Just like the TV series Tribal Police Files, the website incorporates stories, art, language, music, traditional dance, drumming and myth of the aboriginal culture, primarily through original webisodes. The digital media component is interlaced with a strong Tribal Police educational layer that audiences can engage with in many ways including further education, sharing and connecting. […]
Anyone familiar with the show Cops will recognize the concept for this program, but that is where the similarities end. Steve Sxwithul’txw, creator and producer of APTN’s Tribal Police Files states: “There was a lot of stuff we left on the cutting room floor because it was too intense or it was too graphic and I […]
Tribal Police Files Producer Steve Sxwithul’txw shared news of the world television premiere of the TV series with Michael D. Reid / Times Colonist Steve Sxwithul’txw doesn’t take offence when he hears Tribal Police Files described as Cops on the reserve. His 13-part documentary excursion into the world of the Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police Service in Lillooet does […]
In episode one of Tribal Police Files, we are introduced first to Sergeant Dale Austinson and Constable Leonard Isaac of the Stl’atl’imx Tribal Police Service. A vehicle incident called in for possibly hitting a deer turns into a case of impaired driving. Although none of the passengers in the vehicle are talking about who was driving […]
The Canadian music awards JUNO, are changing the name of the Aboriginal Album Of The Year to Indigenous Music Album Of The Year. The name is being changed to acknowledge all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities across Canada. The JUNO award has been awarded to Indigenous artists since 1994, although the name has been […]
The long anticipated wait is almost over. The time has come to announce the World Television Premiere of Tribal Police Files! On March 3, 2017, on APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network) the first episode of Tribal Police Files will air. We don’t have the exact air times quite yet, but we will announce times soon on our […]
Image Credit: Xaxli’p First Nation Chief Darrell Bob Highway 99 reopens to allow traffic in and out of the Lillooet area. Only one lane is open, allowing both directions to alternate passing. Passenger cars, school buses and emergency vehicles will be allowed to use the highway as normal. Transport vehicles however are only permitted to carry […]
Image Credit: Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure Cariboo District One week ago on September 27th, the community of Lillooet was impacted by a washout type slide causing rocks to slide and the land to shift at the “10-mile Slide” along Highway 99. This isn’t the first time this section of highway has been shut down […]
A filmmaker says Duncan, in the heart of Cowichan traditional territory, is an ideal place for a walk of fame celebrating Indigenous Canadian artists. Steve Sxwithul’txw has written to Duncan City Council to ask for their support in making a city block into a walk of fame and brought the idea to council last night. […]