First Nations Voice

PAGE 2 • DECEMBER 2016 HOW TO CONTACT US OWNER/PUBLISHER/EDITOR of First Nations Voice Trevor Greyeyes (204.282-6341) All Rights Reserved. Phone 204.282-6341 Toll free 1-800-542-8900 E-mail: trevorgreyeyesnews@gmail.com 100-per-cent First Nations owned 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 204.697.7389 / 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 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: JANUARY 4, 2017 The advertising deadline is December 14, 2016 For your ad placement and contents CONTACT TREVOR GREYEYES (204-282-6341) trevorgreyeyesnews@gmail.com Hello. My name is Trevor Greyeyes and I would like to take this opportu- nity to point out that this December First Nations Voice is our Christmas edition. I would also like to wish our clients and readers a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The weeks leading up to Christmas and, of course, the New Year celebra- tions hold some very warm memories for me. As a kid, I remember my mother working very hard to make the holi- days something special. It was a time for family. Now that my mother is older I have taken up the mantle of cooking a complete turkey dinner for Christ- mas, and the earlier Thanksgiving holiday. And let me tell you, I know this is not an easy undertaking. The realization of just how much work goes into preparing the dinner makes me appreciate my mother all the more for what she used to do be- cause not only did she make the din- ner but made sure there were plenty of presents for her children but also host and entertain various relatives. A few months ago my Aunt Victoria Wilson passed away. She was the matriarch of a very large family and was well respected by her commu- nity. My condolences to her sons, daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren. And in November, I lost my Aunt Linda (Greyeyes) Winoski. Here's to my cousins Ben and Karen. Your mother was a remarkable woman. So keep those close to you and hold them warmly in your hearts over this holiday season. Distribution I would like to talk about distribu- tion of the First Nations Voice. By the time this paper gets printed, I will have updated the latest edition of the First Nations Voice for our website as well so that you can find at http://www.firstnationsvoice.com/ our distribution list and updated numbers of the copies printed per month. Currently, the First Nations Voice prints 62,341 copies per month. And I encourage anyone with a suggestion for a better drop off point for our distribution to give me a call or message me on the contact infor- mation given in the editorial box on page 2 of the newspaper. The vast majority of printed First Nation Voice copies go into home subscriber newspapers and can be targeted at specific postal codes. Just so our clients and readers know. Another significant portion goes to rural Manitoba. First Nations are also drop off points. While a number of papers are dropped off at various locations throughout the city such as the In- dian Metis Friendship Centre in the North End and Neechi Commons to name just a couple of examples. As well, Giant Tiger is also used as a location for distributing the paper, not only in Winnipeg but at other locations throughout the province. Publisher's message By Trevor Greyeyes Trevor Greyeyes

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