On this week’s episode of Roots and Hoots, host Gordon Spence is pleased to be joined by Jim Compton. Jim’s career has spanned many decades and his work speaks to the ongoing relevance and importance of sharing the stories of Indigenous Peoples across Canada. Some of his notable acclaims include winning two Human Rights Awards for his documentary specials - Indian Policing and The Peguis Land Surrender of 1911, and a Gemini for his two-part series, Sniff. He also won a Gemini award for Drums, a two-hour prime time special exploring Indigenous issues across Canada in 1992. Jim is a founder of APTN and brought the network to Winnipeg in 1999. Jim continues in his pursuit of story-telling, to amplify the voices of Indigenous Peoples across the country so that their spirit, their struggles, their hopes and accomplishments can be known and honoured.
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