Students on speaking tour

Native Communications students from Grant MacEwan Community College will travel to Europe this month. The students' trip has been sponsored by Aboriginal support groups based in Germany and Austria. The students will speak at workshops, lecture at universities and high schools, and participate in media interviews. They have been brushing up on their culture in anticipation of some tough questions from knowledgeable audiences. Margaret Deranger, Caleb Hughes, Erik Christophersen, Elaine Ross and were selected to accompany instructor Byron Christopher on the two-week trip. In addition to speaking engagements, the students will be on a fact-finding mission to discover why some Europeans are so interested in Native culture. The students are pursuing further education or employment in the communication field after graduation. The group will raise money selling an authentic Cree tipi in Europe. Christopher said the tipi is expected to fetch a handsome figure among the European Native enthusiasts.