Winnipeg's Most wins most awards in round 1 of APCMA's

Winnipeg's Most (John Voss)

The 6th annual Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards applauded the first round of winners at the RBC Ohshkii Awards Night.

The event took place Thursday evening November 3rd at Fort Garry Place in Winnipeg with emcees Lisa Meeches and Ray St. Germain. 

Winnipeg's Most brought home the most hardware this time around, including Best Group; Best Producer/Engineer; Best Music Video for All that I Know and Best Album Cover Design for GoodFellaz. 

Overall, Manitobans stood out in 8 of the 12 categories.

Little Hawk soared to the top for Best Folk/Acoustic CD with Vigilance.

Mark Morrisseau from St. Francois Xavier shone in the Best Fiddle CD category for his collection of Favourites.

Vince Fontaine's Songs for Turtle Island was voted as the Best Instrumental CD and Best Rock CD went to Bruthers of Different Muthers for Speakers of Tomorrow.

The Manito Ahbee Festival celebrates and showcases Aboriginal music, art and culture, with the 6th annual festival taking place in Winnipeg from November 2nd to 6th. Manito Ahbee - which means 'where the Creator sits' - honours a sacred site in Manitoba's Whiteshell Provincial Park where Aboriginal people have gathered for hundreds of years to share teachings and wisdom.

BEST DUO OR GROUP
Winnipeg's Most

BEST PRODUCER/ENGINEER
Winnipeg's Most

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Winnipeg's Most - All That I Know

BEST ABORIGINAL MUSIC RADIO STATION/PROGRAM
Think NDN (Vancouver, B.C.)

BEST ALBUM COVER DESIGN
Winnipeg's Most - GoodFellaz

BEST FOLK / ACOUSTIC CD
Little Hawk - Vigilance

BEST FLUTE CD
Jacob Pratt (Regina, Sask.) - Eagle Call

BEST FIDDLE CD
Mark Morrisseau (St. Francois Xavier, Man.) - Favourites

BEST PEYOTE CD
Kelly Daniels (Saskatoon, Sask.) - Blessing From A Hummingbird

BEST INSTRUMENTAL CD
Vince Fontaine - Songs for Turtle Island

BEST HAND DRUM CD
Big River Cree (Saskatoon, Sask.) -Stand By Me

BEST ROCK CD
Bruthers of Different Muthers - Speakers of Tomorrow