On this episode of Face to Face: Leena Minifie

Gitxaala producer and filmmaker Leena Minifie has heard many horror stories of the discrimination Indigenous Peoples face during her more than 20 years as a journalist, film and television producer.

However, even she was taken aback by some of the things she heard while working on The Good Canadian.

Minifie co-directed the feature length documentary with Academy Award nominated director David Paperny.

The film is described in the APTN press release as “part investigation, part real-life horror story, part national reckoning.”

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On this episode of Face to Face: Jennifer Wood

At the age of 13, Jennifer Wood remembers being driven to the Portage La Prairie Indian Residential School with her suitcase and not comprehending what was going on until her father said he would see her at Christmas.

She shares her story on Face to Face.

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Billy Merasty has played dozens of roles during his four decades on the screen and on the stage.

On the season finale of Face to Face, he credits his role as Roger Laughingstick on the hit comedy series Acting Good with rejuvenating his career.

Jaime Black-Morsette started the REDress project in 2010, an awareness campaign that hung empty red dresses in public places to get people talking about the MMIWG crisis.

On this episode of Face to Face, she talks about her new book on the Red Dress movement.

Reality is beginning to sink in for Tréchelle Bunn following a surreal couple of weeks that saw her wrap up her second year of law school, claim an Indspire Award and become the youngest and first female chief of Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation.

Après 33 ans comme chef régional de l’APNQL, Ghislain Picard revient sur ce qui l’a poussé à se lancer en politique. Dans cet épisode spéciale de Face to Face en français, il parle de son parcours, de son héritage, et de son nouveau chapitre de vie.

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After 33 years as Regional Chief of the AFNQL, Ghislain Picard reflects on what led him into politics. In this special French-language episode of Face to Face, we talk about his journey, his legacy, and the new chapter ahead.

Winning a Juno Award was one of the bigger goals Sebastian Gaskin set for himself when he started doing music professionally.

On this Face to Face, he says winning Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year was also a win for the people of his Nation.

Victoria Pruden has only been in the role of president of the Métis National Council for a few months but she knows the 40 year-old organization is in an unprecedented time.

The last three and a half years have been filled with division and turmoil as that the Manitoba Métis Federation, Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and Métis Nation British Columbia have all withdrawn from the organization, leaving just the Métis Nation of Ontario and the Otipemisiwak Métis Government, formerly known as the Métis Nation of Alberta.

Pruden says MNC has never faced a situation like this before.

Tim Carwell is a dedicated entrepreneur but he is also deeply involved in initiatives that promote goodwill and support Indigenous communities.

On this episode of Face to Face, Carwell shares how his mother's resilience as a Sixties Scoop survivors inspires his advocacy and how Indigenous social enterprise can reshape reconciliation across Turtle Island.

Paul Barnsley was inspired by the Watergate hearings as a teen. Now, nearly 40 years into his journalism career, he leads APTN Investigates, uncovering stories others try to hide.

On this episode of Face to Face, Barnsley shares the highs and heartbreaks — from the night Dudley George was killed to the Bruce Carson investigation that made national headlines. He reflects on lessons learned, the people who shaped him and why trust and compassion matter in investigative reporting.