Mi’kmaq hip hop artist Blake Francis wants his verses to have purpose
Growing up in Natoaganeg First Nation, Blake Francis was into heavy metal music. But, like…
Dennis Ward
Dennis is Metis 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 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.
Cree Anishinaabe physician talks medicine, and a need to trust the COVID-19 vaccine
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Sarain Fox documenting and preserving her auntie’s stories before they’re lost
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Historic confirmation hearing coming for Indigenous U.S. Representative Deb Haaland
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New record label aims to bring Indigenous music to the masses
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Ontario chief RoseAnne Archibald hopes a woman is the next AFN national chief
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TikTok gives Cree jingle dress dancer a new outlook on life
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B.C. should consider investigations into Indigenous specific racism in other public services: Turpel-Lafond
Education, justice and health systems noted as places where racist stereotypes exist.