Accusations of racist bullying in government jobs. Two Indigenous men asked to sign NDAs that would silence them.

Backed by a legal expert, they’re blowing the whistle and going public.

When two Mohawk men drowned 10 years ago today their deaths were quickly ruled accidents.

But an investigation by APTN Investigates has changed that.

For more than two decades, Indigenous people standing up for their rights have faced the full weight of the state’s power.

From frontline clashes with specialized RCMP units, to being watched by Canada’s intelligence agency, government actions have come under scrutiny.

APTN Investigates asks: who’s watching the watchers?

Underfunded, overwhelmed, and overlooked - Indigenous police forces are in crisis.

As they battle soaring crime, a worsening drug crisis, and a funding model that doesn’t recognize them as essential, APTN Investigates heads to the front lines to expose the true cost of underfunding First Nations policing.

In the final months of 2024, 15 Indigenous people were killed in police altercations or died while in custody.

As recent calls for a national inquiry into systemic racism in policing go unanswered, APTN Investigates the strained relationship between Indigenous people and law enforcement agencies in Canada.

Once a thriving Ontario port, Depot Harbour was devastated by a 1945 munitions fire.

Today, Wasauksing First Nation members say explosives and industrial toxins remain, while Canada delays a long-overdue cleanup.

For more than 50 years, the people of Grassy Narrows have lived with the serious health effects of mercury contamination. Residents say their community is the target of environmental racism.

Now, plans for a nearby nuclear waste facility present a new threat.

The aim is to make communities safer. But the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act – or SCAN – is under scrutiny after being used to evict a family of 10 in the Yukon winter.

Christopher Read introduces you to the woman who successfully took on SCAN in the Yukon Supreme Court.

Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation Chief Dawna Hope guides us through an incident on her people's traditional territory. A catastrophic mining failure that caused anger and confusion across the Yukon.

For some, their worst fears are realized.

Story by video journalist Rob Smith.

The Algonquin Nation has resided in the Ottawa River Basin since time immemorial. But the storing of nuclear waste - which will last for 15 generations - goes beyond their teaching of safeguarding the land for seven generations.

Story by video journalist Tom Fennario.