What do you think?

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In the summer of 1984 AMMSA conducted a community survey in virtually every Native community in northern Alberta. The purpose of the survey was to generate the opinions of Native people as to what kinds of interests and preferences they might have in terms of radio, television and newspaper programs and information.

During the month of May, AMMSA will conduct a follow-up audience needs assessment by surveying 12 selected communities in northern Alberta. The proposed communities selected for the survey are: Anzac, Big Prairie, Caslan, Dene Tha Band, Duncan's Band, Fort McKay, Fort Vermillion, Heart Lake, Horse Lake, Saddle lake, Sucker Creek and Wabasca-Desmarais.

The inclusion of these communities rests with the Indian Bands and Metis Settlement councils for their agreement to participate in the survey. We are still awaiting confirmation from some of these communities.

Because the order in which the communities will be surveyed has yet to be determined, we cannot provide that information right now. Hopefully, the schedule will be known and published in next week's issue of Windspeaker.

It would be greatly appreciated if our readers would keep an eye out for the schedule.

The survey, by and large, will focus on the ARTS (Aboriginal Radio and Television Society) program which is headquartered at Lac La Biche but will also include some questions regarding the Windspeaker newspaper. Generally speaki0ng, the questions will seek comments from local Natives regarding how they feel about the existing services of the radio and newspaper and what they would like to see in the paper and hear on the radio program.

We would ask that our listeners and readers bear in mind that if they are surveyed, their cooperation if most valuable to us because it helps to give us some direction as to just what people enjoy and what else they might like to hear on the ARTS radio program or read in the Windspeaker newspaper.

The survey is being contracted to W.J. Page and Associates Ltd. of Edmonton.