On Retrospectives, Dennis Ward joins host Brittany Guyot to discuss CLASH AT STANDING ROCK—the first of his two APTN Investigates episodes reporting from the front lines in North Dakota.
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It’s been 10 years since Standing Rock, a historic gathering of land and water protectors resisting the Dakota Access pipeline that captured international attention.
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APTN Investigates: Taxing Sovereignty - Watch live: youtu.be/OYciPywwJ7c?...
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Kevin Deer has no problem with people making a living, but he doesn't like that the tobacco industry has brought an economic imbalance to his community.
He invokes the A Dish with One Spoon Wampum, which says that resources must be shared equally.
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APTN Investigates: Crisis at Cross Lake - Watch here: youtu.be/nIETbX_GSNE?...
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Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias on the toll his community’s state of emergency is taking on band members.
Along with the power outage in December, the community was also forced to evacuate this past summer from the Manitoba wildfires.
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APTN Investigates: Crisis at Cross Lake - Watch here: youtu.be/nIETbX_GSNE?...
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The opening lines and title to William Osborne’s protest song that went viral on the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba.
Osborne wrote the song in response to a controversial statement made by Manitoba Hydro about the potential cause of the power outage.
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Taxing Sovereignty - Watch here: youtu.be/OYciPywwJ7c?...
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Quebec calls Rainbow Tobacco's products "contraband" and has recently been seizing their deliveries.
Rainbow's owner Robbie Dickson says selling and transporting duty-free tobacco to other First Nations is a treaty right, and he is suing the province.
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Taxing Sovereignty - Watch here: youtu.be/OYciPywwJ7c?...
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While good for the local economy, the Mohawk tobacco trade has led to a lot of wealth concentrated within just a few individuals.
The Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory’s council is hoping to repurpose some of that money with a community-led Tobacco Law.
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APTN Investigates: Crisis at Cross Lake - Watch here: youtu.be/nIETbX_GSNE?...
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Pimicikamak band councillor Vivian Scott speaks about the emotional toll the state of emergency and evacuation has had on the people in her community.
When the crisis first hit Cross Lake, Scott helped out at the gas station, standing in the cold to direct the long lineups.
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Taxing Sovereignty by Jeff Dorn, Tom Fennario and Savanna Craig – Premiering March 28, 2026.
Watch here: youtu.be/SXaJgeWu8Yo
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Robbie Dickson, president of Rainbow Tobacco in Kahnawà:ke, is suing the Quebec government for $8.1 million over their repeated seizures of his products and vehicles.
He says his lawsuit is about more than money, it's about Mohawk sovereignty.
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Mohawk tobacco manufacturing creates a lot of employment. For instance, Wendy Deer has been working in the industry since 2003. She says the money is good, she gets paid time off, and best of all, her commute is short.
APTN Investigates: Taxing Sovereignty – Premiering March 28, 2026
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Rainbow Tobacco is a Mohawk-owned cigarette manufacturing business in Kahnawà:ke, just south of Montreal. By all accounts, they are a very successful business... but the province of Quebec considers their products to be contraband.
APTN Investigates: Taxing Sovereignty – Premiering March 28, 2026
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For decades Mohawk tobacco manufacturers have been playing cat and mouse with law enforcement. Now, one entrepreneur is suing Quebec for seizing his products.
APTN Investigates: Taxing Sovereignty by Jeff Dorn, Tom Fennario and Savanna Craig – Premiering March 28, 2026
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A lengthy power outage ravages homes and infrastructure in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, triggering a state of emergency, a boil water advisory and a community exodus.
Crisis at Cross Lake examines how, why and what’s next.
Watch the premiere here: youtu.be/nIETbX_GSNE
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Reginald Hamilton’s home was damaged when the power went out and his pipes froze on the Pimicikamak Cree Nation on December 28, 2025.
APTN Investigates spoke with Hamilton as he prepared to be evacuated from the community with his family.
Crisis at Cross Lake - Airing March 21
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APTN Investigates: Crisis at Cross Lake - premiering March 21 on APTN and YouTube.
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Reporter Christopher Read travels to Pimicikamak Cree Nation to examine the aftermath of the community’s recent evacuation.
A lengthy power outage in December ravaged homes and infrastructure, triggering a state of emergency and a community exodus.
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Ryan Castel is the executive director for the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba. He brought APTN Investigates to some of the homes that were damaged during a recent power outage that devastated the community.
APTN Investigates: Crisis at Cross Lake – Premiering Saturday, March 21.
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A lengthy power outage ravages homes and infrastructure in Pimicikamak Cree Nation, triggering a state of emergency, a boil water advisory and a community exodus. Crisis at Cross Lake examines how, why and what’s next.
Crisis at Cross Lake – Premiering Saturday, March 21.
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APTN Investigates: Ashes to Ashes - Watch the full episode here: youtu.be/Q6ZyLahu1aY?...
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Ervin Bighetty was mayor for the town of Leaf Rapids, MB before council was dissolved due to a lack of members.
The Manitoba government appointed a third party manager to take over, leaving the town without a mayor and council for the last six years.
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Dennis Anderson has been in Leaf Rapids, MB since it was built for the Ruttan Mine in the 1970s.
He saw the town at its peak and watched it struggle when the mine shut down, causing declines in population and in basic services along the way.
Ashes to Ashes - Watch: youtu.be/Q6ZyLahu1aY?...
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Dawn Halcrow has always called Leaf Rapids home. While she is living her dream, running the Churchill River Lodge, a lack of services has forced many of her family members to move away.
Ashes to Ashes - Watch the premiere here: youtu.be/Q6ZyLahu1aY
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What began in the 80s as a request for an access road has grown into a court challenge to get all the land back.
APTN Investigates: A Kingcome's Ransom - Watch here: youtu.be/cs3UbGhJWj4?...
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