• From left, Earl Wood, Clarence Iron, Jason Chamakese and John Chabot comment on the history-making March 24 NHL game.

    Inside APTN’s history-making Cree NHL broadcast

    It took the better part of a decade to bring to life but the nation’s first Cree language sports broadcast aired on March 24 on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. “Surreal,” “overwhelming” and “electrifying” was how musician Earl Wood described his experience co-hosting the NHL broadcast in Plains Cree, which turned out to be most…

  • APTN's Winnipeg headquarters. WikiCommons image by ccyyree.

    APTN aims for national radio network

    This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign By Raven Brass Canada’s national aboriginal television broadcaster is hoping to get the green light to operate radio stations in five major Canadian broadcasting markets. The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network is applying to the CRTC to take over five vacant license areas in Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary,…