Aboriginal Peoples in Canada were invisible to almost all Canadians until APTN went to air on September 1, 1999. Before that date, the only opportunities for Canadians to see Aboriginal Peoples, who consist of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples, were only on newscasts when they were the news item. Often, that was for the wrong reason: a protest, a conflict, a major breakdown in relations.
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