First Nations Voice

PAGE 2 • MARCH 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: April 1, 2015 The advertising deadline is March 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 Why are large bags of flour and sugar piled up on pallets at Neechi Commons? Well, once lake ice is thick enough "winter roads" are built to connect Aboriginal communities east and north of Lake Winnipeg and in northern Northwestern Ontario to southern highways. Residents of these "remote" communities then have a chance to avoid the high Northern prices that we hear so much about. In response, Neechi stocks up with 20 kg bags of flour and sugar, 25 kg bags of rolled oats, 16 litre containers of cooking oil, 5 kg cases of baking powder, 50 lb bags of potatoes, and meat packs. Ever since the mid-1990s climate change has made the winter road season unpredictable and often very short. But Neechi makes sure that bulk savings are available, not only for residents of winter road communities but for anyone looking for economy in food staples. Neechi Commons is just two years old but Neechi Foods Co-Op Ltd., which runs "the Commons", has been combining mainstream groceries with Aboriginal specialty items and unique services for 25 years. In addition to Neechi Commons, located at 865 Main Street, Neechi also still operates a corner store on Dufferin Avenue. As a "worker cooperative" Neechi is 100 % locally owned and operated by its staff-based membership. With over 40 employees, Neechi is the largest commercial employer of Aboriginal People in Winnipeg. Neechi Commons consists of a neighbourhood supermarket, complete with a fruit and vegetable courtyard, bakery (famous for bannock and bannock pizza), meat cutting service and city-wide delivery, a lovely restaurant on its second floor plaza, a catering business, and Neechi Niche, a magnificent art store and gallery. Neechi Niche is supplied by over 170 Aboriginal artists, artisans, writers and musicians. Most of them live within walking distance of the Commons. The "Niche" also hosts on-going community events featuring art exhibits, book launches and the like. This has helped to establish Neechi Commons as a leading community hub for First Nations, Métis and other interested folks. "Neechi" is a term that connotes 'sister', 'brother' or 'friend' in Algonquin languages such as Cree and Ojibwe (Anishinaabe). The word "Commons" acknowledges indigenous community land use patterns that long preceded the concept of privatized, commercial real estate. Neechi Commons is a modern community business complex that directly promotes the restoration of economic balance and opportunities for Aboriginal People and for inner- city residents. Neechi Commons showcases geo-thermal heating and cooling and other leading forms of environmentally sustainable technology. But it also is helping to preserve historical North End architecture and ambiance. The Commons was created out of two adjoining buildings built in 1903 and 1904, respectively. On Louis Riel Day, February 16, Neechi was honoured by Heritage Winnipeg with their Special President's Award for 2015 for the heritage restoration work that went into the creation of Neechi Commons. In addition to neighbourhood residents, Neechi welcomes people from all over Winnipeg and beyond. Shopping at Neechi Commons is a very tangible way for non-Aboriginal people to interact with the Aboriginal community while supporting community economic development. If you would like to be added to Neechi's promotion and update e-mail list, please send your name and e-mail address to neechifoods@ shaw.ca . More information is available at www.neechi.ca Neechi Commons . Neechi commoNs TurNs Two!

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