Before she died in September, investigative journalist Elaine Dewar wrote "Oblivious", a book that shines a light on the extent of the medical experimentation done on Indigenous people in Canada. Scar Tissue: The Legacy of Inuit Medical Experimentation – Watch: youtu.be/j0wR2nDsqX8?...

Before he was an internationally renowned filmmaker, Zacharias Kunuk was a subject of federally funded medical experiments done on Inuit in the 1970's. Now he's part of a civil lawsuit over what he and others endured. Scar Tissue – Watch: youtu.be/j0wR2nDsqX8?...

As young man, Paul Quassa was part of skin grafting experiment done on Inuit in Igloolik that he says had a flawed process for consent. It left him with two circular scars on his arm. Scar Tissue: The Legacy of Inuit Medical Experimentation – Watch: youtu.be/j0wR2nDsqX8?...

Details are emerging about medical experimentation conducted on Inuit in Canada. APTN Investigates examines how Inuit were treated as guinea pigs and the scars left behind. Scar Tissue: The Legacy of Inuit Medical Experimentation by Tom Fennario

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As confrontations between security guards and Indigenous people seem to be on the rise, Bernadette Folster is hoping for more understanding towards those struggling in the community. APTN Investigates: How They See Us – Watch: youtu.be/_cZ05sIE9y8?...

Maureen Lux is an accomplished historian who specializes in the history of the medical treatment of Indigenous people in Canada. Her research has found evidence that Canada knew that medical experiments to be done on Inuit were ethically dubious... even by 1960s standards.

From 1967 to 1973, scientists descended on the Inuit community of Igloolik to conduct medical experiments. This included grafting skin from one Inuk to another, leaving lifelong scars. Paul Quassa, former premier of Nunavut, explains that historical trauma left the Inuit unable to say no.

Reuben Garang, with Immigration Partnership Winnipeg, says newcomers arrive to Canada with little understanding of Indigenous people, often picking up negative stereotypes. APTN Investigates: How They See Us – Watch: youtu.be/_cZ05sIE9y8?...

From the late 1960s to the early 1970s, scientists descended on the Nunavut community of Igloolik to conduct medical experiments. The procedures included grafting skin from one Inuk to another, leaving lifelong scars and raising questions about how Inuit came to be treated as guinea pigs.

Bernadette Folster, with Mama Bear Clan, witnesses the struggles the community faces every day. She says systemic barriers force people into desperate situations. How They See Us – Watch: youtu.be/_cZ05sIE9y8?...

Zacharias Kunuk is an internationally renowned Inuk filmmaker. But one story he's never publicly shared until now: how as a young man he was a human subject in federally funded medical experiments. Scar Tissue: The Legacy of Inuit Medical Experimentation – Premiering June 27.

Details are emerging about medical experimentation conducted on Inuit in Canada. APTN Investigates examines how Inuit were treated as guinea pigs and the scars left behind. Scar Tissue: The Legacy of Inuit Medical Experimentation by Tom Fennario – Premiering Saturday, June 27.

Martha Troian says she is racially profiled on a daily basis. She filed a human rights complaint in 2020 after being followed by a security guard in a grocery store. It took six years for an investigator to be assigned to the case. How They See Us – Watch here: youtu.be/_cZ05sIE9y8?...

Immigration Partnership Winnipeg is working to bridge the gap between newcomers and Indigenous People. The organization called for a review of private security training and use-of-force protocols following a violent encounter between a security guard and Indigenous man.

Eric Robinson with the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of Manitoba (IPAM) speaks up following a violent encounter between an Indigenous man and a security guard. IPAM says it is working with the Province of Manitoba to implement Indigenous cultural awareness within the security training curriculum.

Coming up this week on APTN Investigates: Video journalist Tamara Pimentel looks into the racial tension and systemic issues surrounding growing confrontations between security guards and Indigenous people. Here's a preview of How They See Us.

Violent encounters between security guards and Indigenous People have become a regular occurrence in Winnipeg. As more incidents are caught on camera, calls for change have grown louder. How They See Us – Premiering Saturday, June 20

As retail theft rises, so do allegations of racial discrimination. In Winnipeg, violent encounters between security guards and Indigenous people have sparked outrage. What’s the driving force behind these confrontations? APTN Investigates: How They See Us by Tamara Pimentel – Premiering June 20.

Carlos MacDonald, Director of Land Titles in British Columbia, on evidence within a Crown surveyor’s 1859 notebook, indicating that it was known that land in what is now Richmond ought to have been designated Aboriginal Title land. Return to Tl’uqtinus – Watch: youtu.be/e8uOzrRPnD8?...

Lyackson First Nation Hereditary Chief Shana Thomas on public reaction to the Cowichan Decision by British Columbia’s top court. APTN Investigates: Return to Tl’uqtinus – Watch here: youtu.be/e8uOzrRPnD8?...

Lawyer David Robbins on the clout the Cowichan people had in the time when they occupied a fishing village in what is now Richmond, British Columbia. APTN Investigates: Return to Tl’uqtinus – Watch here: youtu.be/e8uOzrRPnD8?...

The longest trial in Canadian history recognizes Aboriginal title for a former Cowichan Nation village in Richmond, B.C. With appeals pending, APTN Investigates explores what it all means in Return to Tl’uqtinus by Christopher Read Watch here: youtu.be/e8uOzrRPnD8

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The longest trial in Canadian history recognizes Aboriginal title for a former Cowichan Nation village in Richmond, British Columbia. With appeals pending, including one from the Musqueam band,…

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Lyackson First Nation Hereditary Chief Shana Thomas on the fraught atmosphere in British Columbia after the province’s highest court ruled that land in present-day Richmond rightfully belongs to the Cowichan Nation. APTN Investigates: Return to Tl’uqtinus - Premiering tonight.

Musqueam Band Chief Wayne Sparrow speaking out about the effect the British Columbia Supreme Court’s Cowichan ruling has had on relations between Cowichan and Musqueam leadership. APTN Investigates: Return to Tl’uqtinus - Premiering Saturday, June 6.

Chantal Moore, was shot and killed by police during a wellness check in 2020. A coroner’s inquest later ruled Moore’s death a homicide. Martha Martin continues to demand accountability for her daughter. APTN Investigates: The River Remembers – Watch: youtu.be/jDlANMVlToA?...

Cowichan Tribes Chief Cindy Daniels telling of the annual journey her ancestors would take to get to their fishing village in present-day Richmond, British Columbia. APTN Investigates: Return to Tl’uqtinus - Premiering Saturday, June 6.

Jessica Paul recalls the moments before RCMP officers shot and killed Bronson Paul inside their home, while their children were just a few feet away. APTN Investigates: The River Remembers – Watch: youtu.be/jDlANMVlToA?...

The longest trial in Canadian history recognizes Aboriginal title for a former Cowichan Nation village in Richmond, British Columbia. With appeals pending, including one from the Musqueam band, Return to Tl’uqtinus explores what it all means.

Lorna and Rick Thomas hold an image of their son McKay just feet away from where he died. McKay drowned following a foot pursuit with New Brunswick RCMP on November 15, 2025. APTN Investigates: The River Remembers – Watch: youtu.be/jDlANMVlToA?...

Police-involved deaths in Canada have nearly doubled since 2000. APTN Investigates follows families demanding answers and accountability in The River Remembers by Brittany Guyot. Watch here:

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The River Remembers investigates the sharp rise of police killings in Canada, where police involved deaths have almost doubled since 2000. APTN Investigates follows families demanding answers and…

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