and what it takes to create safer, m ...