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Season 13 - Abo music live and direct
In our final episode of the season we rock out with some of the top First Nation artists on the music scene.
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Season 13 - Death of a Carver - RTNDA WINNER
It happened on Seattle Street, it was video taped and it has many people enraged. CTV's First Story investigates the police shooting of carver John T. Williams.
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Season 13 - Gangster Redemption
We see the headlines, we see the images on the evening news, we know about the violence, the drugs, but what about the people behind those images? CTV's First Story heads to the streets and to meet former gang members behind the colours.
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Season 13 - Two spirits & Let's hear it
CTV's First Story takes a snap shot of the two spirited world and speak with actor and playwright Waawaate Fobister about his new award-winning play called Agokwe.
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Season 13 - Gateway - Drew Hayden Taylor
We take you to a nine thousand year-old archaeological site threatened by a mega provincial construction project.
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Season 13 - Northern homelessness & Ice Tours
Much media attention is given to the homeless problems in large cities like Toronto and Vancouver but very little is said about homeless people in the north. They face some of the coldest weather in Canada, CTV's First Story shows you how they deal with the frigid conditions.
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Season 13 - Edenshaw - Marston - Sonny Part 1 of 3
CTV's First Story looks at a rare collection of Haida Art -- Meet Luke and John Marston, Coast Salish artists -- Pop culture collision with First Nations artist Sonny Assu.
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Season 13 - Jesters of the Rez pt 1 of 3
Stand up comedy is a ruthless business; there is only so much stage and microphone time to go around, but for first nation comedians there is an additional dilemma, they must decide the role their culture plays -- in search of the universal funny bone
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Season 13 - Sculpture, Space Patch, Guinea Pig pt 1 of 3 - RTNDA Winner
We explain the importance of an ancient First Nation sculpture, meet artist Bill Helin, and tell the story of Jim Huntley, Atomic guinea pig.
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Season 13 - Clearing the air pt 1 of 3
Cigarettes - is it a cash cow for organized crime? Or is it an opportunity for First Nation communities to break the cycle of dependency?
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Season 13 - Black Blood Pt 1 - RTNDA/WEBSTER Winner
For some First nations in Northeastern B.C., living with oil spills and contaminated sites have become a daily routine. With projects like the Enbridge pipeline on the way -- what does the future hold for B.C.'s fragile landscape?
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Season 12 - Boxing champ Ralph Junior Moar 1 of 4
Light heavyweight champion boxer Ralph Junior Moar shares his life experience as national champion to the rigors of prison and to his ultimate return to the ring.
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Season 12 - Sacred knowledge of indigenous people
First Story goes to Washington D.C., and sits down with renowned Author and ethno-botanist Wade Davis to talk about the sacred knowledge of indigenous people around the world
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Season 12 - Rock-funk guitar legend Stevie Salas
First Story goes to Los Angeles and meets rock-funk guitar legend Stevie Salas.
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Season 12 - Mascots, Reel Injun, online racism 1 of 4
We examine the movement to ban Native themed sports mascots, meet the director of Reel Injun, and look at First Nations racism online.
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Season 12 - Points Canoe, forgotten woman, two worlds
Lieutenant General Steven Point found a half-finished canoe on the beach and carries on the carving tradition to finish it off. Plus larger than life portraits of missing women, and Aboriginal skate shoes.
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Season 12 - Olympic Resistance - B.C. & National RTNDA Winner
As Vancouver gears up to host the Winter Olympics, political unrest is also heating up. The Four Host First Nations see the Games as a place to showcase the many talents and diversity of Canada's Aboriginal People.
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Season 12 - Salmon Collapse, 1 of 4
The wild pacific salmon is on the verge of a total collapse throughout British Columbia. Many species rely on the annual salmon runs as a mainstay for their diet. Scientists and environmentalists are reporting low numbers in grizzly bears, orcas and eagles.
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Season 10 - The Bears of Haida Gwaii 1 of 4 - B.C. & National RTNDA Winner
A species of black bear unique to the Queen Charlotte Islands has become a prize trophy for wealthy sports hunters. Now a major movement headed by Gujaaw is mobilizing to stop trophy bear hunting in Haida Gwaii.
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