First Nations Voice

PAGE 2 JUNE 2016 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, 2016 The advertising deadline is June 16, 2016 For your ad placement and contents CONTACT TREVOR GREYEYES (204-282-6341) tgreyeyes@shaw.ca 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 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 1355 Mountain Avenue, Winnipeg, MB Canada, R2X 3B6 During the Manito Ahbee Festival at the RBC Convention Centre on May 21, 2016, community elders and special guests gathered to commemorate and unveil an Indigenous art collection that was recently donated to the convention centre. Local businesswoman Christiane Laengin donated over 60 pieces of her collection to the convention centre in hopes that it can be displayed in honour of the Indigenous culture and to the benefit of all citizens of Winnipeg and visitors to the RBC Convention Centre. As former owner of Springhill Lumber Wholesale, Laengin had the opportunity to work with First Nations communities in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario where they supplied materials and offered the skills training required for home building. For over 30 years, she would visit these communities, experience their warm hospitality and meet so many incredible artists willing to share their talent. Her collection has grown to hundreds of pieces and the RBC Convention Centre is proud to feature over 60 pieces by 21 artists. "The talent that I saw in these communities was exceptional," said Laengin. "I'm happy to have collected these paintings and even happier to be able to share them. Everyone should have the opportunity to see these beautiful pieces of art and take the time to really study them and feel the spirit within." The art collection has been hung in public gathering places in the South Building of the newly expanded RBC Convention Centre including the main floor Carlton Lobby, second floor Mezzanine and third floor Carlton Concourse as well as in boardrooms and the Administrative Offices. Out of respect to the artists and in conjunction with the Manito Ahbee Festival, a blessing and smudging of the art pieces took place. "The Manito Ahbee Festival is humbled to partner with the RBC Convention Centre to honour Indigenous artists through ceremony and in the spirit of reconciliation bringing healing through art," said Lisa Meeches, Executive Director, Manito Ahbee. The art collection on display at the RBC Convention Centre features the following artists: Collins Campbell Larry Courchene (Spotted Wolf) Len Fairchuk (White Buffalo) Chandler Good Markus Houston Peter Kakegamic Robert Kakegamic Lloyd Kakekapetum Eddie Kakepetum Morley Kakepetum Roger Kakepetum Wally Kakepetum Sydney Kirkness Saul Mamawakeesick Jeffery McLeod Ernest Meekis Shurelle Morrison Don Ningewance Riley Osborne Thomas Thomas Linus Woods Art collection donor Christiane Laengin (centre) Artist Wally Kakepetum poses with one of his paintings RBC CONVENTION CENTRE RECEIVES INDIGENOUS ART COLLECTION RECEIVES BLESSING AND SMUDGING AS PART OF MANITO AHBEE FESTIVAL

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