Tag: Indigenous

Open Source North event encouraging more Indigenous language broadcasting

Open Source North, an event being held next week in Whitehorse, Yukon, aims to bring together developers, coders and anyone interested in using open...

APTN CEO says criminal charges will be pursued if aggression toward...

The CEO of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) says the broadcaster will pursue criminal charges if there is further aggressive behaviour towards its...

First Indigenous woman CRTC commissioner appointed

Claire Anderson has been appointed CRTC commissioner for British Columbia and Yukon, becoming the first Indigenous woman and Yukon resident to sit on the commission and...

CRTC, Telecom & Media News – CRTC data shows broadcast revenues...

The Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel has released its What We Heard Report reflecting feedback gathered during its consultations into the modernization of...

First Cree-language NHL broadcast to air Mar. 24

Sportsnet and APTN are teaming up to make Canadian broadcast history with the first Cree-language NHL broadcast to take place Mar. 24. Coinciding with the...

First Peoples Radio launches ELMNT FM stations in Toronto, Ottawa

First Peoples Radio Inc. (FPR) officially launched its ELMNT FM stations in Toronto and Ottawa today at noon ET.  FPR aims to fill the gap for urban...

APTN to premiere three-part doc challenging Indigenous stereotypes

APTN is set to premiere its three-part documentary series First Contact, Sept. 11-13, aimed at challenging the average Canadian's stereotypical perceptions of Indigenous people. Narrated...