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Colten Boushie documentary highlights APTN fall schedule

WINNIPEG — Among new educational programming and new seasons of returning favourites, Indigenous broadcaster APTN’s fall lineup includes a documentary following the family of the late Colten Boushie (pictured), a young Cree man fatally shot in a Saskatchewan farmyard, as they seek justice from Canada’s legal system. Premiering September 13 on APTN, the Boushie documentary, nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up, is directed by Tasha Hubbard and weaves a narrative encompassing the filmmaker’s own adoption, the stark history of colonialism on the Prairies and a vision of a future where Indigenous children can live safely on their homelands, says the APTN...