Interest sparked in Indigenous languages ‘like a hot July fire on the Prairies’ says Cree host
His face, his voice and his clothing have all become synonymous with Rogers Hometown Hockey…
Dennis Ward
Dennis is Métis from southern Manitoba. After spending a decade working in TV in Alberta and Ontario, Dennis returned to Manitoba to join APTN’s Winnipeg bureau as a reporter/correspondent in September 2014. In 2016, he won a Canadian Association of Journalists award for his story A Soldier Scorned for APTN Investigates. In 2017, he became a host/producer for APTN National News and Face to Face. In 2020, Dennis and co host Melissa Ridgen were nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best News Anchor, National.
Lands under attack ‘for profit and for colonialism’ says artist and activist
Victoria Redsun says it is difficult to be a young, Indigenous person in an urban…
Opposing events highlight rift within Metis National Council
An event being hosted by the Metis National Council (MNC) in an effort “to rally…
Trans Mountain pipeline ‘important for this country’ says Metis leader
The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is a great opportunity, economically for Metis people says…
‘I was born into opposition’: Eriel Deranger talks about her roots of pushing back
Eriel Tchekwie Deranger jokes about coming up with chants and making protest signs being her…
SCO Grand Chief says ‘societal change’ needed to end millennial scoop
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NHL announcer overcomes odds to realize lifelong dream
Clarence Iron has overcome many challenges in his lifetime. “I had a rough upbringing. Some…
Satirical group promoting pipeline through golf courses, cemeteries and schools
Energy is life – that’s the tagline for one of the videos online promoting the…
Master carver feels ‘immense responsibility’ to the Witness Blanket
The Witness Blanket will forever stand as a national monument to recognize the atrocities of…