INDIGITAL supports Indigenous Peoples and communities to use digital storytelling to promote spaces for listening and sharing stories from their worldview.
INDIGITAL's goal is to contribute to social justice and advocate for policy changes that support Indigenous wellbeing, sovereignty, and self-determination.
INDIGITAL looks to build Indigenous community capacity that supports research from an Indigenous perspective using arts-based digital research methods.
This research project explores intergenerational understandings of Métis identity and wellbeing using digital storytelling.
This research project explores Métis Peoples cancer experiences within the province of Saskatchewan using digital storytelling.
This research project explores Indigenous Peoples' connections to SIMFC and the issues related to being Indigenous in the city and moving to urban spaces using digital storytelling.
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.
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 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. 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.