The 2011 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards were held in Winnipeg on Thursday, November 3rd at Fort Garry Place.

Check out all the photos by our own Bert Crowfoot.

The 2011 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards were held in Winnipeg on Thursday, November 3rd at Fort Garry Place.

Check out all the photos by our own Bert Crowfoot.

Helen McPhaden, executive director of Stardale Women’s Group Inc., interviews young Aboriginal girls modelling fashions of New York designer Kei, of Keinice Studio.

Ghostkeeper, from High Level, was shut out of the 2011 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards after leading the way for Alberta with four nominations. The group was nominated for Best New Artist; Best Duo or Group; Best Album Cover Design; and Best Producer/Engineer. Ghostkeeper performed at the APCMA gala on Nov. 4 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.

Dykota Letourneau, 13, of Pincher Creek, was one of 16 children recognized in October through the Great Kids Awards. Dykota was singled out as a natural leader through her volunteer work at the Pincher Creek and District Historical Society and her involvement with the Métis Nation youth group. She celebrates and shares her heritage by playing the fiddle, facilitating bannock and craft-making workshops, leading cultural presentations in schools and sharing information at community events. Dykota is also involved in sports, including dog sledding.