Face To Face

Tabatha Bull is president and CEO of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business and an Anishinaabe member of Nipissing First Nation in Ontario.

Her leadership has earned widespread recognition, including CEO of the Year by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce in 2022, one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women in 2023, and a four-time Top 100 Lobbyist in Canada.

She also serves on the Prime Minister's Council on Canada-U.S. Relations.

As he closes in on his 40th year in the education sector, Charles Cochrane says it's been a very rewarding ride.

Cochane, executive director of the Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre, says while curriculums, resources and funding for on reserve education have all evolved significantly over the years – First Nations administering their own schools and education have always been the goal.

During her acceptance speech, Kyra Wilson told the chiefs in attendance she was aware of all the issues currently facing First Nations people in Manitoba and confidently told those gathered that "we will tackle every single one."

Wilson was elected in the first round of voting for grand chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) on Jan. 29.

The AMC held an election after the sudden death of Cathy Merrick in September 2024.

Wilson said that straightforwardness is pretty much how she's been for much of her life thanks in part to how her mother raised her.

This summer will mark the 35th anniversary of Canada's violent siege of Kanehsatà:ke and Kahnawà:ke – commonly called the Oka Crisis.

Ellen Gabriel became a spokesperson for her community that summer and says it's time to reclaim the narrative.

The first-ever Indigenous underwater documentary series is airing now on APTN. Created by Len Morissette, the 13-part series explores the impact of human activity on fragile aquatic life and ecosystems.

In this episode of Face to Face, Morissette shares his hopes for the series.

Cree singer-songwriter Jade Turner released three singles in 2024, including a song that took home the song of the year award at the Manitoba Country Music Awards.

On Face to Face, she discusses her recent accolades and her upcoming third studio album.

Michelle O'Bonsawin is the first Indigenous person to sit on the Supreme Court of Canada – and says she felt the weight of it on her shoulders in her first year.

On this Face to Face, she talks about the lived experience she brings to the role.

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak of the Assembly of First Nations says there's still a lot of work to do during her term as national chief.

She tells Face to Face the AFN will continue to call for an inquiry into police brutality and killings.

It's been a transformative year for Mohawk singer-songwriter Shawnee Kish.

She became a mother, was nominated for two Juno Awards, released five singles and was named one of TikTok's 2024 Indigenous Visionary Voices.

Kish feels lucky to be in the position that she is in, but admits the music industry has not always been welcoming to her as an Indigenous, Two-Spirit person.

University of Manitoba History and Indigenous Studies Prof. Sean Carleton doesn't mince words when it comes to the impact of the late Murray Sinclair.

"Quite simply, Murray Sinclair changed Canada forever," says Carleton on the latest episode of Face to Face.