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March 05, 2021 APTN News source threatened with banishment from community in northwestern Ontario
Friendship centres look to address gender-based violence with culture. And a northwestern Ontario First Nation has threatened to exile an APTN News source. That's on this episode of Nation to Nation.
30 min
February 25, 2021 There needs to be 3 Indigenous judges sitting on Supreme Court of Canada: professor
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s tough on crime agenda was a massive failure says the current justice minister.

But can he fix it?

And one isn’t enough. There should three Indigenous judges appointed to the Supreme Court says a law expert.

That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation.
25 min
February 18, 2021 CAP national chief vows to put forgotten organization ‘back on track’
A forgotten Indigenous organization is fighting to get back on the map.

And a TikTok sensation in Iqaluit is trying to lift spirts, including her own.

That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation.
25 min
February 11, 2021 Proposed housing development in Ottawa raises questions about Indigenous identity
A development deal in Ottawa has some Algonquins up in arms.

And it’s not just over land, but who is part of it.

That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation.
27 min
February 05, 2021 Indigenous governor general could educate world on true history of Canada
An Indigenous governor general could educate the world on true history of Canada says Michele Audette.

Chief Bobby Cameron agrees but wants the governor general to be First Nation.

That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation.
31 min
January 28, 2021 Federal rollout of COVID-19 vaccine pitting First Nations against each other in northern Ontario
Constance Lake First Nation may be in northern Ontario but its chief says it’s not remote enough to be among the first communities to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from the federal government.

Chief Rick Allen joined Nation to Nation to discuss how his community is coping, while also questioning why other First Nations in northern Ontario were picked over reserves like his.
29 min
January 21, 2021 Death of the ‘zombie’ pipeline and calling out white supremacy in federal politics
Derek Sloan needed to be booted from Conservative caucus.

But Erin O’Toole needs to look in the mirror says Pam Palmater.

And what about action on the MMIWG inquiry report?

That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation.
25 min
January 14, 2021 The sad, long fight to get justice for survivors of St. Anne’s
Smells, sounds and even her stutter.

These trigger Evelyn Korkmaz’s memories of sexual abuse at the former St. Anne’s residential school.

It’s something she endures as she fights Ottawa for her medical records.

That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation.
26 min
January 07, 2021 First Nations scholar says AFN stuck in old ways, needs to change
Is it time to allow grassroots to vote for AFN national chief?

Niigaan James Sinclair says maybe it is.

That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation.
27 min
December 17, 2020 UNDRIP bill is the way forward says minister, while critic says it lacks clarity
The Liberal government recently tabled a new bill that aims to affirm in law the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People – while one critic says the bill lacks clarity.

We hear from both sides on this episode of Nation to Nation.
23 min