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 AMMSA began, incorporated under the Alberta Societies Act, published monthly issues of Windspeaker, and everyday Radio broadcast CFWE fm.  (NCP) Native Communications Program cut 100% of funding (Wake Up Call) financially and politically  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

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By Brayden Benjoe 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. The person that I interviewed is Bert Crowfoot Where he started, what he does now, and his future plans. AMMSA began, incorporated under the Alberta Societies Act, published monthly issues of Windspeaker, and everyday Radio broadcast CFWE fm. (NCP) Native Communications Program cut 100% of funding (Wake Up Call) financially and politically 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 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- Albertas first broadcasting radio. Serves 54 alberta communities 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 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 120 lbs ago- when Bert was 21 years old he danced in the adult Mens 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 crowfoot-0crowfoot-0