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By Brayden Benjoe. AMMSA- WINDSPEAKER Bert CrowFoot. AMMSA- Aboriginal Multi Media Society They provide monthly newspaper issues and radio broadcast CFWE fm. AMMSA has a variety of newspapers- Windspeaker , Alberta Sweetgrass , Sask Sage, Ont Birchbark , Ravens Eye, & Buffalo Spirit.
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By BraydenBenjoe AMMSA- WINDSPEAKERBert CrowFoot
AMMSA- Aboriginal Multi Media Society They provide monthly newspaper issues and radio broadcast CFWE fm. AMMSA has a variety of newspapers- Windspeaker, Alberta Sweetgrass, Sask Sage, OntBirchbark, Ravens Eye, & Buffalo Spirit. The person that I interviewed is Bert Crowfoot Where he started, what he does now, and his future plans. NewsPaper and Radio
1983- AMMSA began, incorporated under the Alberta Societies Act, published monthly issues of Windspeaker, and everyday Radio broadcast CFWE fm. 1990- (NCP) Native Communications Program cut 100% of funding (Wake Up Call) financially and politically 1993- Bert Crowfoot became a publisher for Windspeaker with goals to provide news and information views from a national perspective. Windspeaker surviving publication Ammsa and Windspeaker are undergoing an expansion and growth with 3 additions publications History of AMMSA
Mar ‘83- Windspeaker (celebrating 30 years) publishes 24,000 copies per 12 months, Dec ’93- Alberta Sweetgrass Oct ’96 Sask Sage May ’97- Ravens Eye Jan ’02- Ontario Birchbark CFWE fm radio- Alberta’s first broadcasting radio. Serve’s 54 alberta communities Publications
Chief Executive Officer, General Manager of CFWE, Publisher of Windspeaker 31 years ago, Bert created Windspeaker Self taught everything there is to know about the Media business Journalism? – Bert began as a sports freelancer in Nov. 1977,Got him a full-time position for a sports reporter, & also developing photos for a Black and white newspaper. Sports Editor, Assistant Editor, and then Editor by default in 1981/through the cut in Staff. 37 years in Photo Journalism- tells story through pictures for the newspaper 8-9 years Powwow photographer Interview: Bert Crowfoot
Bert runs the Windspeaker organization. His main duties consists of hiring people to run departments for Ammsa, management, Is part of a staff of 12 people What he does
Photography • 120 lbs ago- when Bert was 21 years old he danced in the adult Men’s Fancy dance category • For 8-9 years recently he was interested in taking powwow photography • Bucketlist photography with partner Terry. • Contributed four exibitions
In 2015 Bert plans to go to Italy to showcase an exibition based on his photography Creative images/ works with other artists, with a lot of concepts, capturing photography using digital technology. Grizzly bears in Alaska Vancouver Island- 300 canoes Future and Plans
http://www.ammsa.com/content/more-bert-crowfoot-0 http://bertcrowfootphotography.com/ Sources of Content