SHARING OUR STORIES

COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 APTN MISSION APTN is sharing our Peoples’ journey, celebrating our cultures, inspiring our children and honouring the wisdom of our Elders.

ABOUT APTN September 1, 2016 marked the 17-year anniversary of the launch of the first national Aboriginal television network in the world with programming by, for and about Aboriginal Peoples to share with all Canadians and viewers around the world. APTN is available in approximately 11 million Canadian households and commercial establishments with cable, direct-to-home satellite, telco-delivered and fixed wireless television service providers. The network launched its high-definition channel, APTN hd, in the spring of 2008. APTN does not receive government funding for operations but generates revenue through subscriber fees, advertising sales and strategic partnerships. APTN broadcasts programming with 56% offered in English, 16% in French and 28% in Aboriginal languages.

Cover Photo: Aboriginal Day Live 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Message from Our Chairperson 2 Message from Our Chief Executive Officer3 Year in Review Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Highlights 6 Aboriginal Production 8 Our People 14 Understanding Our Audience 20 Digital Drum | Connective Expression 24 Advertising 26 Setting the Technological Pace 30 Uncovering the Stories that Others Won’t 32 Conditions of Licence 36 Programming | What’s On 44 Aboriginal Day Live 58 Appendix A | Independent Production Activity (Original Productions) 2015-2016 MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRPERSON JOCELYN FORMSMA

Wachiya,

The fiscal year 2015-2016 was a and the industry. This fiscal year employees for an outstanding great year for Aboriginal Peoples has helped us set the stage for year. Your extraordinary skills, Television Network (APTN). Our impressive developments to come at passion and dedication collectively continued success is built through APTN that we will roll out in phases advance a strong Aboriginal our dedication to honour our over the next five to 10 years. media presence in Canada and the roots while keeping an eye to the world. I am honoured to be a part We said goodbye to some incredible future. As a result, APTN produces of this network, as it continues board members who moved onto and broadcasts programs that to be influential and shift focus new and exciting opportunities, and are increasingly higher quality, to become a truly specialized we have welcomed some new and distinctive and informative that also multi‑platform broadcaster. returning members. In addition, the reflect Aboriginal perspectives. board is undergoing a structural APTN is well aware of the significant review to prepare for growth as Jocelyn Formsma, changes to the broadcast industry. APTN becomes a more established Chairperson We continue to grow and adapt to presence in the broadcast industry. APTN Board of Directors meet the challenges of television in Moreover, the network must adapt a new and increasingly technological and find new ways to reach a world. From being established as the growing and fractured audience, first national Aboriginal broadcaster while ensuring there are revenues in the world and being known to fund its programming, news as Canada’s only independent operations and related services. Aboriginal television network, we On behalf of my board colleagues, have continually sought to not just I thank APTN’s dedicated senior meet our potential, but exceed management team and all APTN expectations from our viewers

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 MESSAGE FROM OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER JEAN LA ROSE

I am honoured to be part of an against larger broadcasters for a as we strive to maintain our organization that is the most share of the PE funding. Compared lead in the industry as a highly influential Aboriginal storyteller to the average decrease in PEs recognized employer. For the eighth in Canada. Sharing our Stories is among all broadcasters, the network consecutive year, the organization the essence of APTN, which also performed quite well. was recognized as one of maintains our momentum in the Manitoba’s Top Employers, and for This fiscal year, the organization Canadian broadcast industry. the fourth consecutive year, one of worked diligently to remain current Canada’s 100 Top Employers. Also, To engage the nation’s population in broadcast and distribution for the third year in a row, APTN with the organization’s specialized technology trends. By streamlining received a national award for its programming across multiple processes, implementing leading participation in the Take Our Kids to platforms, APTN continues to edge technology, seeking new ways Work™ program. These distinctions depend greatly on the Canada to improve the delivery of programs are the result of a skilled and Media Fund (CMF) to meet the and planning for the future, the dedicated workforce that creates Canadian Radio-television and network continued to improve its a collaborative culture to establish Telecommunications Commission’s business of Sharing our Stories. a more productive, enjoyable and (CRTC) expectations on the APTN’s specialized programming rewarding workplace. different genres of programming is paramount for the organization’s and languages to be broadcast. long-term success, supported by the In preparation for growth, APTN’s APTN’s Performance Envelope dedication of each employee. headquarters located in Winnipeg, (PE) again decreased in this fiscal MB, laid the groundwork for Each fiscal year, the network year. Being a small independent opportunities, including an is tremendously proud of its broadcaster, APTN faces many impressive renovation project at the employees, including their challenges each fiscal year, but adjacent building. This space is the contributions and achievements, one obstacle is the constant battle news bureau and production studios

SHARING OUR STORIES / 3 of APTN News and Current Affairs, infrastructure changes that were episode at the 2016 Leo Awards, a nationwide team that provides an carried over from the past fiscal with a Best Lead Performance award-winning and unprecedented year. The organization is set to by a Female in a Dramatic Series. perspective on news for Aboriginal integrate new technologies into Documentaries also received Peoples and all Canadians. its broadcast internet protocol distinction. Chaos and Courage network. In addition, master control was honoured with a Media Award Notably, APTN National News was upgraded to a state-of-the‑art from the Association of Ontario received an unprecedented four information technology-based Midwives for its episode “Midwives.” nominations from the Canadian playout platform. A broadcast In addition, a one-off documentary Association of Journalism (CAJ). At graphics and a multi-channel from APTN’s Emerging Director the CAJ Awards, APTN Investigates branding system were also program, Sex Spirit Strength, was won the Communications Workers implemented. These modernizations named the Best of Fest, and director of America Canada/CAJ Award for are imperative to increase Courtney Montour earned Emerging Labour Reporting for Hurting for efficiencies, improve workflow and Filmmaker at the 2016 Golden Sheaf Work. APTN National News also enable the broadcast of content on Awards at the Yorkton Film Festival. won the Journalists for Human multiple platforms; each will help Rights/CAJ Award for Human Once again, the network produced APTN remain competitive in the Rights Reporting for A Soldier the largest celebration of National long term. Scorned. The reporting team also Aboriginal Day. Aboriginal Day Live remained focused on special news As the most influential Aboriginal is an annual event that celebrates programming to ensure the regional storyteller in Canada, APTN strives the spirit of sharing, conveys representation of our Peoples’ to commission programs that meet stories and showcases the talent stories were covered from coast to the highest standards for on-air of Aboriginal Peoples. Thousands coast to coast. APTN National News talent, writing and production attend to show their support for this featured 12 episodes of its mini- values. As a result, industry peers event to see the best and brightest documentary series – Perspectives. and critics supported the merit Aboriginal artists from across North The Ottawa bureau reported on and influence of the network’s America perform live. The 10th political affairs, including the election programming, from award shows anniversary edition proved to be of the Assembly of First Nations to film festival podiums. another successful celebration at National Chief in December and the The Forks in Winnipeg, MB. The leading dramatic series Annual General Meeting in July. In The attendance was greater than Blackstone continued its tradition addition, in-depth, unprecedented 45,000 people for the day-long of success with two Alberta coverage of the federal election festivities and evening concert, and Film and Television Awards in brought issues from grassroots the multi-platform delivery reached 2016, including Best Production people directly to candidates in the an audience of more than one Reflecting Cultural Diversity and weeks prior to election day. million. For the 150th anniversary Best Performance by an Alberta of the Canadian Confederation, At its technical foundation, Actress. The series also received the 2017 edition will expand its APTN continued to initiate major recognition for its “Flat Line”

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 grassroots reach to even more APTN has also invested in Aboriginal communities. capital funds to build production capacity at the Montreal, Ottawa, For the past 17 years, APTN has Vancouver and Winnipeg bureaus evolved to become the foremost to produce in-house programming national Aboriginal television for distribution. Other initiatives broadcaster. The organization has will include the development of a now prepared to focus on what will digital transformation strategy to be crucial to continue its growth. offer a diversified multi-platform The network has completed a approach to the organization. In brand refresh initiative based on key addition, to prepare for APTN’s next insights from national focus groups, licence renewal with the CRTC, the with the initial phases launched network’s executive team will review this fiscal year. The refreshed look the 2018-2023 business plan. and feel will continue to roll out, aligning APTN as a representation APTN achieved countless of a progressive group of people: accomplishments this fiscal year, Aboriginal Peoples in Canada. and I am proud to be a part of this organization as we share the Seeking opportunities to advance modern Aboriginal experience in in broadcasting, APTN is assessing this Communiqué. the feasibility of an independently managed network in the United States. All Nations Network (ANN), Jean La Rose, a sister station, would convey the Chief Executive Officer stories of Native Americans to an APTN American audience, similar to the Programming Department mandate at APTN. We hope to have sufficient support to launch this network in the U.S.

SHARING OUR STORIES / 5 2015-2016 HIGHLIGHTS YEAR IN REVIEW

MORE % MORE % SPECIAL EVENTS THAN 84 THAN 95 COVERAGE Canadian programming content Canadian programming broadcast Extensive coverage of the federal was independently produced election and French-language news stories of special relevance to Quebec, including Virtual Town Halls with Party Leaders; All National Indigenous Leaders HOURS* HOURS* Forum; French-language election 54.5 20.5 debate on APTN Décision 2015; Aboriginal languages programming French-language programming live broadcast of federal election results; history-making, in-depth interview between a sitting Prime Minister and Aboriginal- owned media (Winnipeg); YEARS YEARS Assembly of First Nations 8 RUNNING 4 RUNNING Annual General Assembly (Niagara Falls); live coverage Manitoba’s Top Employers Canada’s Top 100 Employers of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Final Report (Ottawa); Sixties Scoop Apology (Winnipeg); federal Reached an audience of budget coverage with tracking of specific promises from the MORE MILLION YEARS election (Ottawa); and ongoing THAN 1 10 reporting of mental health issues at Aboriginal Day Live 2016 of Aboriginal Day Live and solutions at the Attawapiskat First Nation

*Average hours per week

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 NEW JOURNALISM 15 ADVERTISERS 292,364 2 AWARDS secured for TV and aptn.ca unique visitors to aptn.ca per month APTN Investigates – (on average) Communications Workers of America Canada/Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) Award for Labour Reporting MORE % OF APTN National News – Journalists THAN 61 MILLION 65 EMPLOYEES for Human Rights/CAJ Award for Human Rights Reporting story views on APTN have Aboriginal ancestry Facebook accounts 20 EVENTS YEARS Proud sponsor of 20 events AWARDS 5 3 RUNNING including Manito Ahbee Festival, imagineNATIVE Film + Media national accolades for crowd- for participation in the national Arts Festival, Alzheimer Society pleasing programming Take Our Kids to Work™ program of Manitoba – Gala 2016, Whistler Film Festival, Soaring: Indigenous Youth Career Conference, 23rd Annual Indspire Awards, 2016 JUNO TELEVISION ORIGINAL DIGITAL Awards – Aboriginal Album of the 40 PRODUCTIONS 25 MEDIA COMPONENTS Year, Eastlink East Coast Music Week 2016, Vision Quest Conference, programming commitments programming commitments Yorkton Film Festival, Western Association of Broadcasters 2016 Conference, BANFF World Media Festival 2016, MusiCounts, Alianait Arts Festival, Terres en Vues – Land HOURS $ InSights (Montreal First Peoples 479 20,000 Festival), Aboriginal Music Week original programming: English, in Band Aid grants were presented 2016, Canadian Cable Systems French and 20 different in partnership with MusiCounts to Alliance, Telco Week, SAY Magazine Aboriginal languages Aboriginal schools in Manitoba and NCI Music Countdown

SHARING OUR STORIES / 7 ABORIGINAL FOR MORE THAN 17 YEARS, APTN has been firmly rooted in Canada’s broadcasting landscape and has been an essential player in the content industry.

PRODUCTION Through documentaries, White). Blackstone actress Carmen In August 2016, APTN offered the news and current affairs Moore also received recognition for third annual APTN Award – one that shows, dramas, entertainment her work in the “Flat Line” episode, recognizes an Aboriginal filmmaker specials, children’s series, with a Best Lead Performance by a who has produced distinguishing cooking shows and education Female in a Dramatic Series Award, work in the last year. This year’s from the 2016 Leo Awards. APTN Award went to director programs, APTN opens a Sonia Bonspille Boileau, a Mohawk window into the remarkably The network’s documentary series filmmaker from Gatineau, QC. APTN Chaos and Courage was honoured diverse worlds of Aboriginal also sponsored three master classes with a Media Award from the Peoples in Canada and at the festival: one in French and two Association of Ontario Midwives throughout the world. in English, featuring guest speakers for the episode “Midwives.” Our mandate would not be Marco Collin, Courtney Montour and A one-off documentary from APTN’s Angie-Pepper O’Bomsawin. possible without the creative Emerging Director program, Sex and talented production APTN supported the imagineNATIVE Spirit Strength, was awarded the Film + Media Arts Festival for a third community. Every year, APTN Best of Fest at the 2016 Golden year, offering a cash prize of $5,000 partners with more than Sheaf Awards at the Yorkton Film for a dramatic short film and $2,000 100 Aboriginal producers, Festival, and also received the toward a short documentary film. directors, storytellers and Emerging Filmmaker Award for The selected entrants were Tasha writers to ensure that our director Courtney Montour. Beeds for her short documentary stories are being told with STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Walking Out: An Indigenous a true and authentic voice. For a fifth and final year, APTN Woman’s Journey from Violence into partnered with the National Screen Ceremony and Roxann Whitebean SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS Institute’s Aboriginal Documentary for her dramatic short filmParadigm. 2015-2016 Accomplishments Program. This program has been To continue its work to foster important to lay the ground work AWARDS AND RECOGNITION French-language content, APTN and train each selected producer This fiscal year, the quality of collaborated with TV5 for a second and director team, pairing them with our programs was once again year on a call for web series an industry mentor to assist with the recognized by industry professionals concept, Ma websérie sur APTN. final development and production of at award galas and festivals. The selected project, a drama- a short documentary film. During the comedy webisode series Police sans APTN’s leading dramatic series past four years, this partnership has réserve, was submitted by Sonia Blackstone continued its tradition supported 16 teams. of success with two Alberta Film Bonspille Boileau. Continuing to build relationships and Television Awards in 2016, The network once again with independent Aboriginal including awards for Best Production commissioned programs producers, the network maintains Reflecting Cultural Diversity and with a number of notable its long-standing involvement with for Best Performance by an Alberta co‑broadcasting partners: Actress (for newcomer Jordyn the Montreal First Peoples Festival.

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 • APTN has confirmed a partnership the Alliance of Aboriginal Media four of Longmire, the critically with Unis TV on the second Professionals on August 28, 2014. acclaimed U.S. contemporary drama; season of the children’s series The agreement came into effect seasons four and five ofWentworth, Canot Cocasse in April 2016. as of September 1, 2014 and will an award-winning and internationally expire with the network’s next lauded Australian prison drama; and • CBC and APTN united to support licence renewal. two seasons of The Cleaner, a U.S. the one-off documentary The Girls drama starring Benjamin Bratt as a of St. Mary’s in spring 2016, while PROGRAMMING COMMITMENTS recovering addict transforming and APTN and Société Radio-Canada In the fiscal year 2015-2016, APTN helping the lives of others. As well as successfully led the children and Programming committed to 40 the popular U.S. blockbusters, Avatar youth series Tshakapesh through television productions and 25 and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) original digital media components. APTN acquired several Canadian Aboriginal Program in July 2016. This represented 318.25 hours features, including the upcoming of original programming in • Anaana’s Tent is another children eOne Films International title Iqaluit; English, French and nine and youth series produced by the futuristic sci-fi and Perspective Aboriginal languages. APTN in partnership with Nunavut Canada at Cannes 2016 selection Independent Television that was This fiscal year, APTN Acquisitions The Northlander; and the powerful also successful in securing the secured 184 hours of programming, indie drama Fire Song, one of the CMF Aboriginal Program Fund in including eight premieres and 10 first films by a First Nations director July 2016. titles exclusive to APTN. Highlights to deal with two-spirited people and include the following series: season an Official Selection at last year’s In addition, the network continued its previously successful partnerships, including APTN and Shaw co-broadcasting the 23rd Aboriginal Language Commitments 2015-2016 Annual Indspire Awards on June 24, 2016. Accessible Media Inc. once again joined APTN to co-broadcast the very successful 10th annual Inuktitut 37% Aboriginal Day Live concert on Cree 26% June 25, 2016. This past summer, Dene 9% the network also started principal photography with Rogers Cable’s Innu 7% Viceland channel on the Rise Méchif 5% documentary series. Plains Cree 5% TERMS OF TRADE Syilx 4% The network has continued to Ojibway 4% abide by the Terms of Trade that Mohawk 3% were signed between APTN and

SHARING OUR STORIES / 11 Toronto International Film Festival. different genres of programming broadcasters for a share of the The network continued to support and languages of broadcast. APTN’s PE funding. documentary films on relevant PE again decreased in 2015-2016. APTN is fully committed to delivering Aboriginal issues and themes with APTN’s English PE decreased by superior programming. Despite the five acquisitions, four one-hour and 2.8% and its French decreased challenges the network faces with one feature-length, including This by 0.1%. Overall the CMF budget ratings and having smaller marketing Changes Everything, based on the decreased by four million dollars for and licensing budgets, and international bestseller by Naomi the 2016-2017 CMF fiscal year. The compared to the average decrease Klein on climate change, featuring average loss for English broadcasters in envelopes among all broadcasters, Crystal Lameman of Beaver Lake was -12% and French broadcasters APTN performed quite well. Cree First Nation. was -11.9%. APTN is presently in the process of allocating its PE funds The network was able to trigger CANADA MEDIA FUND (CMF) | among several productions. the totality of its envelopes PERFORMANCE ENVELOPES (PE) and still attain 107 hours of new As always, APTN depends heavily Being a small independent programming during the CMF’s on CMF funding to meet the broadcaster, APTN faces many 2015-2016 fiscal year, including Canadian Radio-television and challenges each fiscal year and is English, French and Aboriginal- Communications Commission’s constantly battling against larger language versions. (CRTC) expectations on the

APTN – CMF English Performance APTN – CMF French Performance APTN – CMF French and Envelope Comparison Envelope Comparison English Performance Envelope Budget – English and Aboriginal- Budget – French and Aboriginal- Total Comparison Language Hours Language Hours Budget – English, French and Aboriginal-Language Hours $4,515,630 73 $5,719,490 82.5 $611,150 37 $552,368 25 $5,126,780 110 $6,271,858 107.5

2014-2015 2015-2016 2014-2015 2015-2016 2014-2015 2015-2016

Budget Hours Budget Hours Budget Hours

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 Summary of APTN’s 2015-2016 CMF presenting programs in a variety of and compelling series and digital Performance Envelopes: Aboriginal languages. media components that appeal to its distinct and overlapping audiences: • 100% of English PE triggered: Summary of APTN’s 2015-2016 AP Aboriginal Peoples and Canadians of 82.5 hours of programming to (Production): all ages. Moreover, the network will be produced; • 76% of projects supported by the offer enhanced viewing experiences • 100% of French PE triggered: AP were licenced by APTN; on multiple platforms and diverse 25 hours of programming to programs through strategic • 79.25 hours of Aboriginal- be produced; industry partnerships. language programming to be • $31,157,968 total production produced for APTN; In the fiscal year 2016-2017, APTN budgets to be triggered will once again launch its second • 9.75 hours of French-language (English, French and screen experience with season four programming to be produced Aboriginal Languages); of Mohawk Girls, and an app will for APTN; accompany season three of The • APTN also triggered 100% of • 66.25 hours of English-language Other Side. TVOntario (TVO), CBC, its CMF English and French programming to be produced Corus Kids, Family Channel and development funds for 2015-2016. for APTN; APTN will continue working together CANADA MEDIA FUND (CMF) | on the children’s series Giver 150 • $15,244,604 total production ABORIGINAL PROGRAM (AP) season five in preparation for budgets to be triggered by APTN. The CMF’s AP has grown in response Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017. to producer demand and APTN’s Summary of APTN’s 2015-2016 AP APTN also renewed its partnership commitment to broadcasting (Development): with TVO for the final season of the Aboriginal-language content. The popular drama series Hard Rock • APTN supported eight TV projects AP budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal Medical in the summer of 2016, along through the AP development fund. year was $7 million ($6,120,000 with continued support from the Six of these projects included for production and $880,000 for Northern Ontario Heritage Fund. The digital media components. development). The network is the network looks forward to premiering main broadcaster triggering the MOVING FORWARD this series in 2017. funding. APTN is the only regulated APTN will continue to develop, broadcaster that has a specific commission and acquire distinctive Condition of Licence (COL) to broadcast a minimum of 35 hours of Aboriginal-language programming each week. The network strives to provide new and engaging content each broadcast season by 54.5 HRS* 20.5 HRS* Aboriginal languages programming French-language programming

*Average hours per week APTN OFFERS PROGRESSIVE employee programs and an exceptional workplace through the empowerment of its workforce.

OUR PEOPLE Creating a collaborative culture include analyzing employee survey content that is regularly updated. makes a more productive, results, developing action plans, This initiative was designed to enjoyable and rewarding providing recommendations to proudly display the many faces workplace. Leveraging learning the senior management team and of employees, to celebrate their and encouraging employees implementing ideas for improved accomplishments and share aspects employee engagement. of their lives. It also contributes to to give back can benefit an a supportive work environment entire community. Another new initiative, the and proudly displays APTN as fun, Recognize Appreciate Praise innovative, progressive and friendly. SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS (RAP) Program, was introduced 2015-2016 Accomplishments to help encourage and motivate INDUSTRY RECOGNITION employees to continue meeting APTN is committed to creating ENGAGING AND EMPOWERING APTN’s strategic goals and allow a nurturing work environment EMPLOYEES them to recognize their peers’ and provide exciting career APTN developed initiatives contributions and successes along opportunities. Ultimately this to encourage organizational the way. Peer-to-peer recognition contributes to the ongoing involvement, employee excellence is the genuine expression of success of attracting and and recognition of each other’s appreciation exchanged between retaining employees at all levels achievements that met the co-workers. Research shows that of the organization. organization’s mandates and empowering employees to give and Being designated with notable strategic goals this fiscal year. receive formal recognition yields honours as one of Canada’s Top 100 better results. The Employee Engagement Employers for the fourth consecutive Committee was formed with the To further develop employee year and as one of Manitoba’s purpose to foster a culture of engagement, a high-definition Top Employers for the eighth engaged employees in a manner corporate screen was installed in the consecutive year demonstrates that is collaborative, which involves lobby of the Winnipeg headquarters, how APTN maintains its lead in the participative decision-making. featuring employee‑driven Canadian broadcast industry. The responsibilities of this committee

YEARS YEARS 8 RUNNING 4 RUNNING Manitoba’s Top Employers Canada’s Top 100 Employers LEVERAGING LEARNING APTN believes in providing vocational school and post- secondary students with apprenticeships, internships and Once again, APTN was one of the broadcasting industry. Training practical work experience that will 15 companies across Canada and development are encouraged expose them to the real world of recognized by The Learning and have created positive results for television broadcasting. Through Partnership for its involvement in the the organization. the network’s Apprenticeship and Take Our Kids to Work™ initiative. This fiscal year, APTN made it a Internship Programs, APTN has For the third consecutive year, the priority to continue committing continued to build its talent pool network received the Canada’s to employees’ personal and by providing work experience Outstanding Employers Award as a professional growth by providing its to students. Further, several symbol of its commitment to youth. managers with a subscription-based current APTN employees who Students toured the organization to online management training tool. successfully completed the gain insight into the development of network’s work experience programs Aboriginal television programming New employees to APTN received are now progressing within the and careers in broadcasting. training in Understanding broadcasting industry. Aboriginal and Treaty Rights, TRAINING FOR THE FUTURE Harassment in the Workplace and The Apprenticeship Program has The network offers unprecedented Workplace Hazardous Materials continued to collaborate with opportunities for First Nations, Inuit Information System (WHMIS). In educators at post-secondary and Métis media professionals. APTN addition, APTN’s Health and Safety institutions and recruit suitable strongly encourages and supports Committee received first aid, CPR Aboriginal students for enrolment career development that grows its and defibrillator training. in this program. Students who have employees’ professional status within

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 successfully completed the program journalist, video journalist, technician, students who acquired valuable are eligible to apply for a paid finance clerk or online media work experience relevant to internship position. This fiscal year, marketer. Of these eight interns, their studies. four students successfully completed one received a casual contract, one EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION an unpaid apprenticeship through received a permanent contract, and APTN acknowledges its employees Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) one had his internship extended for their invaluable contributions and and APTN’s own program. at APTN. accomplishments made in support The Internship Program has also Although the network has not of the organization’s business provided participants an opportunity established a formal work experience objectives and goals. Recognition to advance their skills and achieve program, APTN continues to also creates a supportive work significant practical experience. collaborate with vocational schools environment and prepares the During the 2015-2016 fiscal year, and community colleges to support organization’s potential future eight students experienced firsthand their work experience programs. leaders, attracting and retaining what it would be like to be a This year, the network hosted eight APTN’s workforce.

2015-2016 APPRENTICESHIPS | INTERNSHIPS | WORK EXPERIENCES

Institution Program Department # of Students

Tech Voc High School Broadcast Technology News/Studio 1

Journalists for Human Rights Broadcast Journalism News 4

Carleton University Bachelor of Journalism News 1

Conestoga College Broadcast Television News/Studio 1

Herzing College Television & Radio Broadcasting News/Studio 1

Glenlawn Collegiate Broadcast Technology News/Studio 1

Confederation College Broadcasting News/Studio 1

Accounting & Payroll CDI College Finance 1 Administrator Diploma

University of Winnipeg Business & Administration Finance 1

Multi-departmental Internal APTN Internship Program Marketing and News 4 Internship Program

SHARING OUR STORIES / 17 Employees who reached service REACHING OUT TO COMMUNITIES Assistance for Youth and Scotiabank milestones are recognized through APTN encourages its employees to AIDS Walk for Life. These are APTN’s Rewards & Recognition volunteer and support Aboriginal some examples of how employee Program. A service award is given initiatives, a testimony that a volunteering supports other to employees, starting at five years progressive approach can benefit organizations, and APTN is proud of and up to a maximum of 25 years an entire community. Charitable their association to the Aboriginal of continuous years of service. In and community organizations community. Employees received paid this fiscal year, the organization supported include: the Christmas time off to volunteer for charitable presented seven employees with Cheer Board, United Way, Broadway organizations of their choice. five-year gifts, four employees with Neighbourhood Centre, Ma Mawi 10-year gifts and 11 employees with Wi Chi Itata Centre, Habitat for 15-year gifts. Humanity Manitoba, Resource

APTN’S GENDER COMPARISON As at August 9, 2016, 51% of employees are female and 49% are male.

90%

65% 63% 61% 56% 51% 49% 44% 39% Aboriginal Directors Directors Female Male Directors Aboriginal Managers Managers Female Male Managers Aboriginal Non-Managerial Non-Managerial Female Male Non-Managerial

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 APTN’S WORKFORCE UPFRONT As at August 9, 2016, 65% of employees are of Aboriginal ancestry.

30% 27% 27%

6% 5% 4% 1%

First Nations – Status Visible Minority First Nations – Non-Status Non-Aboriginal Ancestry Métis Undeclared Inuit

MOVING FORWARD is exploring the possibility of develop an internship program for APTN continues to successfully employees training JHR members in students studying audio sound and partner with Journalists for their home communities in northern media production. Human Rights (JHR) as part of its Manitoba. This would support JHR Within the next fiscal year, APTN will Indigenous Reporters Program, reporters’ learning and development, incorporate enhanced training for which assists with the advancement and provide the opportunity mid-level management and senior of Aboriginal leadership for them to contribute to APTN management employees, with the opportunities in journalism. APTN’s online and/or on-air content upon purpose of developing their skills commitment to this program is course completion. as the organization’s objectives to accept five interns per year The network has also accepted a and goals align with a digital who are dedicated to reporting partnership with Mid-Ocean School transformation strategy. on Indigenous content online and of Media Arts. Work is underway to on-air. In addition, the network

SHARING OUR STORIES / 19 APTN HAS LOOKED INTERNALLY to better serve its audience.

UNDERSTANDING OUR AUDIENCE As a television broadcaster provided insights into Aboriginal DISCOVERING NEW WAYS TO that offers specialized Peoples’ television viewing habits, REACH OUR AUDIENCE programming to a diverse their opinions of APTN, and how Communicating with the network’s audience, APTN knows they use the internet for their media audience about its wide range of each region, cultural group, consumption. This fiscal year, the programming continues to be a national survey was expanded from complex strategy. This requires community and individual an annual initiative to a three-wave thoughtfully targeted campaigns represent a unique set of study to obtain findings on OTT, and creative and a thorough analysis needs. Similarly to all television mobile media technology and online of an advertising budget that is networks, APTN must compete streaming behaviour. dwarfed by other conventional to capture viewers’ attention networks. There are three pillars APTN INSIDERS that is increasingly migrating to within the marketing plan on which This online survey panel has existed Over-The-Top content (OTT). the department focuses: since 2009, though has gone through SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS two cycles in focus. The panel was 1. Communicating directly with created to build a relationship with targeted audiences about 2015-2016 Accomplishments core audience members across APTN programming; BACKING IT UP WITH RESEARCH Canada via two-way communication. 2. Communicating with customer To gain a greater understanding of Panel members are emailed monthly service agents and affiliates, both viewers’ preferences and impressions questionnaires which provide APTN of whom provide APTN with their of APTN programming, the network management with valuable, timely customer base via subscription; engages with them through and cost-efficient insights into the many research tools. Research audience’s needs and perceptions. 3. Communicating with advertisers findings provided to APTN internal APTN Insiders also receive a to build APTN brand equity and stakeholders continue to improve monthly e-newsletter on exciting promote sales activity. marketing strategies and the new initiatives and shows. This fiscal Below are some of the department’s effectiveness of campaigns. year, APTN implemented software proud accomplishments for this to create a more user-friendly and CUSTOMIZED NATIONAL fiscal year. aesthetically pleasing template in an ABORIGINAL SURVEY effort to increase membership across BRAND REFRESH Due to the Numeris data providing the country. The highly successful Working with Loop Media and NRG an incomplete picture of APTN’s recruitment campaign increased Research Inc., internal and external diverse Aboriginal audience, the panel membership by 84% in four reviews of APTN brand elements marketing department has found months, including a 364% increase were collected and analyzed. This alternatives to complete the in the ever-challenging millennial fiscal year, APTN has continued to puzzle. In 2010, the network began demographic. APTN Insiders continue roll out a brand refresh initiative commissioning a national telephone to be a useful tool to gain insight into based on key insights from a survey to help mirror the Numeris how the network is perceived across national multicultural focus group. data, only surveying Aboriginal Canada, and this fiscal year was the Peoples. The national survey has most successful to date.

SHARING OUR STORIES / 21 Nations, Inuit, Métis Peoples and all Canadians can connect on multi- platforms. Ultimately, the network is looking to establish itself within a younger Aboriginal demographic and increase overall viewership.

INTERNAL SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIT Working toward enhancing APTN’s The result is a refreshed look and with the organization launching social media strategy, the network feel for APTN’s primary audience a refreshed brand that reflects conducted this report to ensure on all touchpoints: on-air, online and its evolution. With new, modern the organization’s social media social media. and relevant primetime content, presence and practices online APTN will strive to see higher levels are current with industry trends. SOURCED NEW AGENCY of engagement with a younger Moreover, APTN aimed to improve OF RECORD (AOR) demographic across Canada. on communicating with its audience After a lengthy and highly across all touchpoints. competitive national request for DEVELOPED NEW proposal, Think Shift was selected COMMUNICATION PLAN FALL PROGRAMMING CAMPAIGN to work with APTN. Through this WITH AOR To launch the network’s fall process, the network’s AOR learned The marketing department also programming season, an in-house that today’s urban Aboriginal held discovery sessions with key team produced an on-air and social Peoples want to see modern members of the network’s AOR. media campaign. The focus was on depictions of their culture and Both organizations will work to the APTN award-winning drama traditions in the mainstream media present APTN as a modern and series Blackstone. This was its fifth while using relevant tools and relevant network with high-quality and final season. The digital media technologies such as apps and social programming that provides a components enhanced viewers’ media. The new AOR coincides form of media to which First experience of the comedy series

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 Delmer & Marta (season one) and AOR’s team worked with marketing’s focus on aligning communication the hit dramedy Mohawk Girls internal members to achieve a and brand consistency. Key areas (season three). Delmer & Marta, the seamless execution throughout will be to increase viewership, grow web series, launched in November APTN’s owned media platforms, audiences and elevate APTN as 2015, featuring four episodes of the including social media, online and an industry partner. To grow the series’s nine episodes as an exclusive on-air promotions. network’s audiences, APTN will sneak peek on the Delmer & Marta build brand loyalty internally and VIVEMENT LUNDI! AND APTN YouTube channel. Mohawk Girls externally by increasing: KIDS CAMPAIGNS featured a web application Second The campaign of Vivement lundi! • APTN National News viewership; Screen Experience (SSEX) and was continued to increase awareness interactive content. • Awareness and viewership of via social media. The campaign also French programming on Mondays; 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY included a website update aimed at ABORIGINAL DAY LIVE CAMPAIGN Quebec markets to communicate • Primetime viewership; To coincide with this historic Mondays are dedicated to French- • Viewership and support for APTN milestone of Aboriginal Day Live, language programming on the Kids, APTN Movies and Aboriginal- APTN worked with its AOR to APTN e channel. language programming. develop a new campaign to boost The APTN Kids campaign was attendance and attract viewers using Elevating APTN as an industry updated on-air and on social media. the influence of social media. The partner will involve: Among adults with children aged network’s AOR provided the creative two to six, they indicated that APTN • Increasing news-to-news concept for Aboriginal Day Live’s Kids is a great option for parents and collaboration to make the network out-of-home, radio, print, digital and their young ones. a go-to source for Aboriginal on-air campaigns. The AOR also perspectives; developed and executed the media MOVING FORWARD buy, social media strategy and the To continue increasing the scope • Increasing advertising revenue on Aboriginal Day Live website for the of APTN’s reach to its diverse digital and broadcast platforms. launch to market. In addition, the audiences, the upcoming year will

Reached an audience of MORE YEARS THAN MILLION 10 1 of Aboriginal Day Live, at Aboriginal Day Live 2016 the largest celebration of Aboriginal culture in Canada CONNECTIVE EXPRESSION Digital Drum continues its evolution as an online community where Aboriginal youth can connect and engage with content that contributes to and celebrates their cultural pride.

DIGITAL DRUM The platform also sustains a through building relationships MOVING FORWARD focus on Aboriginal music. with influencers, activations at key Digital Drum will continue to Moreover, it is a marketing industry events and connecting be developed with plans for a tool for APTN to grow with numerous Aboriginal revamped website, streaming of its continually emerging youth programs. live studio sessions, a how-to series, a podcast and online media buys. youth audience. With the From a content perspective, more An analysis of industry trends and organization’s ongoing was produced than in the past and the prevalence of social media coverage was expanded to artists, commitment to reach a indicates that the website will no festivals and programs worldwide. younger audience, Digital longer serve as a primary point The launch of a blog also provided Drum provides a unique of contact and engagement, but new content for followers and a way opportunity to engage with as a supplementary tool to house for them to connect. the target audience where content. Digital Drum’s growth they communicate. Vision will result from its social media, To be a mirror for Aboriginal where most of its target audience SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS youth and a window on diversity consumes, shares and engages. As 2015-2016 Accomplishments that connects the audience, both this platform evolves as a marketing Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, to tool, it will explore new ways of DEVELOPING CONTENT FOR THE Aboriginal music; delivering the introducing Aboriginal youth to ABORIGINAL YOUTH AUDIENCE inspirational stories, interviews, APTN programming. This fiscal year, a full-time social coverage and musical content media specialist joined the team to that speak to self-expression, help grow this platform’s audience, perseverance, pride and identity thereby increasing APTN’s social from their perspective. media presence and engaging with followers in real time. Mission To be a live and connective space With continued production of for Aboriginal youth that leverages original video content, Digital Drum social media integration to engage provided live social media coverage with the audience and focuses on a of award shows and concerts (The key topic areas that everyone can JUNO Awards, the Indigenous celebrate – Aboriginal music and its Music Awards, Aboriginal Day Live related themes. The long-term goal and more). New partnerships were is to build concrete relationships also formed with major events, with these audiences in a first step including the Winnipeg Folk Festival toward their continued journey and Pride Toronto. In addition, with APTN. Digital Drum’s reach was expanded

SHARING OUR STORIES / 25 ADVERTISING THIS FISCAL YEAR proved to be challenging with persistent headwinds. APTN secured significant advertising opportunities this fiscal year. Notable new advertisers for television and aptn.ca included:

• Canada Bread television. Clients’ appetite in advertising with APTN • Sara Lee is directly correlated to the • Expedia, Inc. number of people tuning in • General Mills The media landscape is more for specialized programming. • Philips Lifeline® competitive than ever for To increase its audience and • Drive Medical television broadcasters, as advertising revenue, APTN • World Vision Canada advertisers seek opportunities must deliver content on • Loan Express across mobile and non- multi‑platforms. traditional forms including • MedicAlert® Over-The-Top options. APTN SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS • Operation Smile must continue to strengthen 2015-2016 Accomplishments • Weight Watchers its existing relationships with REVITALIZED SALES STRATEGY • Canadian Museum for advertisers and offer new APTN successfully re-worked Human Rights appealing content to maintain its sales strategy and secured a • Canadian Mortgage and revenue growth. Digital has partnership with AIRTIME Television Housing Corporation long surpassed television in Sales Inc. (Airtime), which represents • Elections Canada terms of advertising dollars 21 other stations. Here are some of spent, and viewership is the new clients this partnership has • Statistics Canada quickly migrating away from brought during this year.

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 MOVING FORWARD • Increase Awareness – Promote It is imperative that APTN continues APTN’s new commercial its efforts to diversify its sources of availability of non-standard revenue. Therefore, the network will: platforms among advertisers, including snipes and lower thirds. • Stay Current – Continue to update APTN’s highlight reel, media kit • Use New Audience Tracking and website regularly to keep Tools – Employ website audience clients and advertisers aware of demographic data to assist in its programming. selling aptn.ca for advertising.

• Market Initiatives – Create • Focus on Continuous targeted account lists that will Engagement – Share information expand the national advertising with media buyers and industry base of the network. Showcasing personnel through presentations, suitable programming genres bulletins and events about and/or specialized sponsorship Aboriginal Peoples and their opportunities should strengthen culture. In addition, highlight APTN’s message. APTN’s role, successes and strength in the Canadian • Leverage Data – Offer the latest broadcast landscape. data as it pertains to primetime programming, especially for established programs, as well as those newly acquired.

NEW 15 ADVERTISERS 292,364 secured for TV and aptn.ca unique visitors to aptn.ca per month (on average) APTN CONTINUES ITS TRANSFORMATION into a multi-platform broadcaster through enhancements to its software architecture and the integration of social media in news programming.

SETTING THE TECHNOLOGICAL PACE Building on recent capital the news team to moderate, locate forms of programming distribution investments, the organization and generate interactions on on TV and online. With new cameras has continued to improve Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and production equipment available efficiency and workflow, during live broadcasts of APTN at these bureaus, an emphasis on including the expansion of National News. This software also automated workflows will also help enhances the viewers’ experience as minimize crew and production costs. APTN headquarters and their generated content is displayed building capacity at its Priorities in the short term live on-screen. other bureaus. include: strengthening information BUILDING FOR GROWTH management processes, building SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS APTN also launched new studio automation and efficiencies into 2015-2016 Accomplishments spaces and broadcast sets in Ottawa all areas, reinforcing collaboration, and Winnipeg. In addition, an ensuring content is accessible to EFFICIENCY FOR THE FUTURE expansion at headquarters included internal and external stakeholders This fiscal year, areas of focus the creation of an integrated and developing digital skills. included building tapeless, newsroom, studio and production In addition, the development automated workflows which result in space at 339 Portage Avenue. and implementation of a digital less duplication, eliminating manual One of the key success factors of transformation strategy will and redundant tasks, and increasing this initiative is that the editorial, ensure that APTN content is cross-departmental collaboration. production and management teams accessible, innovative and ready can share a centralized production Traffic, engineering and master for digital distribution. control have worked diligently to space. The latest in production continue optimizing workflow of and camera equipment, set design the new integrated playout system and furniture, communications to help effectively distribute the infrastructure and display network’s four linear broadcast technologies were also installed, channels: APTN w, APTN e, APTN hd creating a new on-air look. and APTN n. Moreover, this software MOVING FORWARD platform will allow for growth at With enhancements in technological minimal cost and effort, enabling infrastructure, APTN can effectively APTN to respond quickly to industry offer Over-The-Top content. The trends, audience viewing shifts and network has also invested capital new business opportunities. funds in building production In addition, the organization has capacity at its Montreal, Ottawa, added social media and touchscreen Vancouver and Winnipeg bureaus. modules to its enterprise graphics These regional studios will help and multi-channel branding system. the organization and its Aboriginal The new Social TV software allows production partners to create new

SHARING OUR STORIES / 31 APTN NATIONAL NEWS reports on more stories that focus on the sensitive Aboriginal issues that are either ignored, under‑reported or misunderstood by mainstream news organizations.

UNCOVERING THE STORIES THAT OTHERS WON’T With five stand-alone news bureaus across the country to ensure For the first time,APTN National shows, the national news the regional representation of First News produced a televised French- team provides an exceptional Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples, language election debate on newscast for all Canadians. including political and social issues. Décision 2015 – broadcast on the APTN National News provided APTN e channel on October 5. Four SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS in‑depth, unprecedented coverage of the five political parties sent 2015-2016 Accomplishments of the federal election, bringing candidates to this debate. issues from grassroots people On October 19, federal election DEVELOPED MULTI-PLATFORM directly to candidates in the weeks night, a change to the Canada COVERAGE leading up to the election. Elections Act allowed APTN National APTN National News has continued In October, a week prior to the News to broadcast the election to grow its online presence with election, APTN National News results live. The news team had streaming news stories. This fiscal broadcasted Virtual Town Halls with special live coverage from each year, the news team built upon Party Leaders, which were one- federal political party’s campaign its multi-platform strategy in the hour interviews with three out of headquarters, a panel discussion and following ways: four national party leaders, where live hits from influential Aboriginal • APTN National News online they answered questions from First electoral districts. underwent a redesign to feature Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples from According to Environics Analytics, trending stories, as well as all regions of Canada. Of this series of nearly one in three Aboriginal implementing regional pages to specials, the broadcast on October 15 Peoples watched the October 19 appeal to its audiences; at 11:30 p.m. performed higher than federal election coverage or one of the daily average minute audience • The Connie Oakes story and three virtual town hall interviews. for that same week – on the APTN coverage of the Prime Minister’s hd, APTN e and APTN w channels. In June 2016, APTN National News visit to Shoal Lake 40 First Nation made history by securing the first caused APTN to trend on Twitter Following the virtual town halls in-depth interview between a sitting for several hours on April 28; broadcast, APTN National News Prime Minister and Aboriginal- featured an All National Indigenous • Hosted a series of live streams owned media. The live show Leaders Forum. Guests included: as part of APTN’s Decision 2015 featured call-in and social media Assembly of First Nations (AFN) federal election coverage; interaction between the Prime National Chief Perry Bellegarde, Minister and viewers. • APTN National News online Congress of Aboriginal Peoples featured French-language news National Chief Dwight Dorey, Inuit APTN National News also stories of special relevance Tapiriit Kanatami President, Nathan featured nine episodes of its mini- to Quebec. Obed, Métis National Council documentary series Perspectives. President, Clément Chartier and It included the story of Connie SPECIAL NEWS PROGRAMMING former Native Women’s Association Oakes: The Quest for Innocence, a Reporters remained focused on of Canada President, Dawn Cree woman wrongfully imprisoned special news programming from Lavell‑Harvard. for murder with no evidence in

SHARING OUR STORIES / 33 Medicine Hat, AB. APTN National • March 2016: Federal budget prestigious awards where the News followed her story for two and coverage tracked specific juries consist of some of the top a half years. In April 2016, after in- promises from the election. journalists in Canada. depth coverage of her case helped Key stories were the promised • May 2016: APTN Investigates was lead to a new trial, a judge ordered inquiry on Missing and Murdered presented the Communications her release after the Crown entered Indigenous Women and Girls Workers of America Canada/ a stay of proceedings. (MMIWG), positive and negative CAJ Award for Labour Reporting. outcomes on K to 12 education Other special news coverage Hurting for Work reported on how and a broken promise to post- included: temporary Aboriginal labourers secondary students. were at risk while loading trash • July 2016: The AFN Annual • April 2016: Ongoing reporting of bins by hand into waste collection General Assembly at Six Nations mental health issues and solutions trucks. This award-winning story of the Grand River in Niagara at the Attawapiskat First Nation. also scored notable ratings during Falls, ON. its initial broadcast. It was in AWARDS AND RECOGNITION • December 2016: Live coverage the top five APTN hd channel • May 2016: APTN National News of the Truth and Reconciliation programs, ranking at number two and APTN Investigates received an Commission of Canada Final with 32,500 viewers on the late unprecedented four nominations Report in Ottawa, along with a night repeat broadcast. at the Canadian Association of special edition of APTN InFocus Journalism (CAJ) Awards. The • APTN National News was recorded at the event. resulting two awards compared presented the Journalists for • June 2016: Sixties Scoop apology well to other national news Human Rights/CAJ Award for in Manitoba. broadcasters. The CAJs are Human Rights Reporting for

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 A Soldier Scorned. This was the #CAJ16 migrate APTN National News from its story of Inuit soldier Esther Wolki Team members of APTN National current microsite to its own website whose time in the military was so News presented at #CAJ16, the and also to create a complementary marred by racial discrimination annual CAJ conference. #MMIW: You app. Moreover, during the next two and sexual harassment, that she don’t know what it’s like was a panel years, streaming services and new nearly succeeded in taking her sponsored by APTN and moderated platforms will be implemented to own life. by our BC correspondent, which enhance viewers’ access to breaking allowed three families to share their news and up-to-the-minute issues • APTN Investigates was nominated side of the story. They discussed that are relevant to Aboriginal for the Open Broadcast Feature what the media is doing right Peoples and all Canadians. For the Love of Matty about and how to improve coverage of a status Indian with serious CAJ and APTN announced the this issue. Following the money in disabilities who was unable to creation of a new Aboriginal Indian Country featured two APTN receive foster care due to his age. Investigative Journalism Fellowship, reporters who hosted a watchdog a program that will provide a • APTN National News was workshop, demonstrating how 12‑week, paid placement with the nominated in the Daily Excellence they exposed corruption and APTN Investigates team based in award category for its coverage misspending in a series of stories. Winnipeg, MB. The goal is to have of evacuees from Lac La Ronge MOVING FORWARD the recipient produce a full-length Indian Band reserve and the APTN National News will continue piece of original, investigative town of La Ronge, SK, where two to grow its multi-platform presence. journalism that would air on communities were threatened by The news team is collaborating with APTN Investigates. a fire that had already decimated the marketing department to wide swaths of forests.

JOURNALISM 2 AWARDS APTN Investigates – Communications APTN National News – Workers of America Canada/Canadian Journalists for Human Rights/ Association of Journalists (CAJ) CAJ Award for Human Award for Labour Reporting Rights Reporting On August 8, 2013, the Canadian Radio‑television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) renewed APTN’s mandatory carriage licence for a five-year term (September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2018).

CONDITIONS OF LICENCE The network is pleased to have continued to donate with respect to closed captioning, report APTN met all the their time as CBSC’s Panel Broadcasting Public Notice CRTC mandated conditions for Adjudicators when selected. 2007-54, 17 May 2007. a specialty channel in the 2015‑2016 fiscal year. 2. The licensee shall adhere to the APTN captioned 100% of its Broadcast Code for Advertising English and French-language APTN CONDITIONS OF LICENCE to Children, as amended from content. STATUS REPORT BROADCAST time to time and approved by YEAR: SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 – the Commission. 5. Consistent with Accessibility AUGUST 31, 2016 of telecommunications Condition of Licence 1 [CRTC 2013- APTN abided by the Broadcast and broadcasting services, 383] The licensee shall adhere to the Code for Advertising to Broadcasting and Telecom conditions of licence for specialty Children and continued to air Regulatory Policy CRTC 2009- Category A services set out in commercial-free programming 430, 21 July 2009, as subsequently Appendix I to Standard conditions in its children’s block. amended by the Commission, [3] of license, expectations and the licensee shall: 3. The licensee shall adhere to the encouragements for specialty and • ensure that advertising, Violence Code, as amended pay television category A services, sponsorship messages and from time to time and approved broadcasting regulatory policy CRTC promos in the English and by the Commission. However, 2011-443, 27 July 2011, as amended French languages are closed the application of the foregoing from time to time. captioned by no later than the condition of licence will be fourth year of the licence term; Specialty Channel Conditions suspended if the licensee is of Licence a member in good standing • adhere to the quality standards 1. The licensee shall adhere to the of the Canadian Broadcast on closed captioning developed Equitable Portrayal Code, as Standards Council. by television industry working amended from time to time and groups, as amended from time approved by the Commission. APTN is a member in good to time and approved by the However, the application of the standing with the CBSC, and Commission; and network employees have foregoing condition of licence • implement a monitoring system continued to donate their time will be suspended if the licensee to ensure that, for any signal as CBSC’s Panel Adjudicators is a member in good standing that is closed captioned, the when selected. of the Canadian Broadcast correct signal is captioned, Standards Council. the captioning is included 4. The licensee shall caption 100% of in its broadcast signal, and the English and French-language APTN is a member in good this captioning reaches the programs broadcast over the standing with the Canadian distributor of that signal in its broadcast day, consistent with the Broadcast Standards Council original form. “Original form” (CBSC), and network employees approach set out in A new policy

SHARING OUR STORIES / 37 means, at a minimum, that the monitors its captioning from Service Regulations, 1990 (the captioning provided by the a variety of sources including Regulations), and/or to children’s licensee reaches the distributor satellite, cable and internet programming, the licensee shall unaltered, whether it is passed protocol television providers. provide described video for through in analog or in digital, a minimum of four hours per Live Monitoring: Every including in high definition. broadcast week, of which two month, two live programs are hours must be broadcast in randomly chosen for review of APTN continued to caption all described video for the first time closed captioned monitoring. in-house content in advance on the service. The minimum The network compares what of the required fourth year four hours of described video is captioned with what is of the license term, and all programming broadcast during spoken, and an accuracy rate advertising content is also each broadcast week may be is calculated using the formula closed‑captioned. drawn from the following program determined by the Commission. categories, set out in item 6 of APTN continued to adhere to Schedule I to the Regulations: the quality standards on all 6. The licensee shall provide 2(b) Long-form documentary; 7 closed captioning that was audio description for all the key Drama and comedy; 9 Variety; developed by the industry elements of Canadian information 11(a) General entertainment working group. To ensure this programs, including news and human interest; and 11(b) COL is met, various monitoring programming. For the purposes Reality television, and/or may be methods are in place. of this condition of licence, “audio programming targeting children. They include: description” refers to announcers reading aloud the key textual Playback: APTN monitors APTN provided 1,618 hours of and graphic information that is during playback using multiple Described Video (DV), including displayed on the screen during banks of monitors for all four 104 hours of new content this information programs. channels (APTN e, APTN w, fiscal year. This averages out to APTN n and APTN hd). One more than 31 hours of DV per Audio description was provided bank shows what is on-air, week, including two hours of via a narrator or voice-over for and the other shows what new content. all APTN information programs, viewers see at home. The including news programming. APTN continues to meet this network has a backup caption COL and closely monitors DV encoder in the event of 7. If the service devotes 50% or content to ensure there are new equipment failure during live more of its program schedule DV hours each week. captioned programming. to programming drawn from Post-Playback: To ensure the program categories 7 Drama 8. In regard to the broadcast of caption information is passing and comedy or 2(b) Long-form advertising material: through its infrastructure in documentary, set out in item 6 a) Except as otherwise provided unaltered form, APTN regularly of Schedule I to the Specialty in subparagraphs b) and c), the

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 licensee shall not broadcast defined under theSpecialty cultures. The service will provide a more than 12 minutes of Services Regulations, 1990, and positive window on Aboriginal life advertising material during that is purchased at a national rate for all Canadians, whether living in each clock hour. and receives national distribution northern or southern Canada. The on the service. schedule will include programming b) Where a program occupies in English, French and various time in two or more APTN did not exceed the Aboriginal languages. consecutive clock hours, 12 minutes per hour of the licensee may exceed the paid advertising. APTN has continued to maximum number of minutes uphold this COL as a national of advertising material allowed 9. The licensee is authorized to Aboriginal television network in those clock hours if the make available for distribution with programming by, for and average number of minutes of both a standard definition and about Aboriginal Peoples to advertising material allowed in a high-definition version of its share with all Canadians. This is the clock hours occupied by service, provided that not less evident in APTN’s mandate to the program does not exceed than 95% of the video and audio reflect the issues and points of the maximum number of components of the high-definition view of Aboriginal Peoples and minutes that would otherwise and standard definition versions of to act as a bridge to the broader be allowed per clock hour. the service are the same, exclusive Canadian society. c) In addition to the 12 minutes of of commercial messages and of advertising material referred to any part of the service carried on Condition of Licence 3 [CRTC in subparagraph a), the licensee a subsidiary signal. Further, all of 2013-383] The licensee shall may broadcast partisan the programming making up the devote at least 75% of the political advertising during an 5% allowance shall be provided in broadcast year and at least election period. high definition. 75% of the evening broadcast period to the broadcast d) The licensee shall not APTN abided by the 5% of Canadian programs. broadcast any paid advertising variation rule. The annual material other than paid average was 1.66%. Measuring Canadian Content national advertising. Results from the most recently For the purposes of this condition Condition of Licence 2 [CRTC completed broadcast year of licence: 2013-383] The licensee shall are shown in the table on the provide a high-quality, general- following page. APTN exceeded The expression “clock hour” shall interest television service the CRTC’s Canadian content have the same meaning as that set offering a broad range of expectations that came into out in the Television Broadcasting programming that reflects the effect September 1, 2013, both Regulations, 1987. The expression diverse perspectives of Aboriginal over the broadcast day and “paid national advertising” shall Peoples, their lives and their broadcast evening. mean advertising material as

SHARING OUR STORIES / 39 Canadian Content Results: Sep. 1, 2015 – Aug. 31, 2016 Yearly Regulatory Expectations

Broadcast Day 89.09% 75% (Mon. – Sun., 6 a.m. – 12 a.m.)

Primetime 84.31% 75% (Mon. – Sun., 6 p.m. – 12 a.m.)

Condition of Licence 4 [CRTC Language Total Annual Hours 2013-383] The Licensee shall broadcast a minimum of 35 hours Algonquin 14 of programming in Aboriginal Atikamekw 12 languages each broadcast week. Blackfoot 10

In this fiscal year, APTN Chipewyan 10 broadcast an average of 54.5 Coast Salish (Salish/Squamish) 42.5 hours of programming in Cree 568 Aboriginal languages each broadcast week, based on Innu 130.5 APTN n. That amounts to 2,835 Inuktitut 1,152.5 hours annually in 20 different Inuvialuktun 58 Aboriginal languages. It is also important to note that the Kwak’wala 12 hours of Aboriginal languages Maliseet 98.5 programming fluctuates each Méchif 47 season as a result of inventory levels. The following statistics Mi’kmaq 47 illustrate the total annual hours Mohawk 272 of programming in the various Ojibway 191 Aboriginal languages offered this broadcast year. Ojicree 68 Saulteaux 10 Syilx 70 Tahaltan 12 Tsilhqot’in 10 Total 2,835

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 Condition of Licence 5 [CRTC In regard to advertising material, dance, 9 Variety and 11(a) General 2013-383] The licensee shall APTN abided and continues entertainment and human broadcast a minimum of 20 hours to abide by the 12 minutes of interest, or that are Canadian of French-language programming advertising per hour condition. regional Productions. each broadcast year. In this fiscal year, the network For the purpose of this condition aired infomercials daily between of licence, “regional” productions APTN broadcast an average of 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. In addition, shall have the meaning set out 20.5 hours of French-language a one-hour block during in Group-based licence renewals programming per week in this weekends was offered to for English language television fiscal year. The average hours infomercial advertisers for part groups – Introductory decision, were based on the content of the broadcast year. Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2011- aired on APTN e – the channel 441, 27 July 2011. reaching the highest French Condition of Licence 7 [CRTC population in Canada. 2013-383] The licensee shall APTN’s weekly broadcast broadcast at a minimum, an average of Canadian programs Condition of Licence 6 [CRTC average of eight hours of between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. in 2013-383] In addition to the 12 Canadian programs between this fiscal year was 13 hours; minutes of advertising material 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. in each this is five hours more than the permitted by subparagraph a: to broadcast week that are drawn minimum requirement. It should condition of licence 8 set out in from the following program be noted that each season Standard Conditions of licence, categories set out in item 6 the category levels fluctuate expectations and encouragements of Schedule I to the Specialty based on broadcast schedules for specialty and pay television Services Regulations, 1990: 2(b) and available inventory, but Category A services, broadcasting Long-form documentary, 7 Drama never drops below the required policy CRTC 2011-443, 27 July and comedy, 8(a) Music and eight hours. 2011, as amended from time to time, the licensee may broadcast infomercials (program category 14 set out in item 6 of Schedule I to the Specialty Services Regulations 1990).

MORE % MORE % THAN 84 THAN 95 Canadian programming content Canadian programming broadcast was independently produced Condition of Licence 8 [CRTC broadcasting societies that make • Weekly and annual amount of 2013-383] At least 80% of up the Northern Native Broadcast French-language programs all Canadian programming Access Program. broadcast; broadcast on the service, other • Annual amount of English- than news (program category APTN is governed by a language programming 1), current affairs (program 21-member volunteer Aboriginal broadcast; and categories 2(a) and 3) sports board of directors with (program category 6) (see item representation from all regions • Annual amount of closed 6 of Schedule I to the Specialty of Canada. Ten members captioning of the French-language Services Regulations, 1990), shall represent northern Canada, 10 and the English-language be produced by independent members represent southern programming broadcast. production companies not related Canada, and one member to the licensee. An “independent represents non-member APTN continues to file monthly production company” is defined communications societies. The logs to the Commission, as well as a Canadian company that is members, jointly with the board as the annual report. carrying on business in Canada of directors, are conducting an Below are the fiscal year with a Canadian business address, in-depth review of its bylaws 2015‑2016 statistics: that is owned and controlled by and structure to determine Canadians, whose business is in which composition would be the • Weekly amount (time) of the production of film, videotape most effective and best suited programming in Aboriginal or live programs for distribution, for APTN. languages: and in which the licensee and any company related to the licensee Condition of Licence 10 [CRTC 54.5 hours (based on the APTN n) owns or controls, directly or 2013-383] The licensee shall file, indirectly in the aggregate, less by no later than November 30 in • Weekly and annual amount of than 30% of the equity. each year, a report signed by a French-language programs senior officer of the corporation broadcast: In this fiscal year, 95.86% of attesting that APTN has met the the Canadian programming requirements set out in conditions 20.5 hours per week (based broadcast on APTN was of licence 5 and 6 above, as well on APTN e and broadcast day independently produced. as the requirements relating to reporting hours – Monday – the closed captioning of English- Sunday, 6 a.m. – 12 a.m.) Condition of Licence 9 [CRTC and French-language programs A total of 1,248 hours is 2013-383] The licensee shall have during the previous broadcast broadcast annually based an adequate number of members year. This report shall include the upon a 24‑hour period. on its Board of Directors, to following information: represent northern and southern • Weekly amount (time) of Canada, and at least one member programming in Aboriginal who is selected by the Aboriginal languages:

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 • Annual amount of English- • the budget of production (to • “Paid national advertising” shall language programming be filed in confidence with mean advertising material as broadcast: the Commission). defined under theTelevision Broadcasting Regulations, 6,318 hours To view APTN’s Independent 1987, and that is purchased at Production Activity (Original a national rate and receives • Annual amount of closed Productions) for this fiscal national distribution on captioning of the French- year, with the exemption of the service. language and the English- the production budget that • The term “broadcast week” language programming will be filed in confidence with shall have the same meaning broadcast. (Annual amount the Commission, please refer as that set out in the Radio of hours based on a 24-hour to Attachment Independent Regulations, 1990. reporting period.) Production Activity (Original Production) 2015-2016 APTN abided by the Category French: 100% or 1,248 hours Fiscal Year. A service regulations under English: 100% or 6,318 hours Condition of Licence 12. Condition of Licence 12 [CRTC Condition of Licence 11 [CRTC 2013-383] The broadcasting 2013-383] The licensee shall file, undertaking licenced hereby by no later than November 30 in is designated as a Category A each year, a report relating to its service. For the purposes of these independent production activity conditions of licence: that shall include: • All time periods shall be • the name of the production for calculated according to Eastern which APTN has entered into a Standard Time. Further, the new production commitment; terms “broadcast year” and “evening broadcast period” shall • the name of the production have the same meanings as company; those set out in the Television • whether it is “related”; Broadcasting Regulations, 1987.

• the region of production;

• the length of production (episodes and program running time); and

SHARING OUR STORIES / 43 PROGRAMMING WHAT’S ON Here is a sample of some of the series from the 2015-2016 broadcast season, including world and network premieres. FALL SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER BLACKSTONE, SEASON 5 LES INDIENS, L’AIGLE ET LE DINDON blackstonetheseries.com Launched: Launched: September 14, 2015 November 3, 2015 (World Premiere – French) (World Premiere – English) October 1, 2015 8 x 60-minute episodes GUARDIANS II: EVOLUTION (World Premiere – Innu) Drama Series January 7, 2016 guardiansevolution.com Set in the fictional Blackstone First (World Premiere – Atikamekw) Nations territory, the final season Launched: 1 x 60-minute episode of APTN’s edgy original series September 12, 2015 Documentary One-Off continues to offer a searing look at (World Premiere – English) Samian, Melissa Mollen Dupuis, modern-day life on a reserve rife January 8, 2016 Marie-Pier Ottawa, Kevin Papatie with corruption and addiction. (World Premiere – Cree) and Raymond Caplin have redefined 13 x 30-minute episodes what it is to be an “Indian” today, Children & Youth Drama Series between tradition and modernity, In the year 2078, life as we know with the Wapikoni Mobile. it ceased to exist. As scientists predicted, environmental devastation MOHAWK GIRLS, SEASON 3 resulted in nature striking a critical point and led to a Great Extinction mohawkgirls.com DREAM BIG Event. Only a handful of children Launched: survived to explore the exotic September 14, 2015 dreambigtv.ca new Earth. (World Premiere – Mohawk) Launched: October 27, 2015 September 8, 2015 (World Premiere – English) (World Premiere – Mohawk) 6 x 30-minute episodes September 9, 2015 Drama Series (World Premiere – English) What does it mean to be modern 13 x 30-minute episodes Mohawk women? Sashay with four Youth Documentary Series young women on their comedic Aboriginal teens who dream big of and drama filled adventures. Always their futures with successful mentors light-hearted, sexy and fun! to experience a “day-in-the-life” and the thrill of doing what they love.

SHARING OUR STORIES / 47 NSI ABORIGINAL RING OF FIRE/CERCLE DE FEU DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM 2013 ringoffiretv.ca Launched: Launched: October 28, 2015 September 10, 2015 (World Premiere – English) (World Premiere – English) 1 x 60-minute episode January 4, 2016 Documentary One-Off THE OTHER SIDE, SEASON 2 (World Premiere – French) Shows the breadth and talent of theothersidetv.ca January 8, 2016 emerging Canadian filmmakers from (World Premiere – Oji-Cree) Launched: across Canada, featuring four short 6 x 30-minute episodes October 31, 2015 films:An Ecstatic Professional, Alica Documentary Series (World Premiere – English) and Kevin (Bath Day), Finding Sgt. 13 x 30-minute episodes A six-part documentary series Partridge and Traditional Beats. Documentary Series that follows the First Nations communities of Marten Falls and Led by intuitive Jeff Richards, Webequie, as they try to deal with along with his team of researchers, the complex issues surrounding a this thrilling series seeks to find very large mining project. the most haunted corners of the Canadian Prairies. SAMAQAN: WATER STORIES, SEASON 4 QUEST OUT WEST: WILD FOOD, NIQITSIAT, SEASON 10 SEASON 1 samaqan.ca aptn.ca/Niqitsiat wildfoodwest.com Launched: Launched: September 10, 2015 Launched: September 7, 2015 (World Premiere – (World Premiere – English) September 9, 2015 Inuktitut with English Subtitles) January 6, 2015 (World Premiere – English) 13 x 30-minute episodes (World Premiere – Maliseet) January 13, 2016 Informal Education Series 13 x 30-minute episodes (World Premiere – Syilx) Documentary Series Featuring the preparation of Inuit 13 x 30-minute episodes traditional foods of the Laughing Documentary Series Take a close look at what the water Chef from Nunavut, Rebecca Veevee. rights of Aboriginal Peoples in Syilx storyteller Tracey Kim Bonneau Canada are and how these rights goes on the hunt for a truly healthy differ from the water rights of other meal, armed only with a love of good Indigenous Peoples. food and a sense of humour.

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 SEX SPIRIT STRENGTH

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Launched: September 9, 2015 (World Premiere – English) November 23, 2015 LE SENTIER ROUGE/THE RED WILLY’S GARAGE (World Premiere – Mohawk) ROAD, SEASONS 1 AND 2 1 x 60-minute episode aptn.ca/willysgarage aptn.ca/sentierrouge Documentary One-Off Launched: sundance.tv/series/the-red-road Aboriginal Peoples face some of the September 9, 2015 Launched: highest rates of sexual and physical (Network Premiere – English) September 7, 2015 – Season One violence, substance abuse, HIV and 11 x 30-minute episodes September 28, 2015 – Season Two suicide in all of Canada. But statistics Documentary Series (Network Premiere – French) never tell the whole story. Willy’s Garage delves into the February 28, 2016 – Season One science of unique vehicles. What April 10, 2016 – Season Two WENTWORTH, SEASONS 1 TO 3 makes it move? How is it all (Network Premiere – English) put together? 6 x 60-minute episodes aptn.ca/wentworth Drama Series Launched: A gripping series portraying the September 13, 2015 – Season One forming of a dangerous alliance (Network Premiere – English) between a local sheriff and a October 18, 2015 – Season Two member of an American Indigenous (Network Premiere – English) community who has a troubled past. November 29, 2015 – Season Three (Network Premiere – English) 10 x 60-minute episodes Drama Series

Award-winning women’s prison drama series from Australia; observe an intriguing and intricate environment of relationships ruled without men.

SHARING OUR STORIES / 49 WINTER DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY ASKI BOYZ LOUIS SAYS, SEASON 2 LE RYTHME, SEASON 2 askiboyz.com louissaystv.com lerythme.ca

Launched: Launched: Launched: January 6, 2016 January 9, 2016 January 4, 2016 (World Premiere – English) (World Premiere – English) (World Premiere – French) 13 x 30-minute episodes 8 x 30-minute episodes May 13, 2016 (World Premiere – Innu) Documentary Series Children & Youth Series 13 x 30-minute episodes Documentary Series A wild rush style documentary series Follow the adventures of six-year‑old that takes two urban Cree teens to boy Randy as he joins Louis, an Follow the quest of eight young rural locations. Elder, on his mission to help people Indigenous musicians, singers, in his community. Completing composers and performers through CHASING LEAR meaningful tasks together, Louis an artistic journey that will lead them reinforces important values while to the recording of their first album chasinglear.com teaching Randy new words in Cree. as a group. Launched: December 4, 2015 NUNAVIK SECRETS, SEASON 3 (World Premiere – English) Launched: 1 x 60-minute episode January 5, 2016 Documentary One-Off (World Premiere – Inuktitut) Ground-breaking production of 6 x 30-minute episodes Shakespeare’s King Lear, featuring Documentary Series an all-Aboriginal cast. Audiences travel across this beautiful land located in the northern part of Quebec, and take the time to discover its people, communities and secrets.

SHARING OUR STORIES / 51 LA VIE EST HOCKEY

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Launched: February 1, 2016 (World Premiere – French) 13 x 30-minute episodes LES SIOUI BACON, SEASON 4 UNDEREXPOSED, SEASON 3 Documentary Series siouibacon.tv underexposed.tv Eight minor hockey players from Launched: Launched: Aboriginal communities in Quebec February 29, 2016 January 5, 2016 are followed in their quest to (World Premiere – French) (World Premiere – English) make it to the National Aboriginal 9 x 30-minute episodes May 23, 2016 Hockey Championship, a major Comedy Series (World Premiere – Cree) pan‑Canadian event that annually 13 x 30-minute episodes closes the hockey season. A blended family, the big city, Documentary Series new adventures and roller-coaster relationships. This makes for great Grace Dove returns with more TV! Fun, upbeat, touching and eye-popping travels across Canada witty series. featuring adventure sports and what it takes to be a notable TAMÂNEVUGUT, SEASON 4 photographer in the industry.

Launched: January 4, 2016 (World Premiere – Inuktitut) 13 x 30-minute episodes Documentary Series

Tamânevugut (We Are Here) covers everything from cultural events to showcasing outstanding Aboriginal youth or role models.

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 SPRING MARCH TO MAY DELMER & MARTA, SEASON 1 FACE THE MUSIC HIT THE ICE, SEASON 4

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Launched: Launched: Launched: March 9, 2016 May 13, 2016 March 15, 2016 (World Premiere – English) (World Premiere – Cree) (World Premiere – English) 7 x 30-minute episodes May 16, 2016 13 x 30-minute episodes Drama Series (World Premiere – English) Youth Series 6 x 30-minute episodes Everyone’s favourite couple, Delmer NHL-player-turned-coach John Documentary Series and Marta, have moved from the Chabot guides young players rez to the “big city” of Morningside, Take a look behind the closed through the ups and downs of an Alberta – and Morningside will never doors of the music industry. Watch elite all-Aboriginal hockey team. be the same. Kristi Lane Sinclair’s roller-coaster Along the way, the hopefuls will journey to record a seminal CD and grow not only as skilled players EMBARGO COLLECTIVE sing her way onto the Canadian but as men. folk/rock landscape. Launched: May 4, 2016 (World Premiere – English) 1 x 60-minute episode Documentary One-Off

Five Canadian Aboriginal female filmmakers challenge one another with creative restrictions pushing their artistic form, with genre-defying results, featuring the five short films:Aviliaq, Bihttos, Intemperance, Roberta and Skyworld.

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 OUR SONGS THE PASS SYSTEM TOUT COURT

Launched: Launched: Launched: May 12, 2016 April 13, 2016 March 28, 2016 (World Premiere – English) (World Premiere – English) (World Premiere – French) 6 x 60-minute episodes 1 x 60-minute episode 11 x 60-minute episode Variety Series One-Off Documentary Short Documentary Strand

Take a trip around the world to From the Northwest Resistance of Captivating short documentaries, showcase Indigenous music! Each 1885 and for more than 60 years, the dramas and experimental films from week the panel views and discusses Canadian Government denied many French Canada. various music videos produced by Aboriginal Peoples of the Prairies the musicians from eight regions of basic freedom to leave their reserves. the world. This investigative documentary features Cree, Saulteaux, Dene, Ojibway and Blackfoot Elders and their stories of resisting the system, revealing an unpainted picture of life under segregation in Canada.

SHARING OUR STORIES / 55 SUMMER JUNE TO AUGUST ABORIGINAL DAY LIVE 2016 aboriginaldaylive.ca

Launched: June 25, 2016 (World Premiere – English) 1 x 4-hour Live Event PRINCESSES, SEASON ONE URBAN NATIVE GIRL Variety and Performing Arts Live Event nativeprincesses.ca/en urbannativegirl.tv

Aboriginal Day Live celebrates Launched: Launched: National Aboriginal Day and June 7, 2016 June 7, 2016 the summer solstice with the (World Premiere – English) (World Premiere – English) biggest names in Aboriginal music 13 x 30-minute episodes 13 x 30-minute episodes and television. Documentary Series Documentary Series

Standards of beauty are truly Follow Lisa Charleyboy, an subjective issues! An interesting Aboriginal fashionista, who builds subject which undoubtedly deserves her team and follows her dream attention, if only to debunk some to transform her online blog into a myths that have lingered on for far glossy print magazine. too long.

2016 INDSPIRE AWARDS indspire.ca

Launched: June 24, 2016 (Network Premiere – English) 1 x 90-minute episode Special Event

Indspire Awards recognize Indigenous professionals and youth who demonstrate outstanding achievement and serve as invaluable role models for all Indigenous Peoples.

SHARING OUR STORIES / 57 ABORIGINAL DAY LIVE ABORIGINAL DAY LIVE is held annually since 2007 and is the largest celebration of National Aboriginal Day and the summer solstice in Canada. production receiving funding for the first time from the province and its first Community Grant from The Winnipeg Foundation. One area of consideration for the Foundation’s grant is to be an organization that demonstrates impact on arts and APTN presented a day-long Aboriginal Day Live links all culture for the benefit of the citizens Canadians to celebrate opportunities program of free activities of Winnipeg. Moreover, Mayor and learn more about Aboriginal and an evening concert in Brian Bowman represented the Peoples’ past national history and Winnipeg, MB, on June 25. City by bringing greetings at the dream of future achievements. It is a Celebration Stage. SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS wonderful way for First Nations, Inuit 2015-2016 Accomplishments and Métis Peoples to express their Programming included the APTN pride in their unique cultures across Kids Zone along with the day-long HISTORY-MAKING CELEBRATION Canada. Since its launch in Winnipeg, celebration stage, powwow, skate The 10-year anniversary of Aboriginal the event has benefited from the park competitions, an Aboriginal Day Live was the most successful support and collaboration from local, artist conference and an IBM Ignite in the history of all celebrations regional and national groups and Camp. New to the celebration in Winnipeg, MB. The attendance communities wherever it has set was a collaboration with Child and was more than 45,000, and the foot. This past year, the Province of Family Services to host a breakfast multi-platform delivery reached an Manitoba and the City of Winnipeg for community organizations and audience of more than one million. truly embraced the event, with the Aboriginal youth. New this year was

APTN / COMMUNIQUÉ 2016 the Manitoba Music Stage and the The event debuted in a park outside MOVING FORWARD Instrument Petting Zoo, presented APTN headquarters in downtown In honour of the 150th anniversary in partnership with MusiCounts and Winnipeg, MB, and moved just of the Canadian Confederation, the Long & McQuade. a few blocks away to The Forks. 2017 edition of Aboriginal Day Live The celebration has evolved to will expand its grassroots reach to The live evening concert lineup include twin stage performances Aboriginal communities even further. featured A Tribe Called Red, Buffy from different locations across Sainte-Marie with The Winnipeg the country. Although Aboriginal Symphony Orchestra, Dragonette, Day Live was held exclusively in Elisapie, Genevieve Fisher, Winnipeg this fiscal year, the event Ghostkeeper, Joey Stylez and is still growing. Kristi Lane Sinclair.

Broadcast live from:

APTN studios in Winnipeg, MB 2007

The Forks, Winnipeg, MB and Yellowknife, NWT 2008

The Forks, Winnipeg, MB and Whitehorse, YT 2009

The Forks, Winnipeg, MB and Ottawa, ON 2010

The Forks, Winnipeg, MB (no twin stage) 2011

The Forks, Winnipeg, MB and Regina, SK 2012

The Forks, Winnipeg, MB and Iqaluit, NT 2013

The Forks, Winnipeg, MB and Halifax, NS 2014

The Forks, Winnipeg, MB and Edmonton, AB 2015

The Forks, Winnipeg, MB (no twin stage) 2016

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