Daily update on what's making headlines in Indigenous country across Canada and beyond.
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APTN Investigates is the first Indigenous investigative news program in Canada, offering viewers hard-hitting reports and stories. Produced by award-winning journalists, APTN Investigates is committed to seeking the truth for our people.
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Face To Face is an interview show that focuses on Indigenous issues. Host Dennis Ward features guests who make headlines, and those affected by problems facing Indigenous urban and rural communities.
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Nation to Nation takes a weekly look at the politics affecting Indigenous people in Canada. Join us as we connect you with the decision-makers in Ottawa and across the country.
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InFocus advances the latest news stories. Join us as we put issues into perspective and provide in-depth analysis. Informational and educational, InFocus provides a detailed examination of the issues affecting our communities.
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The Millennial Scoop is the ongoing assimilation of Indigenous children and youth through the Canadian government’s child welfare systems. Natasha is a Millennial Scoop survivor from Manitoba’s Child Welfare System. This is her story.
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Discover the untold stories of resilience and adaptation in the High Arctic with APTN News' new six-part podcast series The Place that Thaws from reporter Danielle Paradis. Join us as we journey to Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord, Canada's northernmost communities, where the impacts of climate change are starkly evident. There, a simple plan to take to the ice on a hunting trip is no longer guaranteed - and polar bears, once great hunters on the ice floes in the north, now hang around on shore. ...
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Dr. Savannah Howse-Smith, a Métis veterinarian in rural Alberta, discusses everything from wildlife rescues to her Métis journey. From her work at Rocky Rapids Veterinarian Service to her volunteer work in nearby communities, Dr. Savannah is an animal’s best friend and shares her vast knowledge in this podcast. Dr. Savanah: Wild Rose Vet is also a television series on APTN. Check out the series website for more details: https://www.aptntv.ca/wildrosevet/
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Beyond the Lair explores the untamed spirit of Indigenous business innovation by guiding and celebrating Indigenous-owned enterprises at every step of their incredible journey. Building on the success of the renowned TV show "Bears' Lair" on APTN, this podcast spotlights the visionaries and resilient minds behind these ventures. As well, it will feature industry leaders talking about the initiatives and campaigns they have to support Indigenous entrepreneurs and how their companies are makin ...
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Our lead story: accompanied by Special Interlocutor Kimberly Murray, NDP MP Leah Gazan hosts a press conference on Bill C-413, her private member’s bill to include residential school denialism as a form of hate speech under the Criminal Code. - - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.comAPTN
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Veteran journalist says Democrats targeting Native American voters in tight U.S. election race
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In the lead up to the US election, democrats need every vote including from Native Americans. More transparency, that's what's needed when negotiating long-term reform in the First Nations child welfare system. That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation.APTN
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Our lead story: with just days to go before an election for the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, questions are raised about its spending by the Saskatoon Tribal Council. - - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.comAPTN
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Our lead story: after two years of visits to Indigenous communities, Kimberly Murray—the federal Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites—releases her final report, including 42 obligations stemming from the "enforced disappearances" of children at residential schools. . . . . . . . Interstitial: pixabay.com…
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On this episode of Face to Face: Paul Spence Paul Spence is an actor known to many as Dean Murdock from the mockumentary FUBAR, which spawned two films, a TV series and a book. Now, Spence is back with an origin story of Dean that is unrelated to the FUBAR franchise called Deaner ‘89.APTN
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Our lead story: although some are upset by a surburban Winnipegger’s lawn signs displaying provocative messages like "The orange shirt movement is a terrorist entity," their options to do something about them appear limited. . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.comAPTN
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Our lead story: Clarence Woodhouse and Brian Anderson—First Nations men who both spent 50 years in prison for a murder they did not commit—confront all-too-familiar barriers when they try to testify before a Senate committee.APTN
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Our lead story: why a Whitehorse women's halfway house that opened just a year-and-a-half ago has now shut its doors—at least for the time being. . . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.comAPTN
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The final settlement agreement on long-term reform in First Nations child welfare was defeated at the Special Chiefs Assembly in Calgary last week. NDP MP Lori Idlout tell us what her party thinks should happen next. The Métis Nation—Saskatchewan and Federal Housing Advocate released a report this week on Métis housing in that province. MN-S Presid…
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Our lead story: the Manitoba government provides an update on the planned search of a private Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two Long Plain First Nation women, among the four linked to a recently convicted serial killer. . . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.comAPTN
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Our lead story: families of Black and Indigenous people who’ve died while in police custody—nine fatalities over a 20-day stretch this summer alone—take to Parliament Hill to call for a public inquiry and greater oversight of RCMP and municipal police forces.APTN
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On this episode of Face to Face: Governor General of Canada Mary Simon. Simon, who was sworn in on July 26, 2021, is the first Indigenous governor general and the 30th since Confederation. Prior to the role, she was nationally and internationally recognized for her work on Arctic and Indigenous issues.…
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Our lead story: a recent string of violent incidents hits multiple Manitoba locations, including a woman's murder on Sagkeeng Anicinabe First Nation, the fatal shooting of a man on the Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation, and the non-fatal shooting of a teenager on Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation. .................. Interstitial: zapsplat.com…
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Our lead story: reflections on chiefs’ overwhelming rejection of a proposed final settlement agreement on child welfare reform, a 10-year, $47.8B dollar deal trumpeted by AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, with the backing of chiefs in Ontario. . . . . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com…
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The Algonquin Nation has resided in the Ottawa River Basin since time immemorial. But the storing of nuclear waste - which will last for 15 generations - goes beyond their teaching of safeguarding the land for seven generations. Story by video journalist Tom Fennario.APTN
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Our lead story: A passionate, sometimes charged debate at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly in Calgary precedes Thursday's rejection of a resolution in favour of a $47.8B child welfare reform deal with the Canadian government. . . . . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.comAPTN
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First Nations leaders continue to make arguments for and against accepting a $47.8 billion deal with Canada on long-term reform of the on-reserve child welfare system. The draft final settlement agreement on long-term child welfare reform was initially announced by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak at a chiefs assembl…
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Our lead story: a three-day Special Chiefs Assembly begins in Calgary to debate whether to accept or reject a $47.8B draft agreement on long-term reform of the First Nations Child and Family Services Program. . . . . . . . . Interstitial: ZapSplat.comAPTN
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Our lead story: the Saskatchewan Health Authority apologizes after an Elder’s ponytail was cut at a Saskatoon hospital while he was unconscious. . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.comAPTN
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Our lead story: not long after it amended The Child and Family Services Act of Manitoba, the NDP government unveils its plan to transform the provincial child welfare system, one it claims will keep kids with families and communities, and ensure parental support. . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com…
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Charles Oudie's body was found wedged in a Vancouver storm drain in 2015. Authorities declared his death an accident before the autopsy was complete. Oudie's family still has questions. Was it an accident? Or is there something more beneath the surface? Story by reporter Brittany Guyot.APTN
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Our lead story: Leaders discuss the First Nations Clean Water Act at a House of Commons committee.
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'Very concerning': Residential school documents committee suspends work citing federal funding
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Brian Francis recently raised the issue of government funding cuts to the residential schools documents advisory committee in the senate. Madeleine Redfern discusses the newly formed Survivor's Circle for Reproductive Justice. John Howard Society lawyer Pierre Hawkins talks about a court case that aims to increase the rights of inmates in the Saska…
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Our lead story: In Ottawa, leaders from the Prince Albert Grand Council press the feds for funding to address healthcare, housing and public safety deficits.APTN
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Our lead story: with over 50 First Nations now part of a $1.1 billion class action suit against the federal government over access to safe drinking water, the NDP raises the issue Tuesday in the House of Commons.APTN
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On this episode of Face to Face: Desiree Dorion The country music industry, south of the Medicine Line, has long been known as an old boys club where women are underrepresented. On this episode of Face to Face, Desiree Dorion says it’s no better in Canada, especially if you’re a woman of colour.APTN
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Our lead story: pressed in Question Period by the NDP on “the housing crisis in Indigenous communities,” the Liberal Minister of Public Services and Procurement Jean-Yves Duclos blames the previous Conservative government. . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.comAPTN
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Our lead story: funding for the pilot of a Manitoba-wide ‘red alert system’ is announced on the National Day of Action for MMIWG2S. . . . . . . . . . Interstitial: pixabay.comAPTN
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With big city drug dealers moving into their communities and preying on the vulnerable, Anishinaabe from Wasauksing First Nation in Ontario begin to address the root causes of addiction that attracts them. And that begins with first speaking the truth. Story by reporter Kenneth Jackson.APTN
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Our lead story: 72-year-old Clarence Woodhouse’s half-century-long fight to clear his name of a 1974 murder conviction ends with a Manitoba judge formally declaring his innocence. . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.comAPTN
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Canada legally obligated to provide sustainable, long-term funding for unmarked grave searches: Murray
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Canada’s special interlocutor for missing children, unmarked graves and burial sites says the federal government needs to ensure funding for searches is both sustainable and long-term. That's on the season premiere of Nation to Nation.APTN
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Our lead story: asked about calls for a public inquiry into recent First Nations fatalities during encounters with Canadian police, Crown–Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says an investigation is needed. . . . . . . . Interstitial music: ZapSplat.comAPTN
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Our lead story: on Monday’s National Truth and Reconciliation Day, some residential school survivors of the Mohawk Institute hold the feds’ feet to the fire over funds for searches for unmarked graves.APTN
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On this episode of Face to Face: Melissa Robinson Host Dennis Ward leaves the studio and heads to the streets for his interview with Melissa Robinson on the season premiere of Face to Face. Robinson is the cousin of Morgan Harris, one of the victims of a Winnipeg serial killer. She is also the co-chair of Morgan’s Warriors, an outreach group helpin…
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On today’s podcast, how some parts of Canada observed the fourth-annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday.APTN
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Our lead story: tensions return to the waters off southwestern Nova Scotia as Mi'kmaw lobster harvesters and federal fisheries officers collide.APTN
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Our lead story: the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) releases more details about a fatal Sept. 17 interaction between Blood Tribe member Jon Wells, 42, and several Calgary police officers. . . . . . . . . Interstitial music: ZapSplat.comAPTN
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Our lead story: the family of Ronald Skunk—the Mishkeegogamang First Nation man whose death is now under investigation by Ontario's police watchdog—express concerns about interactions with police and paramedics in Pickle Lake ON three days prior to his death. . . . . . . . Interstitial music: ZapSplat.com…
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Our lead story: along with fellow residents of Southbank BC, the parents of 6-year-old Oaklynn Schweder—the shoeless, non-verbal girl who’d gone missing for over three days—are relieved to find her safe and sound Sunday evening. . . . . . Interstitial credit: ZapSplat.comAPTN
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Our lead story: an extensive 4-day search, including RCMP and Canadian Rangers, for 6-year-old Johnson Redhead of Shamattawa Cree Nation in northern Manitoba comes to a tragic end when his remains are located Sunday evening. . . . . SFX: ZapSplat.comAPTN
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Our lead story: advocates discuss the impacts of the sudden pause of the Canada-Manitoba Housing Benefit on youth aging out of care and people at risk of homelessness. . . . . . . SFX source: ZapSplat.comAPTN
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