ABSTRACT
In looking at how the media project can serve decolonizing interests within the field of education, there are several considerations at play. In making the claim that the creation of the digital stories was one way to engage a Metis community in a decolonizing strategy, the stories represented only one part of the decolonizing story of Fishing Lake. Beyond the reclamation of Metis voice, Fishing Lake also demonstrated other decolonizing tendencies, including agency and determination to undertake digital storytelling project despite overwhelming odds. By reclaiming the right to tell their own stories through participation in the digital storytelling workshops, the Metis people of Fishing Lake have made a significant stride towards decolonization. Importantly, the use of narrative, or storytelling, within the project to foster community wellness is a strategy well suited to Metis communities as our storytelling traditions represent a well-loved form of knowledge transfer.
