Article: Smoke signals big winner in Beverly Hills.

By Jackie Bissley

Windspeaker Correspondent

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.

Menominee Tribal Chairman and actor Apesanahkwat, along with Elaine Miles, opened the Seventh Annual First American in the Arts Awards (FAITA). The gala event was held on Feb. 13 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. and once again the evening brought together the Native film community and numerous gaming tribes interested in sponsoring and supporting the various art projects.

The awards started with presentations to the recipients of the FAITA scholarship grants. This year four grants were awarded to aspiring filmmakers Cathy Peltier (the daughter of ...

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