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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Before she died in September, investigative journalist Elaine Dewar wrote "Oblivious", a book that shines a light on the extent of the medical experimentation done on Indigenous people in Canada. Scar Tissue: The Legacy of Inuit Medical Experimentation – Watch: youtu.be/j0wR2nDsqX8?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Before he was an internationally renowned filmmaker, Zacharias Kunuk was a subject of federally funded medical experiments done on Inuit in the 1970's. Now he's part of a civil lawsuit over what he and others endured. Scar Tissue – Watch: youtu.be/j0wR2nDsqX8?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

As young man, Paul Quassa was part of skin grafting experiment done on Inuit in Igloolik that he says had a flawed process for consent. It left him with two circular scars on his arm. Scar Tissue: The Legacy of Inuit Medical Experimentation – Watch: youtu.be/j0wR2nDsqX8?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Details are emerging about medical experimentation conducted on Inuit in Canada. APTN Investigates examines how Inuit were treated as guinea pigs and the scars left behind. Scar Tissue: The Legacy of Inuit Medical Experimentation by Tom Fennario

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Scar Tissue: The Legacy of Inuit Medical Experimentation | APTN Investigates

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

As confrontations between security guards and Indigenous people seem to be on the rise, Bernadette Folster is hoping for more understanding towards those struggling in the community. APTN Investigates: How They See Us – Watch: youtu.be/_cZ05sIE9y8?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Maureen Lux is an accomplished historian who specializes in the history of the medical treatment of Indigenous people in Canada. Her research has found evidence that Canada knew that medical experiments to be done on Inuit were ethically dubious... even by 1960s standards.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

From 1967 to 1973, scientists descended on the Inuit community of Igloolik to conduct medical experiments. This included grafting skin from one Inuk to another, leaving lifelong scars. Paul Quassa, former premier of Nunavut, explains that historical trauma left the Inuit unable to say no.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Reuben Garang, with Immigration Partnership Winnipeg, says newcomers arrive to Canada with little understanding of Indigenous people, often picking up negative stereotypes. APTN Investigates: How They See Us – Watch: youtu.be/_cZ05sIE9y8?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

From the late 1960s to the early 1970s, scientists descended on the Nunavut community of Igloolik to conduct medical experiments. The procedures included grafting skin from one Inuk to another, leaving lifelong scars and raising questions about how Inuit came to be treated as guinea pigs.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Bernadette Folster, with Mama Bear Clan, witnesses the struggles the community faces every day. She says systemic barriers force people into desperate situations. How They See Us – Watch: youtu.be/_cZ05sIE9y8?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Zacharias Kunuk is an internationally renowned Inuk filmmaker. But one story he's never publicly shared until now: how as a young man he was a human subject in federally funded medical experiments. Scar Tissue: The Legacy of Inuit Medical Experimentation – Premiering June 27.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Martha Troian says she is racially profiled on a daily basis. She filed a human rights complaint in 2020 after being followed by a security guard in a grocery store. It took six years for an investigator to be assigned to the case. How They See Us – Watch here: youtu.be/_cZ05sIE9y8?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Immigration Partnership Winnipeg is working to bridge the gap between newcomers and Indigenous People. The organization called for a review of private security training and use-of-force protocols following a violent encounter between a security guard and Indigenous man.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Eric Robinson with the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of Manitoba (IPAM) speaks up following a violent encounter between an Indigenous man and a security guard. IPAM says it is working with the Province of Manitoba to implement Indigenous cultural awareness within the security training curriculum.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Coming up this week on APTN Investigates: Video journalist Tamara Pimentel looks into the racial tension and systemic issues surrounding growing confrontations between security guards and Indigenous people. Here's a preview of How They See Us.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Violent encounters between security guards and Indigenous People have become a regular occurrence in Winnipeg. As more incidents are caught on camera, calls for change have grown louder. How They See Us – Premiering Saturday, June 20

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

As retail theft rises, so do allegations of racial discrimination. In Winnipeg, violent encounters between security guards and Indigenous people have sparked outrage. What’s the driving force behind these confrontations? APTN Investigates: How They See Us by Tamara Pimentel – Premiering June 20.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Carlos MacDonald, Director of Land Titles in British Columbia, on evidence within a Crown surveyor’s 1859 notebook, indicating that it was known that land in what is now Richmond ought to have been designated Aboriginal Title land. Return to Tl’uqtinus – Watch: youtu.be/e8uOzrRPnD8?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Lyackson First Nation Hereditary Chief Shana Thomas on public reaction to the Cowichan Decision by British Columbia’s top court. APTN Investigates: Return to Tl’uqtinus – Watch here: youtu.be/e8uOzrRPnD8?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Lawyer David Robbins on the clout the Cowichan people had in the time when they occupied a fishing village in what is now Richmond, British Columbia. APTN Investigates: Return to Tl’uqtinus – Watch here: youtu.be/e8uOzrRPnD8?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The longest trial in Canadian history recognizes Aboriginal title for a former Cowichan Nation village in Richmond, B.C. With appeals pending, APTN Investigates explores what it all means in Return to Tl’uqtinus by Christopher Read Watch here: youtu.be/e8uOzrRPnD8

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The longest trial in Canadian history recognizes Aboriginal title for a former Cowichan Nation village in Richmond, British Columbia. With appeals pending, including one from the Musqueam band,…

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Lyackson First Nation Hereditary Chief Shana Thomas on the fraught atmosphere in British Columbia after the province’s highest court ruled that land in present-day Richmond rightfully belongs to the Cowichan Nation. APTN Investigates: Return to Tl’uqtinus - Premiering tonight.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Musqueam Band Chief Wayne Sparrow speaking out about the effect the British Columbia Supreme Court’s Cowichan ruling has had on relations between Cowichan and Musqueam leadership. APTN Investigates: Return to Tl’uqtinus - Premiering Saturday, June 6.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Chantal Moore, was shot and killed by police during a wellness check in 2020. A coroner’s inquest later ruled Moore’s death a homicide. Martha Martin continues to demand accountability for her daughter. APTN Investigates: The River Remembers – Watch: youtu.be/jDlANMVlToA?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Cowichan Tribes Chief Cindy Daniels telling of the annual journey her ancestors would take to get to their fishing village in present-day Richmond, British Columbia. APTN Investigates: Return to Tl’uqtinus - Premiering Saturday, June 6.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Jessica Paul recalls the moments before RCMP officers shot and killed Bronson Paul inside their home, while their children were just a few feet away. APTN Investigates: The River Remembers – Watch: youtu.be/jDlANMVlToA?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The longest trial in Canadian history recognizes Aboriginal title for a former Cowichan Nation village in Richmond, British Columbia. With appeals pending, including one from the Musqueam band, Return to Tl’uqtinus explores what it all means.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Lorna and Rick Thomas hold an image of their son McKay just feet away from where he died. McKay drowned following a foot pursuit with New Brunswick RCMP on November 15, 2025. APTN Investigates: The River Remembers – Watch: youtu.be/jDlANMVlToA?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

According to a witness, McKay Thomas fought to stay afloat in the St. Croix River for up to 15 minutes after an RCMP foot pursuit in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. Rick Thomas asks why no rescue attempt was made. The River Remembers – Premiering tonight: youtu.be/jDlANMVlToA?...

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Police in Canada are responsible for more civilian deaths than ever before, and Indigenous people remain dramatically overrepresented. Journalist Brittany Guyot travels to Atlantic Canada where families are demanding accountability for the loss of their loved ones.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Police use-of-force deaths in Canada have almost doubled since 2000 — a trend that continues to disproportionately impact Indigenous people and leave families searching for accountability.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Jessica Paul recounts the final moments before Bronson Paul was shot and killed by police in Tobique First Nation. His death is part of a growing number of police use-of-force fatalities across Canada. APTN Investigates: The River Remembers – Premiering Saturday, May 30.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The River Remembers investigates the sharp rise of police killings in Canada, where police involved deaths have almost doubled since 2000.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The 10-year anniversary of Standing Rock continues this week on Retrospectives, as Dennis Ward joins host Brittany Guyot to discuss AFTER STANDING ROCK—the second of his two episodes reporting from the front lines of a historic moment in Indigenous resistance.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

It’s been 10 years since Standing Rock, a historic gathering of land and water protectors resisting the Dakota Access pipeline that captured international attention.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Kevin Deer has no problem with people making a living, but he doesn't like that the tobacco industry has brought an economic imbalance to his community. He invokes the A Dish with One Spoon Wampum, which says that resources must be shared equally.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias on the toll his community’s state of emergency is taking on band members. Along with the power outage in December, the community was also forced to evacuate this past summer from the Manitoba wildfires.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The opening lines and title to William Osborne’s protest song that went viral on the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba. Osborne wrote the song in response to a controversial statement made by Manitoba Hydro about the potential cause of the power outage.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Quebec calls Rainbow Tobacco's products "contraband" and has recently been seizing their deliveries. Rainbow's owner Robbie Dickson says selling and transporting duty-free tobacco to other First Nations is a treaty right, and he is suing the province.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

While good for the local economy, the Mohawk tobacco trade has led to a lot of wealth concentrated within just a few individuals. The Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory’s council is hoping to repurpose some of that money with a community-led Tobacco Law.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Pimicikamak band councillor Vivian Scott speaks about the emotional toll the state of emergency and evacuation has had on the people in her community. When the crisis first hit Cross Lake, Scott helped out at the gas station, standing in the cold to direct the long lineups.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Robbie Dickson, president of Rainbow Tobacco in Kahnawà:ke, is suing the Quebec government for $8.1 million over their repeated seizures of his products and vehicles. He says his lawsuit is about more than money, it's about Mohawk sovereignty.

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Mohawk tobacco manufacturing creates a lot of employment. For instance, Wendy Deer has been working in the industry since 2003. She says the money is good, she gets paid time off, and best of all, her commute is short. APTN Investigates: Taxing Sovereignty – Premiering March 28, 2026

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Rainbow Tobacco is a Mohawk-owned cigarette manufacturing business in Kahnawà:ke, just south of Montreal. By all accounts, they are a very successful business... but the province of Quebec considers their products to be contraband. APTN Investigates: Taxing Sovereignty – Premiering March 28, 2026

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

For decades Mohawk tobacco manufacturers have been playing cat and mouse with law enforcement. Now, one entrepreneur is suing Quebec for seizing his products. APTN Investigates: Taxing Sovereignty by Jeff Dorn, Tom Fennario and Savanna Craig – Premiering March 28, 2026

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

A lengthy power outage ravages homes and infrastructure in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, triggering a state of emergency, a boil water advisory and a community exodus. Crisis at Cross Lake examines how, why and what’s next. Watch the premiere here: youtu.be/nIETbX_GSNE

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Reginald Hamilton’s home was damaged when the power went out and his pipes froze on the Pimicikamak Cree Nation on December 28, 2025. APTN Investigates spoke with Hamilton as he prepared to be evacuated from the community with his family. Crisis at Cross Lake - Airing March 21

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APTN Investigates @aptninvestigates.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Reporter Christopher Read travels to Pimicikamak Cree Nation to examine the aftermath of the community’s recent evacuation. A lengthy power outage in December ravaged homes and infrastructure, triggering a state of emergency and a community exodus.

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