Another important element to it is that this year
is the UN year for Indigenous languages and APTN

has signed on to it to clearly try to create
opportunities to demonstrate and to highlight

our languages in a broad variety of ways. So, the
the timing was perfect from that perspective as well

it gave us the opportunity to create original
language programming a sport that is truly close

to every indigenous person in Canada. I really
don't know any Indigenous person who doesn't

like hockey in Canada. So for us to be able to do
it in one language this time around and maybe in

the future more languages certainly lives up to
the spirit and intent of this year but it also

demonstrates APTN's commitment to broadcasting and
finding opportunities to highlight our languages.