Wanbdi Wakita, our Grandfather and A.C.E. Elder is a recipient of the Order of Manitoba.

He is a kind man, a Dakota spiritual leader, residential school survivor and a veteran of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry peacekeeping mission in Europe. Most recently, he has spent more than 30 years working as an elder in federal, provincial and territorial prisons, and has devoted his life to teaching and healing the relationship between First Nations and non-First Nations people.

We have been honoured to have Wanbdi and his wife Pahan Pte San WIn as our Elders for the last three years.

We spent the day day at the Red River Heritage Fair. It was amazing to see kids from all over the province who entered a wide variety of projects. thanks to Donna Lawson and her team of volunteers who kept the event running smoothly.

We award Certificates of Merit for projects that highlight Aboriginal content in three categories every year.

This year's Winners are:

In the Grades 4-6 Category:  Sarah Mathew of Balmoral Hall who is in Grade 6 for her Project, "A Vibrant Unique Culture: Metis"

In the Grades 7-8 Category:  Doreen Macam of Red River Valley School who is in Grade 8 for her Project, "Tommy Prince"

In the Grades 9-10 Category:  Even Chan of Grant Park High School who is in Grade 9 for his Project, "Manitoba Indigenous Rights"

The Winners will be presented with an Aboriginal Circle of Educators Certificate of Merit and an honourarium.

Congratulations!

The Urban Circle Training Centre is looking for a few good people to work with their students. The positions are:

Teacher

Life Skills Counsellor

Intake Coordinator

Manitoba Buckskin, an A.C.E. member and great resource is offering a Brain Tanning Workshop on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 1354 Spruce Street in Winnipeg. The cost for the all day event is $75 and includes lunch.

They tan the hides using all natural materials and processes: brains, smoke, water and work.

They will be going through the entire process, start to finish, in a one day crash course workshop.  There will be opportunities for hands on practice at every step of the process.
 
They have room for about 10-12 more people, but are at their limit for kids 12 and under.  

 For more information contact via:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1072885766068731/
https://www.facebook.com/manitobabuckskin/
www.manitobabuckskin.com

We  just received information on the Helen Betty Osborne Post Secondary Education Award. They have simplified the application, but the deadline is December 17, 2020 with no exceptions and no incomplete applications.

The application can be downloaded here.