Aboriginal Peoples Television Network HD
Canada
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network HD presents a schedule centered on Indigenous perspectives from across Canada. Its programming includes documentaries, news coverage, and dramatic films that explore First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cultures and current affairs. Children’s animated series and educational content are also part of the lineup, alongside coverage of cultural events and music performances. The network broadcasts in English and several Indigenous languages, with closed captioning available. APTN HD is carried by most Canadian cable and satellite providers, and its live stream is accessible through the network’s website and mobile app. Viewers can consult their local TV guide for specific airtimes.
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12:30–13:00
Yukon Harvest
Now
13:00–13:30
Gespe'gewa'gi: The Last Land
17m left
Next
13:30–14:00
Red River Gold
Schedule
11:30 - 12:00
APTN Investigates: A Retrospective
Defiance
Series, Documentary
In 2016, reporter Rob Smith meets Freda Huson, a woman determined to stop the pipeline from crossing her territory.
12:00 - 12:30
Water Worlds
Finding Balance (Artificial Reefs)
Series, Documentary
Shipwrecks are becoming a solution to environmental challenges; the Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia works to convert derelict ships into thriving artificial reefs, providing homes for marine life.
12:30 - 13:00
Yukon Harvest
k̓wséltkten Family, Part Two
Series, Documentary
Ed's journey continues with a hunt in Alberta alongside his father, Ted; after spending time in the Badlands, Ed travels back to British Columbia for a bridge-building trip with Chief Francis; the two friends hunt to provide food for those in need.
LIVE 13:00 - 13:30
Gespe'gewa'gi: The Last Land
Franklin: What's Old Is New Again
Series, Documentary
Captain Franklin Brisk is back on the water, where the hours are long and the work is grueling; he chases his snow crab quota and waits to acquire the boat he learned to fish on as a deckhand; being captain comes with huge responsibilities.
13:30 - 14:00
Red River Gold
If That Isn't Slavery..
Series, Adventure
A local Métis father and daughter show the team a hidden piece of the Dawson Trail on their property and share a theory about the gold's location. Goldie encounters some good luck.
14:00 - 15:00
Nations des animaux
Bison
Series, Animals, Nature
Les communautés autochtones telles que la tribu Kainai Blood renouent avec leurs liens culturels profonds avec les bisons grâce au parc national Elk Island, qui réintroduit l'espèce dans les prairies où elle vivait en vastes troupeaux avant la colonisation.
15:00 - 15:30
Guerriers de demain
Jusqu'au Bout de la Force
Series, Reality
Une alerte nocturne révèle des failles, menant à des punitions. L'exercice final, le clos, se termine par une embuscade simulée et une marche éreintante qui épuise les recrues.
15:30 - 16:00
Chuck et la cuisine des premiers peuples
Mistissini, QC: périple de pêche
Series, Cooking
Chuck se rend à Mistissini, où l'attend une expérience de pêche sur le plus grand lac naturel du Québec ; il rencontre Conrad Mianscum, qui est spécialiste touristique de la ville et lui apprend tout sur la communauté de près de 4 000 personnes.
16:00 - 16:30
Orignal & marmelade
Lièvre arctique
Series, Cooking, Travel
Art et Dan doivent composer avec les réalités de l'Arctique pendant leur chasse au lièvre; ils dégustent un dessert traditionnel et apprennent quelques mots en inuktitut; leur festin sera plus intime que prévu, car tous sont à la chasse.
16:30 - 17:00
Spirit Talker
Siksika Nation, Alberta
Series, Travel
Shawn continues his journey an hour east of Calgary into Blackfoot territory at Siksika Nation, a community steeped in traditions. Knowledge keeper and tanning expert Winston Wadsworth Jr shows Shawn how to prepare a bison hide for brain tanning.
17:00 - 17:30
Indians & Aliens
Harry Snowboy
Series, History, Documentary
Former police chief Harry Snowboy sees a UFO that he can't explain.
17:30 - 18:00
Moosemeat & Marmalade
Moose
Series, Cooking, Travel
Dan and Art hunt moose in the Northern Rockies.
18:00 - 18:30
Pow Wow Chow
Pow Wow Chow: Chiefs And Cooks
Series, Documentary, Cooking
Along with contentious pre-election politics, Chief Bob Chiblow also finds himself contending with a family dispute, a fire and high hopes for his nephew winning the Serpent River vendor's dance competition.
18:30 - 19:00
The Beachcombers
One Man's Dreams
Series, Drama, Adventure
A retired farmer finds an old treasure map and sets out to recover a cache of gold, against his wife's objections.
19:00 - 19:30
APTN National News
News
Bringing news stories that matter to Indigenous Peoples.
19:30 - 20:30
The Nature of Things
Walking With Ancients
Series, Documentary, Science, Nature, Animals
New archaeological discoveries are challenging the understanding of when the first people arrived in North America, rewriting the human story.
20:30 - 21:00
Taken
Erin Brooks
Series, Documentary, Crime
Stories of the mysteries surrounding cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
21:00 - 21:30
Michif Country
Ila Barker
Series, Documentary
Ila Barker, a singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, joins Earl and Craig St. Goddard on a trapping expedition; she connects with the land, learns about herself and discovers how the Michif people honour the animals they trap and the gifts they provide.
21:30 - 22:00
Red River Gold
Follow the Clues
Series, Adventure
Goldie and Moose discover the fate of the soldier who lost the gold; on the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Memphis learns what's special about the land they're searching; another clue confirms they're walking in the soldiers' footsteps.
22:00 - 22:30
Searchers
The Unspoken Terrain
Series
When a boy with autism vanishes from a Saskatchewan farm, rescue volunteers battle sweeping prairies, coulees and an approaching storm; faint clues drive the searchers in a race through unforgiving terrain.
22:30 - 23:30
North of 60
Hunting in the Dark
Series, Drama
An enraged Albert discovers Sarah in the embrace of another man; Michelle orchestrates a sting operation to find Brenda.
23:30 - 00:00
The Beachcombers
Fireman's Ball
Series, Drama, Adventure
A water soccer game between the volunteer firemen and Constable John's team turns into a high-stakes match.