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November 13 Protests against Bill C-39 held across the country – but are the feds listening?
Thursday marked a national day of action with protests planned across the country as Indigenous, labour and environmental movements unite to stop Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act.

That is one of the topics on this week's Truth & Politics panel, along with the recently unveiled federal budget.

Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press.

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15 min
October 29 Indian Act abolishment, B.C. election and First Nations First Ministers meeting | Truth & Politics
On this week's Truth and Politics panel, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's calls to abolish the Indian Act steal the show at the First Nations-First Ministers meeting and the snap election call by David Eby in British Columbia backfires.

Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press.

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19 min
October 22 What to expect from historic gathering of First Nations, prime minister, premiers
It is being hailed as a historic gathering. Next week, First Nations and the prime minister and premiers will sit down together in Ottawa.

What should we expect to go down at the meeting?

That is one of the topics this week on our Truth & Politics panel.

Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press.

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14 min
October 15 Alberta referendum, FSIN dispute, Premier's stance on denialism raises ire
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has raised the ire of First Nations organizations in Manitoba over his stance on the criminalizing of residential school denialism.

That's one of the topics on this week's Truth & Politics panel.

Also on the panel this week, a look ahead to next week's Alberta referendum and the latest in the ongoing financial dispute between Indigenous Services Canada and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.

Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press.

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15 min
October 08 Child welfare reform, proposed pipeline and minister on criminalizing denialism
Child welfare reform, the proposed Pacific Link pipeline and comments the minister of Indigenous Services made about criminalizing residential school denialism are all on the table for this week's Truth & Politics panel.

Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press.

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19 min
October 01 Truth and Reconciliation: The facts, the feelings and the bold-faced denialism
September 30 marked the sixth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. It's a day for remembering the dark legacy of residential schools and honouring the survivors and the children who never made it home.

That's the topic on this week's Truth & Politics panel, where we discuss the facts, the feelings and a display of bold-faced residential school denialism in the lead up to the day.

Joining host Tiar Wheatle to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press.

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19 min
September 24 Parliament returns, Bill C-39 unveiled, First Nations offered pipeline stake
It's been a wild week with the return of Parliament, an election called in British Columbia and news that Canada has offered First Nations an ownership stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Those are the topics for this week's Truth & Politics panel.

Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press.

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19 min
September 17 Summit gathers politicians, industry executives – but not many Indigenous leaders
Canadian politicians have spent this week pitching plans for major projects to foreign investors at a summit in Toronto.

The first-of-its-kind Canada Investment Summit brought together federal and provincial ministers, investors and Canadian CEOs with the plan to unleash nearly $500 billion in new investments in Canada.

Those are the topics for this week's Truth & Politics panel.

Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Alessia Passafiume with the Canadian Press.

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13 min
September 10 NunatuKavut Community Council controversy and an AI fake reporter
Ottawa has ended the bid of the NunatuKavut Community Council, an organization that claims to represent 6,000 self-identified Inuit living in south and central Labrador.

The controversial group, formerly known as the Labrador Métis Nation, has been fighting for years for land, hunting and fishing rights. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the national voice of 70,000 Inuit in Canada, has called the NCC fraudulent.

Also on the panel this week, a new reporter in Nunavut is facing an unusual problem: an AI account stealing content from legitimate journalists.

Those are the topics for this week's Truth & Politics panel.

Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press.

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17 min
September 03 'Dig Deeper' shirts cast doubt on unmarked graves – is denialism getting worse?
As the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches, Rebel News has a new series of T-shirts questioning the existence the suspected unmarked graves at former residential schools.

Some of the orange shirts, also being sold in children's sizes, say 'dig deeper' and have an image of a shovel.

Also on the panel this week, the ongoing implosion of the British Columbia Conservative Party.

Those are the topics for this week's Truth & Politics panel.

Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz of Paskwâw Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair with the Winnipeg Free Press.

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Each week on APTN National News, our Truth & Politics panelists Jennifer Laewetz and Niigaan Sinclair sit down with host Dennis Ward to discuss important topics affecting Indigenous Peoples in the…