Original People, Original Television is the behind-the-scenes account of a little known revolution in Canadian broadcasting—a journey begun in 1922 with Nanook of the North, wending its way across generations and the width and breadth of the traditional territories of the Inuit, First Nations and Métis; culminating in the 1999 launch of the world’s inaugural Indigenous led broadcast, the Aboriginal Peoples’ Television Network.

Born and raised in Chapleau, a small community in north eastern Ontario, Jennifer David is a member of Chapleau Cree First Nation. She did a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism at Carleton University before starting her first job at Television Northern Canada (TVNC), made up of northern, mostly Aboriginal and Inuit broadcasters that distributed community-based programming across the North. When APTN launched, Jennifer became the network’s first Director of Communications, based in Ottawa. She is currently the Vice President and Manager of Stonecircle Consulting, a First Nation management consulting company. She has written several nonfiction books and co-hosts a podcast called Storykeepers to talk about Indigenous books. Jennifer resides in Ottawa, Ontario with her family.

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