Believes that by supporting the career development
A student from Lethbridge College is the recipient of the 2014 Alberta Equity Scholarship, an initiative of the Alberta stations of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group. Rachel CrowSpreadingWings is a 2nd year Communication Arts Student, majoring in Broadcast Journalism. She is also member of Southern Alberta’s Kainai First Nation.
Rachel has had dreams of a broadcasting career since a very young age. She notes, "…as I grew, I learned that I want to be a voice for the people. I want to inspire others to find themselves and to achieve what is with their heart and to remember the strength they come from." She has already had experience on-air in Washington State and on community cable in Alberta with Prairie Phyre First Nations News.
Her industry and school contacts describe Rachel as "motivated" and "committed", with a "positive can-do attititude" and "a great screen presence". Another industry employer lauds her as "…a leader who is not fearful of crossing barriers and speaking out."
As well as maintaining a positive grade point average at Lethbridge College, Rachel designs clothes, sings, and dances at pow-wows. She is also a single mother.
The Alberta Equity Scholarship was instituted in 2009 to address the shortage of Alberta broadcasters from four under-represented groups; Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, Members of Visible Minorities, and Women. The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group believes that by supporting the career development of these groups in Alberta broadcasting, the industry will access an untapped pool of potentially talented employees, encourage diverse viewpoints and backgrounds, enhance relationships with local communities, and broaden the advertiser and audience base.