What’s on APTN | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

What’s on APTN

Check out APTN’s full September 30 broadcast schedule for a complete list of programs.

Every Child Matters: Reconciliation Through Education

Examine the path of reconciliation, guided by voices from residential school survivors, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, artists and leaders from nations and cultures across the country.

8:00 a.m. (ET)/5:00 a.m. (PT)

Reconciliation & Me

Sarain Fox leads a meaningful conversation on truth and reconciliation with five youth allies. Guided by real-life Survivor stories, they reflect together to gain an understanding of reconciliation and the importance of relationships with Indigenous Peoples.

12:00 p.m. (ET)/9:00 a.m. (PT)

WaaPaKe

(Worldwide broadcast premiere)

Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin’s deeply personal documentary unravels the tangled threads of silence endured by residential school Survivors, exploring themes of truth, freedom, and power.

12:30 p.m. (ET)/9:30 a.m. (PT)

Live Special: APTN News in Ottawa

APTN News’ Dennis Ward and Creeson Agecoutay will provide live coverage of the National Day For Truth and Reconciliation events in Ottawa.

2:30 p.m. (ET)/11:30 a.m. (PT)

Remembering The Children: National Day For Truth and Reconciliation

Broadcast live from Parliament Hill on the unceded, unsurrendered territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation, “Remembering the Children” is a moving multilingual tribute to residential school Survivors, their families and all the children who never made it home.

3:00 p.m. (ET)/12:00 p.m. (PT)

Also broadcast in Plains Cree on APTN Languages

Se souvenir des enfants : Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation

De la Colline du Parlement sur les territoires non cédés de la Nation algonquine anishinaabe, « Se souvenir des enfants » est un hommage aux survivant·e·s des pensionnats, à leurs familles et aux enfants qui ne sont jamais rentré·e·s.

18h00 (HE)/15h00 (PT)

In Jesus' Name: Shattering the Silence of St. Anne's Residential School

A poignant documentary that shares the stories of seven survivors who were forced as children to attend a notoriously violent residential school in Fort Albany First Nation, Ont.

7:30 p.m. (ET)/4:30 p.m. (PT)

Night Raiders

(APTN premiere)

The year is 2043. A military occupation controls cities in post-war North America and children are property of the state. A desperate Cree woman joins an underground band of vigilantes to infiltrate a state-run children’s academy to get her daughter back.

9:00 p.m. (ET)/6:00 p.m. (PT)