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PAGE 2 • JUNE 2014 aDVErtiSiNG matErial SpECiFiCatioNS First Nations Voice creates an opportunity for advertisers, businesses and all levels of government to reach First Nations audiences in Saskatchewan, Manitoba andt Ontario. With a focus on training, education and employment opportunities, this publication serves to showcase opportunities available to First Nations and all Aboriginal people. All digital advertising files, whether on disk or delivered electronically, should be Mac compatible. Please include all files necessary for output. Call the Winnipeg Free Press pre-press department, 204-697-7020, for more information about file types accepted. The Free Press can also build your ad. Please contact your First Nations Voice ad sales rep for details. NEXT ISSUE: July 2, 2014 The advertising deadline is June 18, 2014 For your ad placement and contents CONTACT TREVOR GREYEYES (204-282-6341) tgreyeyes@shaw.ca firstnationsvoice@winnipegfreepress.com Toll free 1-800-542-8900 Alan Isfeld (204-256-0645) / e-mail: rdeagle@mymts.net HoW to CoNtaCt US pUBliSHEr Al Isfeld (204.256.0645) EDitor Trevor Greyeyes (204.282-6341) tgreyeyes@shaw.ca firstnationsvoice@winnipegfreepress.com All Rights Reserved. Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Scanterbury, MB R0E 1W0 Phone 204.256.0645 E-mail rdeagle@mymts.net 100-per-cent First Nations owned — Distribution: 100,000 copies No material in First Nations Voice may be reproduced without permission of the copyright owner. First Nations Voice is published monthly by the First Nations Voice. All payments for advertisements in the First Nations Voice should be directed through the Winnipeg Free Press office. No out of office sales rep will collect cash outside of this office. Please direct questions to Trevor Greyeyes 204.282-6341. 1355 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg, MB Canada, R2X 3B6 advertising Sales Laurie Finley, VP Sales and Marketing / laurie.finley@freepress.mb.ca Barb Borden, Manager Niche Publishing/ barb.borden@freepress.mb.ca Subscriptions $26.25 annually, payable to First Nations Voice c/o Winnipeg Free Press Thirty-seven youth from both the Northern and Central regions of Saskatchewan spent a fun-filled week at a camp in Kananaskis, AB, April 21st to 25th, thanks to their involvement in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award program. Participants from Cumberland House Cree Nation, One Arrow First Nations, Punnichy, Regina, and Saskatoon have attended camp this year. All thirty-seven youth are actively pursuing The Duke of Edinburgh's Award as Bronze participants. Young people in Canada deserve recognition for the many achievements they do on their own time, and that's the premise of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. The Award was created by His Royal Highness The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, to encourage personal development and community involvement for young people. The program has three levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold, and is open to any person between the ages of 14 and 24. Participants complete The Award by achieving personally established goals, in the areas of Community Service, Skill Development, Physical Recreation, and Adventurous Journey. Across Canada, the program is delivered in the field through ten Division offices located in each province. Many Divisions operate programming partnerships to engage Aboriginal youth, including British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick. The Community Youth Challenge (CYC) is a partnership with the RCMP held in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba Divisions, which aims to recruit Award participants in rural, remote, Aboriginal communities where The Award is often less well known. Through this CYC initiative, The Saskatchewan Division was able to offer 37 participants the opportunity to complete the entirety of the Adventurous Journey requirement of The Award. The bus transport to the camp facility in Kananaskis, along with four days of lodgings, meals, and activities that built self-confidence and leadership were provided at no cost to the participants. "We're very grateful to the RCMP, DoE Board Members, and volunteers for partnering with us in CYC to provide this outstanding opportunity," says Crystal Kaye, CYC Award Officer for The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Saskatchewan. As groups of participants achieve their Award this provides a wonderful source of pride for both the young person and for the community. The positive self- esteem and the wonderful sense of achievement earned from completing a level are hallmarks of The Award program. In fact, Award achievers report higher levels of self confidence, physical activity, and community engagement than the average young Canadian. Bronze Award achievers receive their certificates at presentations by community leaders, and Silver Awards are presented by the Lieutenant Governor at an annual ceremony at Government House. Gold Awards are presented by a visiting member of the Royal Family, or the Governor-General of Canada. "Most of the people on this trip are just getting started on their Awards," Kaye says. "The activities they already do through their groups have provided them a huge advantage. The Camp experience has boosted their enthusiasm towards The Award program and will help them to see it through." FOR MORE INFORMATION contact your local Divisional Office by visiting: www.dukeofed.org Duke of eDinburgh's AwArD pArticipAnts Achieve bronze AwArD QuAlificAtions

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