PRESS RELEASE

IPPM launches pilot content residency initiative

15 June 2026

A new residency initiative launched by Indigenous Partnerships in Public Media hopes to foster new relationships and opportunities for cross-cultural storytelling by funding an Indigenous creator to be hosted by a leading public media organisation.

Indigenous Partnerships in Public Media (IPPM) is calling for applications for an exciting new initiative that will fund an Indigenous creator to travel and be hosted by a partner organisation to develop relationships, knowledge, partnerships, or content.

This pilot Residency is designed to foster deep collaboration between our member organisations. The IPPM will select and fund one Indigenous creator to undertake a three-week international placement.

The successful applicant will be hosted by another IPPM member organisation, where they will learn, engage and meet with other Indigenous cultures with the aim of developing a piece of content or research.

The IPPM is a new collective of public service media organisations, with a mission to support Indigenous representation, storytelling and languages in public media. It was founded by six public service media organisations (ABC, CBC/Radio-Canada, NITV, NRK Sápmi, RNZ, Sveriges Radio) together with Ngā Aho Whakaari, a not-for-profit organisation promoting Māori on-screen representation.

“By doing this, we want to prove that giving Indigenous creators time and international access results in higher-quality, more impactful public media content. It also fulfils the obligations of public media to uplift Indigenous voices globally.” – Robert Doane, director of the National Indigenous Office at CBC/Radio-Canada.

Eligibility & how to apply

To be eligible for the residency, you must be one of the following options:

• A staff member at an IPPM member organisation
• An independent content producer who has worked with an IPPM member organisation in the past two years

To apply, you will need to supply your CV and a residency proposal, including a work plan, examples of previous work, and references.

The successful applicant will be chosen by the IPPM Council.

About IPPM

Indigenous Partnerships in Public Media’s (IPPM) purpose is to complement — not replace or duplicate — the vital work of Indigenous‑led media organisations. Rather than performing the role of Indigenous media, this alliance focuses on improving how national public institutions engage with, support, and reflect Indigenous voices, while strengthening pathways for partnership with Indigenous media associations and creators.

IPPM was formed following the 2024 summit, “Walking Together: Amplifying Indigenous Voices in Public Media,” held in Ottawa. At the summit, the senior Indigenous staff who worked within national public service media organisations were inspired by their shared similarities and the conversations the gathering fostered, and agreed to work closely to address their challenges and harness opportunities.

The group also met in Paris in November 2024 for UNESCO’s Expert meeting and Media Partnership Forum on Indigenous Peoples and the Media. This group’s formation also marks the realisation of a key recommendation [12] in UNESCO’s global study on Indigenous Peoples and the media which calls for “New multistakeholder partnerships and professional associations … to enhance collaboration.”

In the time since, the group has started sharing best practices for internal strategy and editorial policies, while exchanges, funded by PMA’s Global Grants, have taken place from the ABC to CBC/Radio-Canada, and from CBC/Radio-Canada to Sveriges Radio and NRK. Several members also appeared at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum, where they spoke at a panel session on reaching and reflecting Indigenous audiences. There has also been work around how national broadcasters have been working with Indigenous communities around the substantial archives they hold.