Investigates

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.

The Great Change 10/05/2024

The Great Change 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. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/33367502

Orphans of Church and State 06/21/2024

Orphans of Church and State When it comes to institutional child abuse in Canada, Quebec's Duplessis Orphans are considered second only to residential schools. Some Duplessis Orphans are Indigenous—and time is running out for justice to be done. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/31872282

Some Assembly Required 06/19/2024

Some Assembly Required The Assembly of First Nations is the top rung of Indigenous governance. But behind closed doors, the AFN has been plagued by infighting and power struggles. APTN Investigates looks at the challenges facing Indigenous governance, from pre-contact to today. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/31811802

Secrets of the Bay - Chapter 3 06/07/2024

Secrets of the Bay - Chapter 3 In 2015, two Mohawk fishermen drowned. Police claimed they were stealing fish, took too many and the boat sank. Police didn't bother to test these claims. So we did and used the same boat. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/31688017

Wrecking Crew 05/31/2024

Wrecking Crew Life in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside has been devastating for people just trying to survive. Wars on the poor. Wars on drugs. Crisis after crisis for the unhoused. In their own words, residents tell APTN Investigates' Rob Smith their tales of survival. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/31587507

Beyond the Strip 05/10/2024

Beyond the Strip The Manwin Hotel in Winnipeg has been a hub for drugs and violence. It was the scene of two homicides in the last year. But with a lack of housing, it’s also become a last resort for the city’s vulnerable population. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/31278057

Lost Spirit 05/03/2024

Lost Spirit Stanley Morris Peters was killed in a hit and run in 1987 near the community of Mount Currie B.C. and his body has never been found. More than 35 years later, his family continues to search for answers — and believes someone knows what happened. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/31165007

Inside the Band Office: Stonewalled 04/19/2024

Inside the Band Office: Stonewalled Members of a First Nation in Alberta say urgent action is needed to increase financial transparency in their community. Court documents raise suspicions of how band money is spent, while Elders are forced off-reserve after their house is condemned. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/30941063

Inside the Band Office: Peters' Indian Problem 04/12/2024

Inside the Band Office: Peters' Indian Problem 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 broke in 2017. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/30830698

Jail Town 03/08/2024

Jail Town 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 lot of jails, too. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/30330778

Return to Algonquin Country 03/01/2024

Return to Algonquin Country 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. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/30226813

Food for Profit 02/23/2024

Food for Profit 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 to happen next. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/30118418

The Disappearance of Frank Gruben 12/08/2023

The Disappearance of Frank Gruben 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. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/29028738

Liquid Law 11/27/2023

Liquid Law 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 had to fight for. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/28812783

Working 118th 10/27/2023

Working 118th 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 of missing women’s remains have been located, many of whom worked in the sex industry. Thirty-seven women have been found in rural areas outside of the city. The rural outskirts of the city have been referred to as the “killing fields” by sex workers and advocates alike for decades. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/28464608

People of the Dawn 10/20/2023

People of the Dawn 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 territory. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/28400780

Secrets of the Bay – Part 2 10/13/2023

Secrets of the Bay – Part 2 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 police investigations – and face some difficult truths. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/28347128

Secrets of the Bay – Part 1 10/06/2023

Secrets of the Bay – Part 1 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 discover what really happened that night. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/28281632

Identity Check 05/26/2023

Identity Check 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? /episode/index/show/investigates/id/26979441

Voices of the Landfill 05/19/2023

Voices of the Landfill 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. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/26931720

Stolen 05/12/2023

Stolen 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’ Christopher Read that they’re now hoping for a reunion with their stolen children. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/26845551

Nuclear North 05/05/2023

Nuclear North 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. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/26779842

Inside Corrections: The Prison Within 03/31/2023

Inside Corrections: The Prison Within 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 empty beds. Find out who ends up where in The Prison Within. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/26433243

Inside Corrections: The Long Road Home 03/24/2023

Inside Corrections: The Long Road Home 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 sisters were put in prison where they’ve been – for the most part – for nearly 30 years. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/26358489

Inside Corrections: Hard Time 03/17/2023

Inside Corrections: Hard Time 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 nearly three decades later. He feels he has fallen through every crack in the justice system. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/26285652

Inside Corrections: 2180 Days 03/10/2023

Inside Corrections: 2180 Days 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 suicide. APTN Investigates is taking viewers inside corrections facilities to see what’s really behind the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in Canada’s justice system. See the four-part series here: /episode/index/show/investigates/id/26217771

Buried Truths 01/27/2023

Buried Truths 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. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/25776183

Noah's Story 01/20/2023

Noah's Story 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 dignity, compensation and the well-being of future generations. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/25703847

Sinixt Nation: A Story of Extinction and Baskets 12/02/2022

Sinixt Nation: A Story of Extinction and Baskets 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 supreme court victory granting hunting rights. Members have frozen her out. Denouncing her claims as false. Her story is one of genocide, identity and baskets. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/25227675

Root Causes 11/25/2022

Root Causes 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. /episode/index/show/investigates/id/25151886

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