I get lots of emails from folks who have trouble getting information from their band councils and I always have to say ' I can't help you'. But there is a way for First Nations folks to help themselves using these steps below. The fact this isn't common knowledge needs to change.

Brittany Guyot Tom Fennario Members of a First Nation in Alberta say urgent action is needed to increase financial transparency in their community.

Court documents raise suspicions of how band money is spent, while Elders are forced off-reserve after their house is condemned.
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Five years of missing financial records for an Alberta First Nation landed the band in court.

Kenny Hunter says it shouldn’t be this difficult to have transparency in his community.

APTN Investigates Inside the Band Office: Stonewalled - Watch Friday

My latest colab with Brittany Guyot, coming up on Friday!

Je commence cette semaine mon emploi à APTN News et à Nouvelles Nationales d’APTN en tant que journaliste. Je suis comblé.e de pouvoir contribuer à la couverture des réalités touchant les peuples autochtones à l'échelle nationale et en même lieu rejoindre un public francophone. 🎙️📹🪶

The federal government spends $134 million a year on Nutrition North Canada. However, according to a University of Toronto professor, food insecurity has only risen since the creation of the program.
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Super proud to have worked on this with Brittany Guyot and the The Fifth Estate team on this.

Food prices were already high in the North.
Then grocery bills began to skyrocket in southern cities, too
The high cost of food has emptied wallets and dominated kitchen-table discussions across Turtle Island
Why is this happening? And what happens next? aptnnews.ca/ourstories/foo…

Une carrière de journaliste vidéo vous intéresse ? Ou souhaitez-vous simplement acquérir de nouvelles compétences ? Tom Fennario est journaliste vidéo pour APTN National News depuis près de 10 ans. Postulez pour travailler avec lui avant le 28 février : caj.ca/fr/programmes/…

Interested in a career as a video journalist? Or just want to learn some new skills? Tom Fennario has been a video journalist for APTN National News for nearly 10 years. Apply to work with him by Feb. 28: caj.ca/programs/mento…

Still -radio silence- from #Edmonton about Brandi Morin's charges being dropped.

This can't keep happening.

Just ask Amber Bracken. Or chris young. There are too many others who have been detained and prevented from getting the story.

👇👇 are some examples

Know any young journalists who want to be a mentor? I'm a part of this year's Canadian Association of Journalists mentorship program, check out the link below for details.

Supreme court affirms Indigenous self-government, jurisdiction over child welfare laws
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Brandi Morin is a respected journalist and she should not be charged for doing her job.

Kanesatake coffee house sourcing beans from Indigenous farmers | Marisela Amador aptnnews.ca/national-news/…

My latest: In advance of an upcoming CBC story, Buffy Sainte-Marie's publicist provided APTN News an affidavit and statements regarding her origins. However she declined to be interviewed or comment on a US birth certificate I have obtained.

Looking for a long Sunday read or watch? My latest for APTN Investigates has you covered.

My latest for APTN Investigates, airing this Friday.

APTN Investigates returns Friday with the second part of Secrets of the Bay.

Journalist Kenneth Jackson continues his investigation into the mysteries surrounding the deaths of two Mohawk fishermen in 2015.

Here’s a preview for Secrets of the Bay - Part 2.