Jesse Wente
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Jesse Wente is a Canadian Indigenous arts leader, broadcaster, and advocate known for championing Indigenous representation and sovereignty in film, media, and cultural institutions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jesse Wente canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Indigenous rights advocate
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arts administrator ⓘ broadcaster ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
Indigenous representation in film
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Indigenous sovereignty in media ⓘ decolonization of cultural institutions ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Indspire Award for Arts (Film, TV and New Media) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Toronto
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University of Toronto Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | CBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Anishinaabe
NERFINISHED
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Ojibwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indigenous arts
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broadcasting ⓘ cultural policy ⓘ film ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
Canadian reconciliation discourse
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representation of Indigenous peoples in popular culture ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
Canadian cultural policy
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Indigenous representation in Hollywood ⓘ truth and reconciliation in Canada ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in establishing the Indigenous Screen Office
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public commentary on Indigenous issues in Canadian media ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Serpent River First Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jesse Wente NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for Indigenous representation in media
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leadership in Canadian arts institutions ⓘ |
| notableRole | film critic on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning ⓘ |
| notableWork | Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arts administrator
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author ⓘ broadcaster ⓘ film critic ⓘ public speaker ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairperson of the Canada Council for the Arts
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Executive Director of the Indigenous Screen Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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