The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

The Canadian broadcaster is the first national public television station for Indigenous peoples, and holds the same status as CBC TV, Radio-Canada and TVA. The station is found on regular cable services, in high definition on APTN HD and streaming on APTN Lumi.

In celebration of its quarter-century milestone, a new channel called APTN Languages is launching with programming in at least 15 Indigenous languages from across Canada. Programs range from the cross-cultural cooking show Moosemeat and Marmalade to the hit comedy DJ Burnt Bannock about a struggling Cree DJ.

Monika Ille is the APTN CEO and a member of the Abenaki First Nation of Odanak. A recipient of the King Charles III Coronation medal in r

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