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Indspire Award Recipients (Laureates)

Representing the highest honour the Indigenous community bestows upon its own achievers, the Indspire Awards were created in 1993, in conjunction with the United Nation’s International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The Awards recognize Indigenous professionals and youth who demonstrate outstanding career achievement. They promote self-esteem and pride for Indigenous communities and provide outstanding role models for Indigenous youth.

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James Lavallée

Youth Recipient - 2019

Kelly Fraser

Youth Recipient - 2019

Billy-Ray Belcourt

Youth Recipient - 2019

Brigette Lacquette

Sports - 2019

Peter Dinsdale

Public Service - 2019

Atuat Akittirq

Lifetime Achievement - 2019

Dianne Corbiere

Law and Justice - 2019

Dr. Marlyn Cook

Health - 2019

Dr. Vianne Timmons

Education - 2019

Jijuu Mary Snowshoe

Culture, Heritage, and Spirituality - 2019

Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson

Business and Commerce - 2019

Barbara Todd Hager

Arts - 2019

Dr. Gloria Cranmer Webster

Lifetime Achievement - 2018

Paul Chartrand

Law and Justice - 2018

Dr. Donna May Kimmaliardjuk

Youth Recipient - 2018

Dr. Evelyn Voyageur

Health - 2018

Theland Kicknosway

Culture, Heritage, and Spirituality - 2018

Nicole Bourque-Bouchier

Business and Commerce - 2018

Tracie Léost

Youth Recipient - 2018

Ashley Callingbull

Youth Recipient - 2018

Dr. Mike DeGagné

Public Service - 2018

Dr. Lorna Wanosts’a7 Williams

Education - 2018

Kye7e Cecilia Dick DeRose

Culture, Heritage, and Spirituality - 2018

Greg Hill

Arts - 2018

Michael Linklater

Sports - 2018

Cece Hodgson-McCauley

Politics - 2017

Doreen Spence

Culture, Heritage, and Spirituality - 2017

Duncan McCue

Public Service - 2017

Heather Kashman

Sports - 2017

Jan Kahehti:io Longboat

Culture, Heritage, and Spirituality - 2017

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Margaret Atwood and Bernadine Evaristo share the 2019 Booker Prize. The judges of this year’s Booker prize have “explicitly flouted” the rules of the august literary award to choose the first joint winners in almost 30 years. At 79, Atwood becomes the prize’s oldest winner. The Canadian author previously won the Booker in 2000 for The Blind Assassin; she becomes the fourth author to have won the prize twice.

The two authors will split the £50,000 prize. Evaristo said she will put hers towards her mortgage, while Atwood said she will donate hers to Indspire. Earlier this year, Atwood also set up two awards for Indigenous Environmental Science students - one for a technical college student and one for a university undergraduate student - in memory of Chief Harry St. Denis https://indspire.ca/chief-st-denis/

Thank you/Nia:wen to Margaret for your generous donation to Indspire!

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#FlashbackFriday to Danita Lewis' award presentation at the 2017 Guiding the Journey: Indigenous Educator Awards. Danita received the Language, Culture and Traditions award and was 1 of 10 educators to receive recognition for their outstanding contributions to Indigenous education.
Danita, a Campbell River educator, is once again being recognized for her work as she is a finalist for the 2019 Governor General's History Award in Excellence in Teaching. Lewis’ First Nations Studies program engages both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Grade 6 and 7 students in learning about First Nation people in Canada, a news release from the Campbell River School District said. “Through experiential and explanatory learning, the program creates an awareness and respect for Indigenous history, culture and tradition, and serves to build bridges between Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners.” #IndigenousExcellence #IndigenousEducation #FBF

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In an attempt to further integrate Indigenous perspectives of education and research in accordance with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) recommendations, U of T appointed two advisors on Indigenous research and curriculum: Professor Suzanne Stewart and Professor Susan Hill.
In recent years, U of T has made steps to create Indigenous-focused initiatives: including the Deepening Knowledge Project at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the Indigenous Education Network founded by Indigenous students, and the TRC Implementation Committee at the Faculty of Law. In addition, a handful of master’s programs at the university have committed to integrating Indigenous education, such as the Masters in Social Work, Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency and the Masters of Public Health in Indigenous Health.

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