8 The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) – Going National

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents ix
3. Tables and Maps xi
4. Illustrations xiii
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Acronyms xix
7. Prologue 3
8. Introduction 9
9. Culture, Media, and Development 26
10. Towards the (De)Romancing of First Peoples and Their Territories: The Policy-Maker’s Imaginary 41
11. Building Media Infrastructure in the Canadian North: Early Deliberations and Policy Actions 64
12. Public Mediations and Northern Television 84
13. Policy-ing the North 122
14. Bridges-over-the-Air: Aboriginal Television as Cross-Cultural Bridge 172
15. Television Northern Canada: The Dream of a Northern Dedicated Transporder Becomes a Reality 187
16. The Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) – Going National 201
17. Conclusion 219
18. Communities Served by Frontier Coverage Packages 233
19. Specific Recommendations of the Northern Communication Conference, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, 9–11 September 1970 234
20. Profiles of Native Communication Societies Involved in the Northern Native Broadcast Access Program and the Northern Distribution Program – Sponsored by the Department of Canadian Heritage 237
21. Notes 243
22. Bibliography 259
23. List of People Interviewed 285
24. Index 289