Life on the streets, told by those who live it.
We bring you the voices of Indigenous people living on the streets of one of Canada's most dangerous cities – capturing their pain, resilience and fleeting moments of joy.
In their own words, they share how they're seen and treated, and the realities of their lives and deaths.
This is a different kind of podcast. One that looks at why so many Indigenous peoples are living on the streets of Winnipeg.
It takes you out of the studio and into the inner city, where you’ll hear people’s stories in their own words.
They tell APTN News reporter Kathleen Martens about the common factors that led them here: lack of housing in their home communities, interactions with the child welfare system, and intimate partner violence.
They share how trauma, untreated mental and physical health issues led them to poverty and addiction. And how the racism and violence in Winnipeg affects them.
It’s a unique take on who is homeless from those living it every day.
3 Oct 2025
The Trial
The murders of four homeless women shattered their families, shocked Canadians and forced politicians to take action. The tragedy tested the police and the justice system, while again shining a spotlight on the epidemic of violence against Indigenous women and girls.
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Credits: Written and reported by Kathleen Martens, recorded and edited by Jesse Andrushko, produced by Mark Blackburn, theme music by Backyard Rink (https://backyardrink.bandcamp.com/album/our-relatives).
Victim impact statements voiced by Savannah Kelly, Sandra Seidel and Julia Ross.
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29 Dec 2023
Hope Alley
Homeless people have their own Remembrance Day.
Every year the names of those who have died on the street is shared at a special ceremony complete with prayers, songs and smudge.
Learn more about Our Relatives: https://www.aptnnews.ca/ourrelatives/
Credits: Written and reported by Kathleen Martens, recorded and edited by Jesse Andrushko, produced by Mark Blackburn, theme music by Backyard Rink, cover art by Shania Murdock and Alicia Don.
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22 Dec 2023
The Cat
What were they thinking? That’s what a homeless couple living behind Winnipeg’s downtown library was wondering after a team of do-gooders sent the police to do a welfare check on, wait for it, their cat.
Learn more about Our Relatives: https://www.aptnnews.ca/ourrelatives/
Credits: Written and reported by Kathleen Martens, recorded and edited by Jesse Andrushko, produced by Mark Blackburn, theme music by Backyard Rink, cover art by Shania Murdock and Alicia Don.
Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
15 Dec 2023
Happy Birthday
Everyone likes to be remembered on their special day – even if they're homeless. So much the better if suburban volunteers bring you a Costco cake and sing Happy Birthday.
Learn more about Our Relatives: https://www.aptnnews.ca/ourrelatives/
Credits: Written and reported by Kathleen Martens, recorded and edited by Jesse Andrushko, produced by Mark Blackburn, theme music by Backyard Rink, cover art by Shania Murdock and Alicia Don.
Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
8 Dec 2023
Unsafe
If homeless women had a dollar for every time they felt unsafe they, well, wouldn’t be homeless. But in reality they are preyed on in public and private spaces, including homeless shelters.
Warning: this episode deals with disturbing subject matter.
Learn more about Our Relatives: https://www.aptnnews.ca/ourrelatives/
Credits: Written and reported by Kathleen Martens, recorded and edited by Jesse Andrushko, produced by Mark Blackburn, theme music by Backyard Rink, cover art by Shania Murdock and Alicia Don.
Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
1 Dec 2023
Homeless Karaoke
Have you ever heard of Karaoke at a homeless shelter? Neither had the folks at N’Dinawemak but they decided to give it a try. They found it gave clients following a 12-step program the chance to sing without going to a bar, lifted spirits and promoted healing.
Learn more about Our Relatives: https://www.aptnnews.ca/ourrelatives/
Credits: Written and reported by Kathleen Martens, recorded and edited by Jesse Andrushko, produced by Mark Blackburn, theme music by Backyard Rink, cover art by Shania Murdock and Alicia Don.
Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
29 Nov 2023
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Homeless, houseless, shelterless people – they aren’t hard to find in Winnipeg. They’re on the sidewalks, in bus shelters and down alleyways. They’re living in tents and squatting in empty buildings. They’re even sleeping in abandoned cars. But who are they?
Find out why and hear their stories in a new five-part APTN News podcast called Our Relatives.
Our Relatives debuts on December 1, 2023.
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