New episodes will air every Wednesday for the docuseries that follows
, a Métis veterinarian who runs Rocky Rapids Veterinary Service in the Drayton Valley area in rural Alberta.is on a mission to keep rural Alberta’s pet and animal population healthy, while also making time to embrace and explore her cultural identity as a Métis woman. “Authentic Indigenous representation is at the heart of our mission at Wapanatahk Media,” said a statement from company co-founders Tania Koenig-Gauchier and Shirley McLean. “We aim to provide a platform for new Indigenous voices, and we are proud to debut Dr. Savannah: Wild Rose Vet, and highlight the incredible lived experiences, successes — and challenges — of a young Métis woman living in rural Alberta.
According to Women in View’s 2021 On Screen Report, Indigenous women continue to remain sorely underrepresented in media. For example, of the 43% of women in key creative TV roles in 2019, only 6.44% were Black women & Women of Colour and 0.94% were Indigenous women, and though 50% of all TV directors were women, only 12% were Black women & Women of Colour and less than 1% were Indigenous women.
The Dr. Savannah production is going a long way to improve those numbers as the series, that has already been renewed for a second season, employs seven Indigenous women currently in editing, writing, and producing roles.