What’s on APTN | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

What’s on APTN

Check out APTN’s full September 30 broadcast schedule for more.

Inconvenient Indian

In this time of radical change and re-examination, this documentary brings to life Thomas King’s brilliant dismantling of North America’s colonial narrative, revealing the falsehoods known as “history” and reframing them with powerful Indigenous voices.

11:00 a.m. (ET)/8:00 a.m. (PT)

Twice Colonized

(APTN premiere)
Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter embarks on a personal journey to bring her colonizers, in both Canada and Denmark, to justice. The documentary explores cultural trauma, identity reclamation and the impact of forced assimilation on Indigenous communities.

1:30 p.m. (ET)/10:30 a.m. (PT)

Live Special: APTN News in Ottawa

APTN News’ Dennis Ward and Creeson Agecoutay will provide live coverage of the National Day For Truth and Reconciliation events in Ottawa .

2:30 p.m. (ET)/11:30 a.m. (PT)

Live Special: National Day For Truth and Reconciliation

Broadcast live from Parliament Hill on the unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation, “Remembering the Children” is a moving multilingual tribute to residential school Survivors, their families and all the children who never made it home.

3:00 p.m. (ET)/12:00 p.m. (PT)

Also broadcast in Plains Cree on APTN Languages

Live streaming available in English, French, Plains Cree, Inuktitut, Ojibwe, and Innu-aimun at aptnnews.ca/ndtr

Spirit To Soar

(APTN premiere)
The hard truths around the deaths of seven First Nations high school students in Thunder Bay, ON are examined in the wake of the inquest into the students’ deaths and how their families pursued justice for them.

5:00 p.m. (ET)/2:00 p.m. (PT)

Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation

De la Colline du Parlement sur les territoires non cédés de la Nation algonquine anishinaabe, « Se souvenir des enfants » est un hommage aux survivant·e·s des pensionnats, à leurs familles et aux enfants qui ne sont jamais rentré·e·s.

19h00 (HE)/16h00 (HP)

The Good Canadian

(World premiere)
Look behind the curtain and into the corridors of systemic inequity. From the Indian Act to residential schools, to modern-day family separation, the true face of a nation is revealed.

9:00 p.m. (ET)/6:00 p.m. (PT)