Windspeaker's a winner

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Windspeaker staff came away from the Native American Journalists Association Kamloops convention with a stack of awards.

Publisher Bert Crowfoot won first place for news photo for his shot of Chief Marvin Charlie of the Cheslatta Carrier Nation surveying a graveyard flooded by an aluminum smelting development on the front page of the Aug. 3, 1992 issue. He also took honorable mention for sports photography for his picture of an irate baseball player kicking dirt at an impassive umpire. That photo appeared on the front of the Aug. 17, 1992 paper.

Rodeo photographer Jim Goodstriker took first place for sports photography for his picture of Cory Twigg of Standoff, Alta., airborne above the bull he was riding. That photo was on the front of the Sept. 14, 1992 issue.

Windspeaker took first place for overall excellence for a bi-weekly and first place for its photo spread on the Red Thunder dance group in the 1992 powwow issue.