Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

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Wolves of Labrador

Join biologist Rob Otto in The Wolves of Labrador" on a quest to uncover the true relationship between wolves and caribou in one of North America's last wild frontiers. Labrador is home to some of the least studied wolves in North America, and also to the massive George River caribou herd. Caribou are the currency of life in the North - many creatures, including humans, depend on them for survival. And to know the future of the caribou, one must know the wolves whose lives are so intertwined with the movements of the herd. Dr. Otto and his team will track and study the wolves, and will meet with the Inuit to learn from their time-honored views on the wolves and the caribou, in hopes of deciphering the unique relationship between predator and prey."

Into the Arctic: An Artists Journey to the North

Into the Arctic" is the compelling story of oil painter Cory Trépanier's quest to explore and paint the dramatic wilderness of the Canadian Arctic. With his family, Cory treks past the end of the road, reaching breathtaking Arctic canyons. Summer turns to fall as the artist explores and paints some of the most ancient mountains in North America. "

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Smoke From His Fire

A bittersweet story of how a people survived. Seventy-five years ago the nobility of the Kwakawake'wakw of the Pacific Northwest Coast chose a young man, secluded him from the authorities when his peers were sent to Residential School, and trained him in every aspect of the culture and traditions of his people. Today, caught between two worlds, he is needed more than ever by his people to reclaim their teachings, ironically though only a few people have survived who speak the language he was trained on to transmit his culture. Adam Dick or Kwaxsistala is the Clan Chief of the origin story of his nation and the last orally trained Potlatch Speaker of his people. Smoke From His Fire is a story of hope, courage and endurance.