Every Saturday on APTN Documentaries experience captivating Indigenous stories from around the globe, presented by passionate storytellers. These stories have the power to transform minds, shift perspectives, and shed light on important truths. Discover rich traditions, historical events, and much more as you listen to authentic voices from Indigenous communities.
Every Child Matters
“Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education” examines the path of reconciliation, guided by voices from residential school survivors, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, artists and leaders from nations and cultures across the country.
Saturday, September 30 at 6:00 am ET
Saturday, September 30 at 6:00 am MT
Saturday, September 30 at 6:00 am CT
Saturday, September 30 at 6:00 am ET
Reconciliation and Me
Sarain Fox leads a meaningful conversation on truth and reconciliation with five youth allies. Guided by real-life Survivor stories, they reflect together to gain an understanding of reconciliation and the importance of relationships with Indigenous Peoples.
Saturday, September 30 at 8:00 am ET
Saturday, September 30 at 5:00 pm ET
Saturday, September 30 at 5:00 pm ET
Saturday, September 30 at 8:00 am MT
Saturday, September 30 at 3:00 pm MT
Saturday, September 30 at 3:00 pm MT
Saturday, September 30 at 8:00 am CT
Saturday, September 30 at 4:00pm CT
Saturday, September 30 at 4:00pm CT
Saturday, September 30 at 8:00 am ET
Saturday, September 30 at 5:00 pm ET
Saturday, September 30 at 5:00 pm ET
We Will Stand Up
Sensitively directed by Tasha Hubbard, nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up follows the family of the late Colten Boushie, a young Cree man fatally shot in a Saskatchewan farmyard, as they demand justice from Canada’s legal system.
Saturday, September 30 at 8:30 am ET
Saturday, September 30 at 5:00 pm MT
Saturday, September 30 at 8:30 am ET
In Jesus Name
In Jesus’ Name” shares the stories of survivors who were forced to attend St. Anne’s Residential School in Ontario. .
Sunday, October 1 at 12:00 pm ET
Sunday, October 1 at 12:00 pm MT
Saturday, September 30 at 8:30 am CT
Sunday, October 1 at 12:00 pm CT
Sunday, October 1 at 12:00 pm CT
Sunday, October 1 at 12:00 pm ET
We Were Children
We Were Children … tells the heartbreaking true story of Lyna Hart and Glen Anaquod, removed from their homes at the ages of four and six and forced to adapt to a strange, threatening new world
Saturday, September 30 at 10:30 am ET
Saturday, September 30 at 8:30 am MT
Saturday, September 30 at 9:30 am CT
Saturday, September 30 at 10:30 am ET
Muffins for Granny
Nadia McLaren examines the life of her Ojibwe grandmother, whose experience in residential school has had lasting impacts on her family. Weaving together home videos and interviews with seven Elders, this is a complex story of personal and cultural survival.
Saturday, September 30 at 7:00 pm ET
Saturday, September 30 at 7:00 pm MT
Saturday, September 30 at 7:00 pm CT
Saturday, September 30 at 7:00 pm ET
Re-ken-si-le-a-shen
Two-Spirit Métis filmmaker Jamie Bourque-Blyan connects with fellow survivors of conquest and colonization to explore how other countries have engaged in the process of reconciliation, and how these approaches to healing might be applied in so-called Canada.
Saturday, September 30 at 9:00 pm ET
Saturday, September 30 at 9:00 pm MT
Saturday, September 30 at 9:00 pm CT
Saturday, September 30 at 9:00 pm ET
Every Child Matters
“Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education” examines the path of reconciliation, guided by voices from residential school survivors, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, artists and leaders from nations and cultures across the country.
Sunday, October 1 at 6:00 am ET
Sunday, October 1 at 6:00 am MT
Sunday, October 1 at 6:00 am CT
Sunday, October 1 at 6:00 am ET
Re-ken-si-le-a-shen
Two-Spirit Métis filmmaker Jamie Bourque-Blyan connects with fellow survivors of conquest and colonization to explore how other countries have engaged in the process of reconciliation, and how these approaches to healing might be applied in so-called Canada.
Sunday, October 1 at 6:00 am ET
Sunday, October 1 at 6:00 am MT
Sunday, October 1 at 6:00 am CT
Sunday, October 1 at 6:00 am ET
Muffins for Granny
Nadia McLaren examines the life of her Ojibwe grandmother, whose experience in residential school has had lasting impacts on her family. Weaving together home videos and interviews with seven Elders, this is a complex story of personal and cultural survival.
Sunday, October 1 at at 10:00 am ET
Sunday, October 1 at at 10:00 am MT
Sunday, October 1 at at 10:00 am CT
Sunday, October 1 at at 10:00 am ET
My Indian Name
“My Indian Name” is a documentary that looks at the experiences of Indigenous Peoples who have been stripped of their traditional names. Today, Indigenous Peoples are resisting this assimilative practice and reclaiming the basic right to their original names.
Sunday, October 1 at at 1:00 pm ET
Sunday, October 1 at at 1:00 pm MT
Saturday, September 30 at 6:00pm CT
Sunday, October 1 at at 1:00 pm CT
Sunday, October 1 at at 1:00 pm CT
Sunday, October 1 at at 1:00 pm ET
Coming Home
This documentary takes viewers behind the scenes of the drama series “Little Bird” and provides historical context about the Sixties Scoop. Through the eyes of those involved in production, the film explores the movement for Indigenous narrative sovereignty.
Sunday, October 1 at at 8:00 pm ET
Sunday, October 1 at at 8:00 pm MT
Sunday, October 1 at at 8:00 pm CT
Sunday, October 1 at at 8:00 pm ET
Food for the Rest of Us
“Food for the Rest of Us” follows four unique food projects that are leading a culinary revolution from the ground up.
Saturday, October 7 at 1:00 pm ET
Saturday, October 7 at 9:00 pm ET
Sunday, October 8 at 2:30 am ET
Saturday, October 7 at 9:00 pm ET
Sunday, October 8 at 2:30 am ET
Saturday, October 7 at 1:00 pm MT
Saturday, October 7 at 9:00 pm MT
Sunday, October 8 at 2:30 am EMT
Saturday, October 7 at 9:00 pm MT
Sunday, October 8 at 2:30 am EMT
Saturday, October 7 at 1:00 pm CT
Saturday, October 7 at 9:00 pm CT
Sunday, October 8 at 2:30 am CT
Saturday, October 7 at 9:00 pm CT
Sunday, October 8 at 2:30 am CT
Saturday, October 7 at 1:00 pm ET
Saturday, October 7 at 9:00 pm ET
Sunday, October 8 at 2:30 am ET
Saturday, October 7 at 9:00 pm ET
Sunday, October 8 at 2:30 am ET