Jesse Wente
Strategic Advisor
Indigenous Screen Office
Jesse Wente is an Anishinaabe writer, broadcaster, speaker and arts leader. Born and raised in Toronto, he is a member of the Serpent River First Nation. Jesse is best known for his 24 years as a columnist for CBC Radio’s Metro Morning, Jesse spent 11 years with the Toronto International Film Festival. An outspoken advocate for Indigenous rights and First Nations, Metis and Inuit art, he has spoken at the International Forum of Indigenous Peoples, Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, the Canadian Arts Summit, the Cultural Summit of the Americas. He was recently appointed Chair of the Canada Council for the Arts, the only First Nations person to ever hold the position. Jesse was named the first Executive Director of the Indigenous Screen Office in February 2018.
EPISODE NOTES & LINKS
Arctic Arts Summit
https://arcticartssummit.ca/
Black Screen Office
https://bso-ben.ca/
Canada Council Strategic Plans
https://canadacouncil.ca/about/governance/strategic-plans
Indigenous Screen Office
https://iso-bea.ca/
The Massey Commission
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/massey-commission-emc
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
https://nctr.ca/records/reports/
Unreconciled
https://www.cbc.ca/books/unreconciled-1.6090528