Each week on APTN National News, our Truth & Politics panelists Jennifer Laewetz and Niigaan Sinclair sit down with host Dennis Ward to discuss important topics affecting Indigenous Peoples in the news.
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Each week on APTN National News, our Truth & Politics panelists Jennifer Laewetz and Niigaan Sinclair sit down with host Dennis Ward to discuss important topics affecting Indigenous Peoples in the news.
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August 6, 2026
A decade after Colten Boushie's death and a banner causing outrage
<p class="MsoNormal">This Sunday marks the grim 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Colten Boushie by Gerald Stanley, who was later acquitted.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It's an emotional time for many, with an event planned to mark the occasion.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We discuss whether race relations have improved in the decade since.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Also on the panel, a banner hung from a fence near Edmonton over the long weekend containing derogatory remarks about First Nations people and why the Alberta government has yet to condemn it.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Joining guest host Savannah Kelly to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">• • •</p> <p class="MsoNormal">APTN National News, our stories told our way.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/</p>
July 30, 2026
Apparent leaked directive to BC Conservatives to stop using term 'First Nations'
<p class="MsoNormal">A British Columbia reporter apparently got his hands on a leaked communication where the provincial Conservative leader is encouraging the word 'Indian' to be used to describe First Nations people.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">And an incident where RCMP officers tasered and punched a First Nations woman in Saskatchewan has gone viral with many questioning the use of force.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Those are our topics for this week's Truth & Politics panel.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz, the CEO of Paskwa Strategies, and Alessia Passafiume, an Anishinaabe Parliament Hill reporter with the Canadian Press.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">• • •</p> <p class="MsoNormal">APTN National News, our stories told our way.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/</p>
July 23, 2026
Evacuations, widespread damage: What's the long-term plan to address wildfires?
<p>As of July 22, the federal government says more than 3,400 people are evacuated from 16 First Nations across Canada. Ten of those First Nations are in Ontario, where are least two communities have seen widespread damage.</p> <p>Leadership there have been critical of the provincial response and have called for a public inquiry and the resignation of the minister of Indigenous Services.</p> <p>Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz, the CEO of Paskwa Strategies, and Alessia Passafiume, an Anishinaabe Parliament Hill reporter with the Canadian Press.</p> <p>• • •</p> <p>APTN National News, our stories told our way.</p> <p>Visit our website for more: <a id="menurqu2" class= "fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://aptnnews.ca/" href="https://aptnnews.ca" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label= "Link https://aptnnews.ca">https://aptnnews.ca</a></p> <p>Hear more APTN News podcasts: <a id="menurqu4" class= "fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/" href= "https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener" aria-label= "Link https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/">https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/</a></p>
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