First Nations Voice

PAGE 2 • MAY 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: May 30, 2015 The advertising deadline is May 15, 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 There is a place on Selkirk Avenue that still seems to hum with activity like the commercial heart of the North End used to and that place is Skeeters. Skeeter Paul, and yes Skeeter is her real name, has been cutting hair for over 20 years now. "It's just easier being your own boss," said Skeeter. "You can do what you want instead of being told what to do." She laughs. She's been in that location for the last eight and has continued to operate as a sole proprietorship during that time with no government funding or grants. And she's been supporting her family over that time cutting people's hair and being an indelible part of the community. Business is pretty steady but there are some days when it gets really busy and she's counted as many as 30 clients in one day. There are a few customers waiting and Skeeter has one employee beside her cutting people's hair. She only charges a flat $10 a haircut or $15 if the hair is really long. Local Aboriginal station NCI hums in the background as people chat about everything. Skeeter can speak Saulteaux, one of the Ojibway dialects, and tells me there are quite a few customers who come in for a haircut and a chance to speak freely in their native tongue. It's Ricky Stranger's first time getting her hair done at Skeeter's. Stranger said, "I like it. I used to pay $40 for a haircut and I don't have a lot of hair so this works for me. I love the haircut and the service." The building she runs her shop out of was recently purchased by new owners who have recently renovated the premises. "I would like to say thank you to the surrounding area for their support and also different areas and would also like to thank Josh Klassen and his family," said Skeeter. "Alvin Klassen and his family, Darryl Schantz and his family plus the people they had come in to do all the renos did an awesome job." By Trevor Greyeyes Just business and economic development one haircut at a time Skeeter Paul and customer

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