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Official account for APTN Investigates - An award-winning Indigenous investigative news program. We are dedicated to exposing injustices, abuses of power and seeking the truth.
In Canada, the histories of residential school survivors are being challenged by a surge of denialism. Dismantling Denialism confronts those attempts to rewrite history and explores what it will take to defend truth and reconciliation.
Dismantling Denialism | By Christopher Read - Airing December 6
Dismantling Denialism | By Christopher Read - Airing December 6
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In Canada, the histories of residential school survivors are being challenged by a surge of denialism. Dismantling Denialism confronts those attempts to rewrite history and explores what it will take to defend truth and reconciliation.
Dismantling Denialism | By Christopher Read - Airing December 6
Dismantling Denialism | By Christopher Read - Airing December 6
At the core of Rob Smith’s community is a big house.
“In our language its pronounced Gukwdzi,” says Rob, “it’s where we celebrate and do ceremony.”
“In our language its pronounced Gukwdzi,” says Rob, “it’s where we celebrate and do ceremony.”
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
At the core of Rob Smith’s community is a big house.
“In our language its pronounced Gukwdzi,” says Rob, “it’s where we celebrate and do ceremony.”
“In our language its pronounced Gukwdzi,” says Rob, “it’s where we celebrate and do ceremony.”
“It was a devastating year for our family,” says Rob Smith.
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“It was a devastating year for our family,” says Rob Smith.
An amazing selfie of Rob Smith’s family Elders. “In total, there were 16 children born to my grandparents Emily and Charles Willie,” says Rob.
Bottom left to right: Auntie Liz, Auntie Glo, Mom.
Top left to right: Uncle Don, Auntie Em.
Bottom left to right: Auntie Liz, Auntie Glo, Mom.
Top left to right: Uncle Don, Auntie Em.
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
An amazing selfie of Rob Smith’s family Elders. “In total, there were 16 children born to my grandparents Emily and Charles Willie,” says Rob.
Bottom left to right: Auntie Liz, Auntie Glo, Mom.
Top left to right: Uncle Don, Auntie Em.
Bottom left to right: Auntie Liz, Auntie Glo, Mom.
Top left to right: Uncle Don, Auntie Em.
This week on APTN Investigates Retrospectives, we look back at DARK VALLEY—Holly Moore and Rob Smith’s 2018 story on a series of disappearances in the BC interior.
Dark Valley | APTN Investigates
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November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This week on APTN Investigates Retrospectives, we look back at DARK VALLEY—Holly Moore and Rob Smith’s 2018 story on a series of disappearances in the BC interior.
Rob Smith talks about the struggles to revive his family’s traditional Potlatch with integrity.
Through subversive acts against colonialist authority, the ceremony was saved from near destruction.
Through subversive acts against colonialist authority, the ceremony was saved from near destruction.
Reviving a Potlatch: Rob Smith on reclaiming tradition and resisting colonialism | APTN Investigates
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November 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Rob Smith talks about the struggles to revive his family’s traditional Potlatch with integrity.
Through subversive acts against colonialist authority, the ceremony was saved from near destruction.
Through subversive acts against colonialist authority, the ceremony was saved from near destruction.
In a special edition of APTN Investigates Retrospectives, recently-retired APTN reporter Kathleen Martens looks back at her groundbreaking series on the Independent Assessment Process (IAP).
Kathleen Martens looks back at her series on the Independent Assessment Process | Retrospectives
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November 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
In a special edition of APTN Investigates Retrospectives, recently-retired APTN reporter Kathleen Martens looks back at her groundbreaking series on the Independent Assessment Process (IAP).
For six years, Juani Qinuajuak has been delivering water to homes in Puvirnituq by truck...when he can. Often workers like him in Nunavik are forced to work in difficult conditions, such as extreme weather and infrastructure breakdowns.
November 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
For six years, Juani Qinuajuak has been delivering water to homes in Puvirnituq by truck...when he can. Often workers like him in Nunavik are forced to work in difficult conditions, such as extreme weather and infrastructure breakdowns.
Lucy Qalingo is the mayor of Puvirnituq, an Inuit village of 2,200 in Nunavik that has been experiencing water infrastructure issues that sometimes leaves residents without running water for weeks at a time.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik – Watch the full episode: youtu.be/L8xUSCgZJPM?...
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik – Watch the full episode: youtu.be/L8xUSCgZJPM?...
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Lucy Qalingo is the mayor of Puvirnituq, an Inuit village of 2,200 in Nunavik that has been experiencing water infrastructure issues that sometimes leaves residents without running water for weeks at a time.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik – Watch the full episode: youtu.be/L8xUSCgZJPM?...
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik – Watch the full episode: youtu.be/L8xUSCgZJPM?...
Akinisie Sivuarapik is an Inuk throat singer from Puvirnituq who also helps run the Family House community centre. She lacks confidence that Quebec will fund a long-term solution to Nunavik's water infrastructure issues.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik – Watch: youtu.be/L8xUSCgZJPM?...
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik – Watch: youtu.be/L8xUSCgZJPM?...
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Akinisie Sivuarapik is an Inuk throat singer from Puvirnituq who also helps run the Family House community centre. She lacks confidence that Quebec will fund a long-term solution to Nunavik's water infrastructure issues.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik – Watch: youtu.be/L8xUSCgZJPM?...
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik – Watch: youtu.be/L8xUSCgZJPM?...
The population of Puvirnituq, Quebec, is booming – but the water infrastructure is breaking down.
For years, the Inuit community has faced water shortages. Now, exclusive documents obtained by APTN suggest a permanent fix might still be a pipe dream.
For years, the Inuit community has faced water shortages. Now, exclusive documents obtained by APTN suggest a permanent fix might still be a pipe dream.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik | APTN Investigates
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November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The population of Puvirnituq, Quebec, is booming – but the water infrastructure is breaking down.
For years, the Inuit community has faced water shortages. Now, exclusive documents obtained by APTN suggest a permanent fix might still be a pipe dream.
For years, the Inuit community has faced water shortages. Now, exclusive documents obtained by APTN suggest a permanent fix might still be a pipe dream.
Because of permafrost and bedrock, underground pipes are not feasible in Puvirnituq. But in a place with vicious blizzards, minus 30 temperatures, and crumbling roads, water delivery trucks suffer frequent breakdowns.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik - Airing Saturday on APTN.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik - Airing Saturday on APTN.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Because of permafrost and bedrock, underground pipes are not feasible in Puvirnituq. But in a place with vicious blizzards, minus 30 temperatures, and crumbling roads, water delivery trucks suffer frequent breakdowns.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik - Airing Saturday on APTN.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik - Airing Saturday on APTN.
The population of Puvirnituq, Quebec, is booming – but the water infrastructure is breaking down.
For years, the Inuit community has faced water shortages. Now, exclusive documents obtained by APTN suggest a permanent fix might still be a pipe dream.
For years, the Inuit community has faced water shortages. Now, exclusive documents obtained by APTN suggest a permanent fix might still be a pipe dream.
November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The population of Puvirnituq, Quebec, is booming – but the water infrastructure is breaking down.
For years, the Inuit community has faced water shortages. Now, exclusive documents obtained by APTN suggest a permanent fix might still be a pipe dream.
For years, the Inuit community has faced water shortages. Now, exclusive documents obtained by APTN suggest a permanent fix might still be a pipe dream.
A paper trail reveals that not only does Inuit leadership have difficulties working with provincial authorities, there is also a history of communication breakdowns between Puvirnituq city hall and the Kativik Regional Government.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik - Airing Saturday on APTN.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik - Airing Saturday on APTN.
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A paper trail reveals that not only does Inuit leadership have difficulties working with provincial authorities, there is also a history of communication breakdowns between Puvirnituq city hall and the Kativik Regional Government.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik - Airing Saturday on APTN.
Pipe Dreams: The Water Crisis in Nunavik - Airing Saturday on APTN.
When some residents of Puvirnituq went weeks without running water this past spring, it made headlines.
But the Inuit community of 2200 has been dealing with similar problems for years, and there's not much confidence in Quebec funding a long-term solution.
But the Inuit community of 2200 has been dealing with similar problems for years, and there's not much confidence in Quebec funding a long-term solution.
November 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
When some residents of Puvirnituq went weeks without running water this past spring, it made headlines.
But the Inuit community of 2200 has been dealing with similar problems for years, and there's not much confidence in Quebec funding a long-term solution.
But the Inuit community of 2200 has been dealing with similar problems for years, and there's not much confidence in Quebec funding a long-term solution.
Inmates helped generate $97 million last year for the Correctional Service of Canada’s employment branch known as CORCAN.
But inmates earn no more than $6.90 a day.
Fields of Confinement - Watch: youtu.be/fgdPG4M9bp8?...
But inmates earn no more than $6.90 a day.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Inmates helped generate $97 million last year for the Correctional Service of Canada’s employment branch known as CORCAN.
But inmates earn no more than $6.90 a day.
Fields of Confinement - Watch: youtu.be/fgdPG4M9bp8?...
But inmates earn no more than $6.90 a day.
Fields of Confinement - Watch: youtu.be/fgdPG4M9bp8?...
The population of Puvirnituq, QC is booming… but their water infrastructure is breaking. For years the Inuit community in Nunavik has had water shortages, and documents obtained by APTN Investigates show that a permanent solution might be a pipe dream.
November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The population of Puvirnituq, QC is booming… but their water infrastructure is breaking. For years the Inuit community in Nunavik has had water shortages, and documents obtained by APTN Investigates show that a permanent solution might be a pipe dream.
Following a year of tragic loss, video journalist Rob Smith returns home in Kingcome Inlet, B.C.
Back on the land and with help from his Elders, Rob documents an intimate and personal journey.
A path toward healing, out of the darkness.
Back on the land and with help from his Elders, Rob documents an intimate and personal journey.
A path toward healing, out of the darkness.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Following a year of tragic loss, video journalist Rob Smith returns home in Kingcome Inlet, B.C.
Back on the land and with help from his Elders, Rob documents an intimate and personal journey.
A path toward healing, out of the darkness.
Back on the land and with help from his Elders, Rob documents an intimate and personal journey.
A path toward healing, out of the darkness.
APTN Investigates video journalist Rob Smith travels home to Kingcome Inlet, B.C., to explore how his family dealt with a year of grief and loss. What he found was a resilient clan determined to stick together through love and culture in the face of tragedies.
Out of the Darkness | APTN Investigates
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November 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
APTN Investigates video journalist Rob Smith travels home to Kingcome Inlet, B.C., to explore how his family dealt with a year of grief and loss. What he found was a resilient clan determined to stick together through love and culture in the face of tragedies.
Following a year of tragic loss, video journalist Rob Smith returns to his family’s traditional homeland in Kingcome Inlet, B.C.
Back on the land and with help from his Elders, Rob documents an intimate and personal journey.
A path toward healing, out of the darkness.
Here’s a preview.
Back on the land and with help from his Elders, Rob documents an intimate and personal journey.
A path toward healing, out of the darkness.
Here’s a preview.
October 31, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Following a year of tragic loss, video journalist Rob Smith returns to his family’s traditional homeland in Kingcome Inlet, B.C.
Back on the land and with help from his Elders, Rob documents an intimate and personal journey.
A path toward healing, out of the darkness.
Here’s a preview.
Back on the land and with help from his Elders, Rob documents an intimate and personal journey.
A path toward healing, out of the darkness.
Here’s a preview.
From office furniture to government uniforms, inmate labour supplies Canada’s institutions. What most don’t know is that even the milk on your breakfast table could come from a prison.
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Fields of Confinement - Watch:
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October 31, 2025 at 3:54 PM
From office furniture to government uniforms, inmate labour supplies Canada’s institutions. What most don’t know is that even the milk on your breakfast table could come from a prison.
Fields of Confinement - Watch:
youtu.be/fgdPG4M9bp8?...
Fields of Confinement - Watch:
youtu.be/fgdPG4M9bp8?...
APTN Investigates video journalist Rob Smith travels home to Kingcome Inlet, BC, to explore how his family dealt with a year of grief and loss.
What he found was a resilient clan determined to stick together through love and culture in the face of tragedies and decades of compounding trauma.
What he found was a resilient clan determined to stick together through love and culture in the face of tragedies and decades of compounding trauma.
October 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
APTN Investigates video journalist Rob Smith travels home to Kingcome Inlet, BC, to explore how his family dealt with a year of grief and loss.
What he found was a resilient clan determined to stick together through love and culture in the face of tragedies and decades of compounding trauma.
What he found was a resilient clan determined to stick together through love and culture in the face of tragedies and decades of compounding trauma.
Inmates at a minimum-security prison are producing milk that enters Canada’s commercial supply chain.
It’s part of the national prison labour program critics say has drifted far from its rehabilitative goals.
APTN Investigates: Fields of Confinement
It’s part of the national prison labour program critics say has drifted far from its rehabilitative goals.
APTN Investigates: Fields of Confinement
Questions being raised about prison labour program in Canada
Questions are being raised about the prison labour system across the country being run by Correctional Services of Canada.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Inmates at a minimum-security prison are producing milk that enters Canada’s commercial supply chain.
It’s part of the national prison labour program critics say has drifted far from its rehabilitative goals.
APTN Investigates: Fields of Confinement
It’s part of the national prison labour program critics say has drifted far from its rehabilitative goals.
APTN Investigates: Fields of Confinement
Prisoners across Canada are producing goods for crown corporations and more recently, for public consumption. Experts warn the true cost of this labour goes far beyond dollars, raising difficult questions about dignity, rehabilitation and justice.
APTN Investigates: Fields of Confinement
APTN Investigates: Fields of Confinement
Fields of Confinement | APTN Investigates
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October 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Prisoners across Canada are producing goods for crown corporations and more recently, for public consumption. Experts warn the true cost of this labour goes far beyond dollars, raising difficult questions about dignity, rehabilitation and justice.
APTN Investigates: Fields of Confinement
APTN Investigates: Fields of Confinement
After decades behind bars, Jeff Ewert now leads the Canadian Prisoners’ Labour Confederation.
A group pushing to unionize inmate workers and bring basic labour rights inside Canada’s prisons.
Fields of Confinement – Watch Saturday on APTN
A group pushing to unionize inmate workers and bring basic labour rights inside Canada’s prisons.
Fields of Confinement – Watch Saturday on APTN
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
After decades behind bars, Jeff Ewert now leads the Canadian Prisoners’ Labour Confederation.
A group pushing to unionize inmate workers and bring basic labour rights inside Canada’s prisons.
Fields of Confinement – Watch Saturday on APTN
A group pushing to unionize inmate workers and bring basic labour rights inside Canada’s prisons.
Fields of Confinement – Watch Saturday on APTN