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A band council in the Fraser Valley has been found guilty of unlawfully denying band membership and writing themselves blank cheques. Yet, council remains in power as elders die waiting for justice. Kenneth Jackson returns to a story he first b
A Saskatchewan government report on the Prince Albert Police is kept secret. Deaths mount at corrections facilities around town. Christopher Read investigates policing and corrections in a community with a large Indigenous population — and a lo
Centuries-old errors and weak enrolment criteria have put thousands of Algonquin membership claims in doubt. After an internal investigation, APTN Investigates returns to Algonquin country — and we meet a family navigating the fallout.
The sharp rise in food prices hit even harder in the North. In a joint investigation with CBC’s The Fifth Estate, Brittany Guyot visits families and experts in the North to find out the reason why their grocery bills are so high, and what needs
This past spring, 30-year-old Gwich’in and Inuvialuk man Frank Gruben vanished without a trace from the small town of Fort Smith, NT. His disappearance has sparked concern over how the territory handles missing persons cases.
There’s a new Canada Water Act in the works, and the Trudeau government says Indigenous rights will be bolstered. APTN Investigates takes a look at what that might mean – especially for communities where clean water has been something they’ve h
A gust of wind drifts through the prairie grass and into the city of Edmonton. A peaceful setting until you learn the history of the area. The rural city limits have long been an informal resting ground in Alberta’s capital city, where dozens o
After decades of lobbying, four communities in Vermont have been recognized by the state as Abenaki. But Abenaki in Quebec are calling the process flawed... and alleging that the groups are committing cultural identity theft on their ancestral
There are still more questions than answers regarding the mysterious deaths of two Mohawk fishermen on the Bay of Quinte. APTN Investigates reporter Kenneth Jackson meets with families and community members to clear the air, fill in gaps in the
Two Mohawk fishermen went fishing on the Bay of Quinte eight years ago. They never came home. Police ruled that their deaths were accidental, but the families believe they were killed. APTN Investigates reporter Kenneth Jackson sets out to dis
The move is on to remove people whose claims to Algonquin citizenship are based on questionable information. But legitimate Algonquin are asking themselves, has political and cultural damage already been done?
The remains of Indigenous women in Winnipeg landfills sparked outrage. Reporter Brittany Guyot speaks to those affected and uncovers just how many Indigenous women have gone missing or murdered in recent years in the city.
Two Indigenous mothers are seeking answers. Allegedly, staff at Saskatchewan hospitals told them that their babies died shortly after birth. Years later, there’s evidence these babies may have survived. The families tell Investigates’ Christoph
If we’re in a war against climate change, then Canada’s north is arguably on the front line of that battle. Reporter Christopher Read recently went to the Yukon to look at efforts to reduce the number of diesel generators.
They are polar opposites of Canada’s correctional system. On one side, a supermax prison is criticized for extreme isolation, excessive confinement, and no services. On the other, an Indigenous healing lodge with cultural services and many empt
For years, APTN Investigates has been following the story of Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance. The Saulteaux sisters were convicted of the second-degree murder of Anthony Dolff in 1994. Their cousin admitted to killing the farmer. Still, the siste
John Derek Mills is a Cree man from Waterhen First Nation. He’s a ’60s Scoop survivor with a long juvenile record. A life of crime culminated in a botched armed robbery in 1996. Originally sentenced to seven years, Mills is still behind bars ne
Although solitary confinement was abolished in 2019, it continues to operate under different names. Joey Toutsaint estimates he has spent more than 2180 days in isolation. And he says every day has been a battle to overcome his thoughts of suic
There's a silent epidemic of sexual abuse in First Nation communities across Treaty 3 territory in northwestern Ontario. APTN speaks to survivors who say the only way to stop it is by talking about it.
It was meant to be the largest settlement agreement in history. Forty billion dollars for Indigenous children who have suffered in Canada’s child welfare and health care systems. Noah, now 21 years old, is among the leaders in this fight for di
Marilyn James has fought for recognition for her people for three decades, facing opposition every step of the way. The feds consider her people extinct. BC courts ruled she has no standing. And now her cousins south of the border have a suprem
Violence on the streets of Winnipeg is at an all-time high with random attacks and murders. APTN Investigates goes right to the root of the problem through the lives of former gang members and finds a message of hope that things can change.
Nuxalk people want to protect their pristine ecosystem and stop mining exploration. To do so they’re employing a unique tactic - placing totem poles in the mountains as a warning to outsiders.
APTN journalist Brittany Guyot identifies alleged Catholic Church abusers who worked at various residential schools and in Indigenous communities. She speaks with survivors and a priest who left the country after charges were brought forward.
In the quiet border town of Fort Frances, Ontario, women and children are being sexually exploited and too often by the very people and institutions that are supposed to protect them. APTN Investigates speaks to the victims, identifies convicte
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