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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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Reanna Merasty

Youth Recipient - 2023

Willow Allen

Youth Recipient - 2023

Ruby Bruce

Youth Recipient - 2023

Sandra Laronde

Arts - 2023

Kylik Kisoun Taylor

Business and Commerce - 2023

Jennine Krauchi

Culture, Heritage, and Spirituality - 2023

Lori Campbell

Education - 2023

Dr. Christopher Mushquash

Health - 2023

Madame Justice Ardith Walkem

Law and Justice - 2023

Shirley Cuillierrier

Public Service - 2023

Joe Dion Buffalo

Sports - 2023

Albert Marshall

Lifetime Achievement - 2023

Shayla Oulette-Stonechild

Youth Recipient - 2022

Melissa Attagutsiak

Youth Recipient - 2022

Tristen Durocher

Youth Recipient - 2022

David Wolfman

Arts - 2022

Jenn Harper

Business and Commerce - 2022

Dr. Siyamiyateliot Elizabeth Phillips

Culture, Heritage, and Spirituality - 2022

Dr. Annette Trimbee

Education - 2022

Melanie MacKinnon

Health - 2022

Madam Justice Cheryl Arcand-Kootenay

Law and Justice - 2022

Terry Goodtrack

Public Service - 2022

Terry Felix

Sports - 2022

Marjorie White

Lifetime Achievement - 2022

Lesley Hampton

Youth Recipient - 2021

Mitchell MacDougall

Youth Recipient - 2021

Justin Langan

Youth Recipient - 2021

Drew Hayden Taylor

Arts - 2021

Rosa Walker

Business and Commerce - 2021

Emily Angulalik

Culture, Heritage, and Spirituality - 2021

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It’s not feeling very Springlike out there…but

It’s not feeling very Springlike out there…but we’re not letting the chill stop us from seeding some great plans for one of our most exciting Spring events! 🌷

Soaring, our ✨ FREE ✨ Indigenous Youth Empowerment Gathering, is happening in 📍 Ottawa, ON, from 🗓️ April 16-17, 2024 – and we’re getting some amazing content ready!

Every year, we welcome hundreds of Indigenous high school students and their teachers from all across Turtle Island…and we’re happy to tell you that registration is NOW OPEN for Soaring 2024! 🤩

Immersive workshops? We’ll have those. ✅

Up-to-the-minute advice on colleges, universities, trade schools, and careers? We’ll have that too. ✅

Dynamite musical performances and #inspo from Indigenous influencers and artists? You KNOW that’s going to happen too. ✅

Want more reasons to register? 😊 Check out some of the highlights from Soaring 2023 – and then click on the 🔗 link in our bio to become part of our Spring excitement!

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We’re keeping the #NationalGathering momentum go

We’re keeping the #NationalGathering momentum going by getting ready EXTRA-early for next year’s Gathering…and we want you to be a part of it! 😊

If you sign up now to join us in Winnipeg for the 2024 National Gathering from Nov 20-22, then you’ll get an unprecedented ✨ extra-Early Bird ✨ rate: an incredible discount on the high-quality, thought-provoking content you’ve come to expect! 🤩

This is a limited-time offer with a reduced number of tickets, so you’re not going to want to miss it. 👀

And if you can’t make it in person, no worries – virtual Early Bird tickets are available too!

Give yourself the gift of resources, networking, and the chance to experience amazing #IndigenousEducation content…and all for a fabulous price! 🤑

Save $$, put it on your calendar, and relax – your 2024 #educationdestination is taken care of.

Click on the 🔗 link in our bio to register!

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#GivingTuesday is over, but our #gratitude knows n

#GivingTuesday is over, but our #gratitude knows no bounds. 🙅‍♀️

Yesterday, you helped us remove barriers to success for #IndigenousStudents – and the power of that action will be felt across Turtle Island, from classrooms to staffrooms to community gathering places. ❤️

Every day, we hear students tell us what a difference your actions are making to them and their families; it’s part of the reminder that we can’t do what we do without you. And so we’d like to share some #Indspiration from one more future Indigenous educator along with our heartfelt thanks. 🙏

Olivia Francuz is a member of the Métis Nation of Ontario who’s in her 4th year of the B.Ed. degree program at Brock University.

She’s passionate about social justice, preparing students for the future by ensuring they have a good grounding in Indigenous knowledge and values:

“I chose this program because I love children, working with them and inspiring them to be the best they can be. Being a teacher gives me the opportunity to be a positive role model in children's lives and allows me to teach kids the skills that will help them in the future…I want students to learn from the past to face the future. To become allies and advocates for anti-racism issues, to represent diversity within the classroom, and be the change the world needs.”

Olivia and her peers are well on the way to being the change the world needs – and you’re an integral part of the journey.

So: chi miigwech, matna, maarsii, nia:wen ko’wa, qujannamiik, hiy hiy, nakurmiik, kinanâskomitin, mahsi cho, merci, thank you for walking with these students and with us. 💕

(And if you didn’t get a chance to make a gift yesterday – trust us, we know how busy things get! – there’s still time. Just click on the 🔗 link in our bio. Good deeds don’t have time limits! 😊)

#GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayCA #NonProfit #Charity #Indigenous #IndigenousEducation #IndigenousStudents #IndigenousExcellence

#GivingTuesday is nearly over, but it’s never to

#GivingTuesday is nearly over, but it’s never too late to share some #Indspiration – and when you meet this next #FutureEducator, we know you’ll agree. 😊

Alyssa Denysuik, like many of the future educators we meet, has a passion for education that comes from her family. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

This B.Ed. student from 📍 Sagkeeng First Nation is studying in the Community Aboriginal Teacher’s Education Program at the University of Winnipeg.

Both her grandmother and mother share her passion for education; her grandmother was a residential school survivor who became an educator while caring for her family of 8, while her mother was a single parent who raised her children while becoming an educator.

Alyssa never felt represented in the classroom as a student, so her mission is to ensure that all Indigenous students maintain essential connections to identity within their school settings. She wants them to be proud of their kin, their communities, and themselves:

“I have many goals as an Indigenous educator. I believe that beyond being there to physically represent who an Indigenous educator is, I want to bring culture and language to the classroom. Therefore, I am currently working on learning to speak Anishnaabemowin, in hopes of becoming a teacher in an Ojibwe bilingual program. My grandmother told me that the most essential piece in cultural resurgence is the language. I believe that by learning the language, I am speaking not only in the present moment, but connecting to my relatives beyond this world. When I graduate, I want to be a part of a community of the matriarchs who have trailblazed before me and cared for the youth by honouring the elder’s teachings.”

Help us support Alyssa’s journey – and the journeys of students like her. ❤️

(Just a reminder: we are very grateful to have four generous, anonymous donors matching your Giving Tuesday gift up to $80,000…so whatever gift you make today will literally have double the impact. 🤩)

Click on the 🔗 link in our bio to learn more!

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