From grassroots to experts, First Nations find new ways to hold their leaders accountable
“The buck stops with chief and council,” says Chief Terry Paul
John Murray
John, a Mi’gmaw man from Eel Ground First Nation, grew up in southern Saskatchewan. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alberta. John was the CAJ/APTN inaugural investigative journalism fellow in spring 2017. His background also includes radio hosting and producing as well as reporting for APTN National News before joining APTN Investigates full time in late 2017.
For First Nations under the thumb of the Indian Act, where does justice come from?
Governance on First Nations in Canada is complicated. For more than 140 years, the Indian…
Innocence Canada petitioning Canada to free Keeseekoose women from prison
Two sisters were imprisoned for the murder of Anthony Joe Dolff.
Saulteaux woman says she was wrongfully convicted, trying to clear her name after 25 years in prison
A Saulteaux woman says she was wrongfully convicted for murder and is fighting for her…
Number of hate groups in Canada on the rise says professor
At least one former member of Canada’s military is a known member of a far…
Former skinhead says white supremacy is part of Canadian identity
A former neo-Nazi skinhead who left that world to become a lawyer says people should…
‘I’m afraid of the guys with guns’: Saskatoon police vs. Indigenous people
John Murray APTN Investigates On the night of June 29, 2016 Dion Ladouceur ended up…
Osoyoos First Nation Mountie still trying to clear his name 12 years after the Robert Dziekanski died
John Murray APTN Investigates It was a moment captured on video that shocked an entire…
Living exposed in Saskatoon as HIV and Hep C rates rise
Lynn Thompson walks down a back alley in Saskatoon – past garbage bins, needles and…