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On this episode of Face to Face: Natan Obed Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed is on an all new episode of Face to Face discussing the renewed interest Canada has in the North, particularly when it comes to defence spending. The ITK president wishes to avoid foreign actors destabilizing Inuit and Canada's relationship and wants to ensure history does not repeat itself as Inuit lives were forever changed in previous global conflicts. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

On this episode of Face to Face: Cindy Blackstock Caring Society Executive Director Cindy Blackstock has been in a legal challenge against Canada over First Nations child welfare system discrimination for nearly 20 years. The Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society brought forth a landmark case in 2007, which Blackstock never imagined would still be ongoing almost 20 years later. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

On this episode of Face to Face: Mandy Gull-Masty In May of 2025, Mandy Gull-Masty took on the role of being the Indigenous Services minister of Canada and became the first indigenous person to do so. On the season 13 premiere of Face to Face she speaks with Dennis Ward on balancing her role as minister while trying to maintain who she is and the big issues on her plate like the second-generation cut-off to the Indian Act, the First Nations Clean Water Act and residential school denialism. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

On this episode of Face to Face: Dallas Goldtooth In part two of Face to Face's two-part season 12 finale, host Dennis Ward continues his conversation with actor and activist Dallas Goldtooth where they talk about his acting career, the healing power of comedy and the impact shows like Reservation Dogs have. Although Indigenous representation in front of and behind the camera is headed in the right direction, Goldtooth says more space is still needed for Indigenous people starting out in the industry. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

On this episode of Face to Face: Dallas Goldtooth In part one of a two-part finale for season 12 of Face to Face, Dennis Ward is joined by activist and actor Dallas Goldtooth. This week they focus on Goldtooth's years of activism, including the pipeline protests in Standing Rock.  It has been 10 years since Standing Rock and as Goldtooth reflects on the protest, the Reservation Dogs star mentions how he was a little more cautious when it came to acting opportunities due to conflicts the industry can have with activism. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

On this episode of Face to Face: Meggie Cywink Meggie Cywink is a long-time advocate and MMIWG2S+ family member and is one of hundreds of other MMIWG2S+ family members calling on the federal government to redirect funds for the victims' families. She joins Dennis Ward on this week's Face to Face. Cywink has been searching for answers into her sister's death for over 30 years and believes the funds should be run by families to distribute where needed, rather than to a First Nation or organization. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

On this episode of Face to Face: Kairyn Potts and Scott Wabano On this episode of Face to Face hosted by Tiar Wheatle, the hosts of the new dating show REZervations for Two talk about how they aim to change the perception of Indigenous dating and show the love that other media displays as toxic stereotypes. Besties Kairyn Potts and Scott Wabano co-host what they say is a dating show long overdue. REZervations for Two airs on APTN in June, but see the co-hosts first on Face to face and their podcast The Real Rank Podcast. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

Eva Thomas is an Indigenous writer and director who started her career to be in front of the camera before turning to work behind it so other Indigenous actors could do more than 'leather and feather' gigs. Thomas' solo directorial debut, Nika and Madison began streaming online earlier this month. The film is an intimate look into friendship and generational trauma between two Indigenous women. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

This week's Face to Face marks a special occasion as it marks the 300th episode of the show over the last 12 years. From former host Michael Hutchinson to our very own Dennis Ward and a few guest hosts in between, we highlight just a few moments to look back on. Face to Face has featured 300 hardworking First Nations, Inuit and Métis people across a wide range of entertainment, sports, advocates and politicians. Including the late Joye Braun, one of the few to be on the show twice. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

After 35 years of journalism, retirement hasn't come easy to award winning reporter Kathleen Martens. She still receives calls from people asking her to write stories. On this week's episode of Face to Face, she talks with Dennis Ward about retirement, journalism and how the APTN newsroom differs from others she worked at during her career. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

It's been almost one year since he was first elected as a Conservative member of Parliament and Billy Morin is ready to talk. In his first appearance on APTN News since becoming an MP, there was plenty to discuss; floor crossings, efforts to end the second-generation cut-off, Alberta separatism and what he would like to accomplish in the House of Commons. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

On this episode of Face to Face: Kim Wheeler Kim Wheeler is a writer-producer who previously won a 2025 Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Entertainment Special for her work writing the show, Words and Culture. The show airs on nearly 100 campus and community radio stations and Sirius XM and weaves conversations with Indigenous language with music by Indigenous artists. She joins Dennis Ward to speak on the upcoming third season of the show and her history with journalism. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

On this episode of Face to Face: Joséphine Bacon Through her poetry, Joséphine Bacon carries the voices of her elders and the stories of the land. Bacon is internationally acclaimed and she is a leading voice in contemporary Indigenous literature. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

On this episode of Face to Face: Scott McLeod The opposition was loud when the Canadian government announced Bill C-5 and Ontario announced Bill 5. Both legislations were sold as a way to reduce red tape and streamline processes to get shovels in the ground for major resource extraction and infrastructure projects. However, many First Nations leaders feel the legislation weakens environmental protections, infringes on First Nations' rights and gives unprecedented decision-making powers to politicians. Scott McLeod, the Lake Huron regional chief for the Anishinabek Nation, has been a vocal critic of the legislation from the onset. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/

On this episode of Face to Face: Diane Roussin Diane Roussin is the project director of the Winnipeg Boldness Project. She's been using the project to try and figure out how to create better, healthier communities for children and families in Winnipeg's North End. The project allows Roussin to speak directly with children and their families to figure out issues in programs and services they use to see what can be done to better these systems for families. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/