‘I joke sometimes my music career almost didn’t happen over $40.’

Aysanabee is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and singer-songwriter. On Face to Face, he shares the story of how he got signed to Ishkōdé Records.

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‘Our rights are being threatened in new ways, but we are not afraid.’

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak addressed chiefs at the AFN Special Chiefs Assembly, saying Canada is at a crossroads in its relationship with First Nations.

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‘There’s only like 50 people who have won it’: Oji-Cree singer-songwriter Aysanabee broke onto the scene in 2022 and won Songwriter of the Year at the 2024 Juno Awards.

Tonight on Face to Face, he shares how the award impacted him and took time to process.

The prime minister has signed a memorandum of understanding with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith that is expected to greenlight a pipeline to the West Coast.

But are First Nations being consulted?

Watch the full conversation on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/-NPiX6SJvD4

Celebrated author Thomas King recently revealed that he is not Indigenous, despite believing so for nearly his entire life.

Columnist and author Niigaan Sinclair explains why the news comes as a gut punch.

Watch the full conversation on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/-NPiX6SJvD4

Alberta, alongside the Carney government, sign an agreement to expedite the construction of an oil pipeline to British Columbia.

Why some out west are less than excited, tonight on APTN National News.

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Who would gain status under proposed changes to Bill S-2?

Senator Paul Prosper says the amendments wouldn’t open the floodgates – they’d end discrimination against people born after 1985 who didn’t marry another status person.

Here’s what the changes would do.

Full discussion tonight on N2N.

‘The statistics are pretty frustrating in whatever way you look at it.’

Columnist Niigaan Sinclair talks about the 10th anniversary of the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action and how progress on reconciliation seems to have stalled.

Full Face to Face interview: youtu.be/WSnwmTvBCII

A chef from Wahta Mohawk First Nation lands a major magazine cover.

What inspires his grassroots gourmet style? Find out tonight on APTN National News.

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‘Idle No More was the day in which I took action’: National bestselling author Niigaan Sinclair says the Idle No More movement helped him and many others in the Indigenous community find their voice.

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Niigaan Sinclair is an Indigenous Studies professor, columnist and a national bestselling author.

Tonight on Face to Face, he explains that despite there being many reasons to feel like the world is burning, it’s a remarkable time to be an educator.

The kilns were hot, and so were the Indigenous artworks that welcomed visitors to Toronto’s Gardiner Museum.

How the multi-million-dollar relaunch is resonating with the public, tonight on APTN National News.

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Drew Harris of Lax’Yip Firekeepers explains to Nation to Nation why the organization is opposed to the proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission line.

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Nunavut NDP MP Lori Idlout talks to Nation to Nation about the Inuit Child First Initiative and where it is falling short.

Full discussion tonight.

‘There was little to no representation on Canadian stages for Indigenous dance.’

Mohawk artist Santee Smith is the founder of the Kaha:wi Dance Theatre.

She tells Face to Face how things have changed since she began dancing professionally 30 years ago: youtu.be/7FG0f2pml94

The first non-Inuk will be sworn in as Nunavut’s latest premier on Thursday.

Hear his plans for change and what else is setting him apart, tonight on APTN National News.

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Mohawk artist Santee Smith is currently touring her show, The Mush Hole, which is based on testimony from residential school survivors.

On Face to Face, she shares how the show has changed to incorporate new layers over the years.

Full interview: youtu.be/7FG0f2pml94