Photo Credit: Jourdan Christopher

[Image Description: Ivan is seated and Ivy stands next to him against a black background. Ivan wears glasses, a black t-shirt, and a black shirt with white, yellow, and green flowered print. ivy wears a white shirt that is printed with oranges, bananas, mangos, lemons, and coconuts. They are both looking directly to into the camera.]

In this episode, I speak with the brother and sister, Blackfeet filmmaking team, Ivy & Ivan McDonald. During our conversation, we chat about Ivy’s journey to filmmaking, Ivan’s work as an activist and social worker, their living in Montana, and their commitment to honoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW). Ivy and Ivan have been busy filming When We Were Here this summer and when dealing with such a heavy topic one might need to add a little levity to one’s life, this episode’s song is Cannons’ “Love on the Ground” because it’s Ivy’s new summer jam.