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The Washington Post has named its 10 Best Pop Albums of 2012 and there’s a familiar Canadian Aboriginal group among them.

A Tribe Called Red was recognized for their self-titled album.

The three-person crew describes their sound as a unique blend of Pow-Wow and electrontic music.

Here is a quick sample.

Hartley Bay, “The Greenest First Nations Community in Canada” is in danger of losing that title. A plan has been proposed that would see oil transported along the area’s narrow and treacherous waterways via supertankers twice the size of the Exxon Valdez. APTN’s Noemi LoPinto travels to Hartley Bay to get both sides of the story.

The people of Ontario’s Grassy Narrows First Nation are battling the severe health effects of mercury exposure. The emissions that polluted the watershed happened decades ago and the federal government says the water is now fine, but as APTN’s Melissa Ridgen discovered when she visited the community, the evidence suggests otherwise.

The Pictou Landing First Nation has been fighting for more than 40 years to get the Nova Scotia government and industry to clean up the harbour. The water, which at one time featured pristine beaches, has turned black from all the pollution and is making people sick. APTN’s James Hopkin talks to the people in this Mi’kmaq community and to the tenth provincial minister to deal with the problem.

The Yukon’s Peel Watershed is 67,000 square miles of wilderness that is all Traditional Territory. Mining and gas companies are lobbying to develop the area while many say it must be preserved. APTN’s Dez Loreen will look at the resources that make the land so valuable, the traditions that make the region so rich, and the debate over its future.