First Nations Voice

PAGE 2 • JANUARY 2015 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: February 4, 2015 The advertising deadline is January 16, 2015 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 I have held a variety of jobs over the years and I have been through three post secondary institutions over a combined seven year span as well after graduating high school when I was 18. Over the years, I have worked in a scrap yard, delivered pizza, drove a dump truck and I have been a property manager, communications officer, journalist, editor, graphic designer, consultant, web master and the list goes on and on. For those younger people, and a few older ones as well I should add, might not like to hear it but finding a job or career is not just as easy as finding an education program, securing the funding and successfully graduating. If you're in Winnipeg, a great resource is the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development (CAHRD). You might have to wait a short time for the initial intake session, which I have taken a few times over the years, but it can be quit useful. A person can learn how to write a resume, use computers, print your resume, use a phone to call potential employers and meet with a personal employment counselor. Or, if you're thinking that you have to upgrade your education, CAHRD can also give you a test and stream you into a variety of education programs from basic literacy to a high school diploma based upon your test results. And it doesn't stop there because there are also post secondary programs and a variety of trades that can be accessed through CAHRD and available at the Aboriginal Centre of Winnipeg. I have interviewed some individuals graduating from post secondary programs or one of the trades who actually started off in the literacy program and moved their way up. So, it can be done but it starts with you. And for those outside of Winnipeg, I say don't worry. All you need is number one, a basic desire to be something, and number two, a plan. There are many programs offered around this province that can be accessed at places like University College of the North (UCN), Brandon University, Assiniboine Community College and others. If you have access to the Internet, all these institutions are well represented on the web and information about their programs can be accessed. And never be afraid to reach out to the various institutions or even people. Believe me, many people want to see you succeed. By Trevor Greyeyes EDucation aDvicE from thE first nations voicE EDitor CANADIANMENNONITEUNIVERSITY cmu.ca DiscoverCMU ��������������������������� ������������������ Faith-filledCommunity

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