Our lead story: calling it “a giant step backwards on the path of reconciliation,” the National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools, Missing Children and Unmarked Burials says it’s extremely disappointed that the federal government has decided to discontinue its funding.Av APTN

In this episode, host Cierra Bettens explores the efforts to revitalize Indigenous languages across Turtle Island. February is I Love to Read month, and APTN reporter Tiar Wheatle is leading Mother Tongue Teachings—a new series featuring language speakers sharing a phrase of the day. Tiar joins us to discuss the series, her language journey, and th…

Our lead story: now-deleted video of an Alberta RCMP officer punching an Indigenous woman in the face while she was on the ground sparks outrage on social media. - - - - - Interstitial: ZapSplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: new details on changes to how Canada handles Jordan’s Principle requests, the numbers of which have only soared according to feds.

Our lead story: The chief of Minegoziibe Anishinabe in Manitoba says he’d be open to opting in to any federal child welfare reform agreement negotiated with the Chiefs of Ontario and the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.Av APTN

Our lead story: a look at the first phases of the forthcoming claims period for the $23.3B child welfare settlement, including eligible children and caregivers.

Our lead story: residents of the small Alaska town of Barrow are distressed by local police’s inappropriate treatment of the body of a 17-year-old.Av APTN

Our lead story: the chief of the Carry the Kettle Nakota Nation says police in Saskatchewan continue to search for what he says are "suspects" in the recent deaths of two women and two men, found together Tuesday morning in a home on the First Nation.Av APTN

In this episode, we put the Liberal leadership race InFocus. Five candidates are competing to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, each making promises and presenting their vision for Canada. Several challenges lie ahead, including housing, immigration, foreign relations—and dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump. However, little has been said …

Our lead story: a man wanted by RCMP for a firearm incident in Zagime Anishinabek—and who may be connected to Monday’s quadruple homicide on Carry the Kettle Nakota Nation—has now been arrested by Regina police. - - - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: with suspects in multiple reported homicides on Cega'kin Nakota Nation (aka Carry the Kettle) possibly still at large in southern Saskatchewan, police heighten their presence in the area, including Cowessess First Nation and Zagime Anishinabek. - - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com…

Our lead story: U.S. President Donald Trump agrees to postpone planned tariffs for 30 days after meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who noted Canada’s recent moves to significantly increase funding for border-related security. - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: a boil water advisory on Neskantaga First Nation in northern Ontario enters its thirtieth year, an anniversary their chief calls “unconscionable.”Av APTN

Our lead story: just days after launching his history-making bid as the first-ever Indigenous candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, Mi'kmaw MP Jaime Battiste announces his withdrawl.Av APTN

In this episode, we put drug trafficking InFocus. From coast to coast, First Nations are grappling with the impacts of drug trafficking. Outside dealers are preying on vulnerable community members—but many nations are mobilizing to push back. Award winning APTN Investigates journalist Kenneth Jackson joins us to discuss his report, The Great Change…

Our lead story: after last year’s sudden passing of Grand Chief Cathy Merrick, an Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs by-election sees former Long Plain First Nation chief Kyra Wilson emerge victorious on the first ballot.Av APTN

Our lead story: despite a Jan. 26 court-ordered deadline for Canada and Ontario to negotiate a settlement over breaches of the 1850 Robinson–Superior Treaty with 12 First Nations, a deal seems nowhere in sight. . . . . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: mourners in British Columbia and beyond reflect on the recent passing of hereditary chief Bill Wilson, who first rose to prominence in the late 1960s as a fierce advocate for the rights of First Nations. - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: citing it as a threat to their treaty rights, Mi’kmaw First Nations collectively reject a three-year offer from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to participate in the commercial fishery.Av APTN

Our lead story: off duty since his alleged involvement in an Ottawa bar fight last month, the Southern Chiefs Organization announces SCO Grand Chief Jerry Daniels is back on the job after "a recent health leave." - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

In this episode, we put the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge InFocus. Gwich'in leaders like Chief Pauline Frost explain why this sacred land is vital to their people. But corporate interests, backed by politicians, have eyed it for oil and gas drilling. Despite challenges, President Trump’s declaration of a “national energy emergency” keeps his push…

Our lead story: a Wolastoqey family in News Brunswick is outraged after they hear why a nurse refused an on-site visit to an ailing loved one at his on-reserve home.Av APTN

We’re relaunching InFocus! Join APTN News reporter Cierra Bettens each episode as she unpacks key stories impacting Indigenous Peoples through expert interviews and fresh perspectives. Subscribe now on your favorite podcast player.Av APTN

Our lead story: Nakota Rayne Pooyak, 31, of the Sweetgrass First Nation in Saskatchewan now stands charged with second-degree murder in the Sept. 2024 shooting deaths of 66-year-old Brent Peters and adult sons Matthew and Brennan Peters.Av APTN

Our lead story: outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden commutes the life sentence of American Indian Movement member Leonard Peltier after nearly a half-century behind bars. However, news of the clemency triggers disappointment for the family of fellow AIM activist Anna Mae Aquash, who allege Peltier was “complicit” in her 1975 murder.…

Our lead story: a MMIWG advocate says it's about time Vancouver police officers were held accountable after news the Police Complaints Commission is looking into neglect of duty allegations in the case of the late 24-year-old Chelsea Poorman.Av APTN

Our lead story: the province of Manitoba denies responsibility in the wrongful convictions of Anishinaabe men Allan Woodhouse and Brian Anderson almost 50 years ago, arguing it’s the fault of the city and its police force that the men were sent to prison. - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: following Canada’s move to negotiate child welfare reform with Ontario First Nations only, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society files a motion with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. 🖸 Premiers meet to strategize over U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's threatened 25% tariff on Canadian goods. 🖸 Excluded from federal t…

Our lead story: Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak urges parents to be vigilant after someone allegedly tries to lure the 6-year-old child of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation Chief Angela Levasseur outside a Thompson, MB school. ∎ The trial in a multi-million dollar lawsuit against some prominent Métis figures begins this week in Toronto. ∎ A man is dead, …

Our lead story: with the fate of Bill C-61, the First Nations Clean Water Act, now sealed due to last week’s proroguing of Parliament, the Liberals and NDP each blame the other for its demise. - - - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: reaction to the recent revelation that leaks from tar sands tailing ponds have gone under-reported by the Alberta Energy Regulator.Av APTN

Our lead story: Montreal’s plummeting temperatures and inadequate resources see a growing number of people without shelter turn to the city ERs. - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: land defenders at Lemay Forest continue to stay put at a site on Winnipeg’s outskirts, despite a court injunction and repeated attempts by the property’s owner and developer to access the area. . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: Indigenous leaders in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia react to this week’s news that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will step down. . . . . . . . interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: following months of turmoil within his own party, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his intent to resign and asks Governor-General Mary Simon to suspend Parliament until March 24.Av APTN

Our lead story: resistance to the development of a privately-owned forested area on the outskirts of Winnipeg—including a site used for ceremony for decades—is met with a court injunction against the land defenders.Av APTN

Our lead story: a recent homicide victim in Winnipeg has now been identified as 50-year-old Byron Moose, a man from the O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation in northern Manitoba. - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: just days after an alleged altercation between a lone First Nations man and as many as five Winnipeg Police Service officers, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs hire a law firm to look into systemic racism within the force.Av APTN

Our lead story: after losing a pair of ministers to resignation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles his Cabinet, prompting many to speculate as to what the future holds for his government and his leadership. . . . . . . . . Interstitial: ZapSplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: the Southern Chiefs' Organization announces a return date for its Grand Chief.Av APTN

Our lead story: First Nations leaders gathered in Winnipeg to discuss the alarming backlog of Jordan’s Principle cases.Av APTN

Our lead story: A First Nations man from Cold Lake dies during an interaction with law enforcement. He is the 15th Indigenous person in Canada confirmed to have died during or immediately following an interaction with police since late August.Av APTN

Our lead story: A day of political turmoil–including the resignation of two cabinet ministers–unfolds in Ottawa.Av APTN

Our lead story: new numbers on homicide rates from Statistics Canada show Indigenous people continued to be disproportionately represented as victims as of 2023.Av APTN

Our lead story: with frustration mounting over a growing backlog of Jordan’s Principle requests—140,000 in all, 25,000 of which were submitted as urgent—Indigenous Services Canada says it cannot offer a timeline for addressing the situation. - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: after a bill restricting the use of solitary confinement within federal prisons passes in the Canadian Senate, proponents are hopeful the House of Commons will make it law. . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: an encampment set up near a Winnipeg-area landfill after police chose not to search it for the remains of two First Nations women is set to come down.Av APTN

Our lead story: nearly a week after a bar fight hospitalizes the Southern Chiefs Organization's grand chief in Ottawa, a First Nation in Manitoba states they’ll minimize their participation in SCO until they receive “adequate information about the conduct and status of the grand chief.”Av APTN

Our lead story: the Southern Chiefs Organization continues to stay mum on why SCO leader Jerry Daniels had to be hospitalized last week following a reported altercation outside an Ottawa bar, just hours before the start of an AFN Special Chiefs Assembly. - - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN

Our lead story: Southern Chiefs Organization grand chief Jerry Daniels may or may not still be in hospital following a fight outside a downtown Ottawa bar earlier this week. . . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.comAv APTN