In this ethnographic study I argue that the media practices of the national television network Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) in Winnipeg, Canada is an exercise in "deep democracy." This thesis is based on an ethnographic research among Aboriginal people who stress that democracy is about personal and group experiences, emotions, values, policy change and practices that include respect, protection, promotion of diversity and universal human rights. Such democratic practices are deeply local but simultaneously transnational. As such, APTN is already transgressive in that it gives voice to Aboriginal individuals and groups that assert their sovereignty within the boundaries of Canada and labor to a new social order. The dissertation argues for the importance of anthropologists engaged in studying indigenous media to take seriously questions people in the field have about media research and how it is theorized. The aim of embracing such practices of APTN are to build an Aboriginal institution that is rooted in Aboriginal philosophy and ensures its durability as an Aboriginal institution. Second, to influence Aboriginal communities, non-Aboriginal communities, and political and economic powers with its programming. I frame the discussion of APTN within literature on indigenous media which generally argues that at the sweep of global media markets, indigenous people around the world have gained increasing access to media. Indigenous media is considered "a new dynamic" in social movements and may be seen as critiquing the "democratic deficits" of mainstream media. However, I propose that it is possible to distinguish between three types of scholarly narratives about indigenous media: the colonial, the activist, and the democratic. In relation to this narrative framework I discuss specifically some of the ways in which Aboriginal narrations are put into practice. For instance, I discuss some of the ways in which the management structure of APTN is conceived as a democratic ideal. Instead of creating a structure that is based on ideas of majority rule, APTN's Board of Directors operates on a principle that I suggest we call a minority rule. Another field of discussion is the production of programming for APTN, its scheduling and conception of its diverse audiences. I argue that it serves a democratic function as an empowering mechanism for different communities. Such formation unmasks the complexity of the question of what comprises "Aboriginality" and "Aboriginal content" in Canada. My third level of discussion is the acknowledgement of APTN of the heterogeneity of Aboriginal peoples in news and current affairs reporting practices. Such practices resonate with the ethos of "deep democracy."