APTN News InFocus

APTN News InFocus explores the stories and issues affecting Indigenous Peoples through expert interviews and meaningful conversations. Hosted by reporter Cierra Bettens, each episode offers unique insights and context from people who know the stories best.

Introducing Truth & Politics: What stood out at this year’s AFN annual general assembly? 07/17/2026

Homeless Karaoke - Introducing Our Relatives: Life on the Streets 07/10/2026

Fact-checking claims about Indian Status | APTN News: Answers 07/03/2026

What’s happening with the Thunder Bay Police Service? 06/26/2026

How Canada’s new prison commissioner plans to revamp the system 06/18/2026

Avi Lewis on the NDP's future 06/12/2026

How long should justice take? 06/05/2026

1.7 Earths: The cost of our ecological footprint 05/22/2026

Should Canada rewrite its cannabis law? 05/15/2026

Can Canada meet the Arctic’s basic needs? An interview with Nunavut’s premier 05/08/2026

Canada U.S. trade talks and the impacts on Indigenous businesses 05/01/2026

From Standing Rock to the Juno Awards: Face to Face hits 300 episodes 04/24/2026

Canada’s AI data centre race and how Indigenous Peoples fit in 04/17/2026

Is B.C. putting Indigenous rights on hold? 04/10/2026

The Native Extremism Program and decades of surveillance 04/03/2026

Why Indigenous stories in French matter 03/27/2026

Is journalism under fire in Canada? 03/20/2026

Métis identity and the controversy in Ontario 03/13/2026

Operation Nanook: Inside Canada’s largest Arctic training exercise 03/06/2026

Indian Day School records go digital 02/27/2026

A town in Canada where explosives were just part of growing up 02/20/2026

Is ending drug decriminalization the right move for B.C.? 02/13/2026

AIM, ICE and the history of Indigenous activism in Minneapolis 02/06/2026

Will discrimination against First Nation kids in care finally end? 01/30/2026

How Dan David transformed Indigenous journalism 01/23/2026

Taken returns as search for Tanya Nepinak renews calls for justice 01/16/2026

People in Nunavik say change is needed after another police involved shooting 01/09/2026

From Trudeau’s resignation to Jordan’s Principle: A year in review and what lies ahead 12/19/2025

Can Nunavut fix its child welfare crisis? 12/12/2025

Who gets status? Inside the fight over the second-generation cut off 11/28/2025