The Circle of Honour Awards is about First Nations honouring
First Nation's people who have demonstrated tremendous
achievements, discipline, vision, and excellence. Nominations
are in the areas of Education and Training; Sports, Culture,
Youth & Recreation; Health & Social Development;
Economic & Community Development; Lands & Resources;
Justice and Indian Government; Saskatchewan First Nations
Veterans Association and Saskatchewan First Nations Women’s
Council. The following criteria are to assist you in making
your nomination selection.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1. Academic/Scholastic Achievement - Male
2. Academic/Scholastic Achievement - Female
Students Grades 7 - 12, must have demonstrated exceptional
academic abilities throughout the school year. This will
include attendance, extracurricular activities and participation
in school activities.
3. Teacher/ Instructor/ Para-Professionals
4. Support Staff/ Administrator
Educators of grades K-12 can be nominated in this category;
must meet all academic requirements in their field. Recognition
of contributions to the education program of K- 12 students
demonstrated either through practice, innovation, research,
alternative education programs or administration.
5. Post-Secondary Students
This category includes university, trade and technical
students. Must have completed at least one year post secondary
education and must be a continuing enrolled student. Students
must demonstrate exceptional academic achievement and
commitment to their program of study.
SPORTS, CULTURE, YOUTH & RECREATION
6. Team
7. Athlete - Amateur
8. Athlete – Professional
List details of nominees competitive career as a Team,
or Athlete. Include names of teams, years of involvement,
championships attained, medals won, records and awards
achieved (ie: MVP; all-star selection, merit awards, dates
of achievements, include aboriginal and/or non-aboriginal
participation at the Local (Community Level); Provincial
Level; Western Canada; National; and International Level.
9. Coach
The Coach Award is presented to a coach who demonstrates
outstanding coaching skills and contributes to the First
Nations sporting excellence on a national and international
level. This person must also demonstrate and re-enforce
spirit of sport values to his/ her athletes as measured
by a respect for the game, a love of sport, a respect
for others, and a commitment to fair and ethical sport.
10. Founder/Builder
This Founder/Builder Award will be given to the individual
that demonstrates leadership and continued commitment
to the advancement of a program or other legacy affecting
First Nations people in Saskatchewan.
11. Youth Role Model
This Youth Role Model Award will be given to the individual
that demonstrates leadership and has shown his/her commitment
to education and the betterment of youth throughout the
province. This person will also demonstrate continued
stability by living alcohol and drug free.
12. Art/Culture/Music
The Art and Culture & Music Award will be given to
an individual or community based group involved in artistic
and cultural activities to promote community expression
and/or development of their culture. All forms of artistic
endeavour are eligible including visual arts and crafts,
dance, theatre, literature, music and new media.
HEALTH & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
14. Healing and Policy Initiative - Individual
15. Healing and Policy Initiative – Community
An individual or community that reaches outside of its
normal sphere of business to focus attention on health
care issues; or to help solve a community health problem.
16. Youth/Adolescent Tobacco Control Initiative
This Youth/Adolescent Tobacco Control Initiative award
is presented to health plans for implementing programs
and/or strategies aimed at youth or directly shaping policies
focused on reducing youth/adolescent use, exposure or
access to tobacco products. Examples include: implementation
of public campaigns; school-based interventions; provider
or youth education; direct involvement in policy development
related to youth access; outreach to youth in the community
at large; effective methods of tracking, monitoring, follow-up
and data collection.
SASKATCHEWAN FIRST NATIONS NETWORK ON DISABILITIES
These individuals contribute through their outstanding
leadership in a school, workplace or community setting.
17. Child / Youth Leadership (8 – 18)
18. Adult Leadership (19 – 59)
19. Elder (60 & Over)
“Disability” means:
i. any degree of physical disability, infirmity, malformation
or disfigurement and, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, includes: epilepsy; any degree of paralysis;
amputation; lack of physical co-ordination; blindness
or visual impediment;
deafness or hearing impediment; muteness or speech impediment;
or physical reliance on a service animal, wheelchair or
other remedial appliance or device; or
ii. any of: an intellectual disability or impairment;
a learning disability or a dysfunction in one or more
of the processes involved in the comprehension or use
of symbols or spoken language; or a mental disorder
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
20. Housing Innovative Initiative
The Housing Innovation Initiative Award nominees will
be considered on the basis of
economical innovation/excellence, aesthetic appeal/marketability;
economy of means (ie. affordability, efficiency, materials,
construction).
Excellence in the renovation of existing housing stock
with emphasis on integration within existing structure
and community, rejuvenation of otherwise redundant stock,
trend setting solutions, adaptive re-use of non-residential
buildings, attention to detail and cost effectiveness.
21. First Nation Businessperson
22. First Nation Business
The criteria used to evaluate the business or businessperson
will be based on the following:
o ownership (must be controlled by First Nations interests)
o job creation (must provide jobs for First Nations)
o continuity and profitability (must show continuous success
over a period of time)
o details of activities (show benefits to their community)
Provide name of company, head office, number of employees,
years in operation, and revenues for the last three years,
financial statements, new venture (less than 3 years old
and community involvement)
23. Labour Force Development
The Saskatchewan First Nation Labour Force Development
Award is presented to an individual or community to recognize
the growing efforts to create workplace training programs
and services that meet the needs of a First Nation community
on-reserve and off-reserve.
JUSTICE
24. First Nation Justice Initiative - Individual
25. First Nation Justice Initiative - Community
Nominees should be those who have made a significant contribution
to the advancement of First Nations Justice issues. Examples
of candidates may be CJC members, First Nation/Tribal
Council Justice Workers, PMB members, Youth Justice Committees,
Crime Prevention workers or special project workers and
elders. The Justice Initiative - Community must be in
operation in most recent fiscal year. Nominees should
have been involved in their respected areas for a minimum
of six months.
INDIAN GOVERNMENT
26. Citizen of the Year
27. Life Time Achievement
The Citizen of the Year Award and the Life Time Achievement
Award is an exceptional honour for an individual. They
are recognized for their strengths, contributions to the
well being of others, achievements, and contributions
to or on behalf of First Nations. The individual must
have given significant contribution at the community,
provincial, national or international level and/or outstanding
achievement in times of diversity (ie. Disability).
28. Volunteer of the Year
The Volunteer Award, include years of service, positions
held; types of service to community. Recognizes contributions
of expertise as a volunteer in the social, economic, political
or health and well-being areas. Although nominees in this
category may be salaried, judging will be based exclusively
on their volunteer work.
29. Posthumous Award
A Posthumous Award will be given to an individual who
has gone on to the spirit world that has demonstrated
tremendous achievement, discipline, vision and excellence
during his/her lifetime.
LANDS AND RESOURCES
30. Environmental Respect - Individual
31. Environmental Respect - Community
The Environmental Respect Awards are designed to recognize
and promote, as an example to others, organizations, which
make an outstanding contribution to sustainable development.
They aim to highlight policies, practices, processes and
products from all sectors of business in Saskatchewan
which help achieve ‘economic and social development
without detriment to the environment and natural resources
upon the quality of which continued human activity and
further development depend.
The goal of sustainable development is a better quality
of life for all, now and for generations to come. It is
often defined as development, which meets the needs of
the present without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs’. This means
ensuring that economic development occurs without damaging
the environment or over-exploiting natural resources,
and that its benefits are shared equitably in society.
SASKATCHEWAN FIRST NATIONS VETERANS ASSOCIATION
(SFNVA)
32. SFNVA Humanity Award
Candidates will be assessed on her/his brave response
to an incident or series of incidents. The Award will
recognize an individual who has resolved violent or physical
incidents in an innovative way. It is for someone who
has faced situations or a series of incidents that may
have happened over time and the nominee's response will
not just involve reacting to a violent or physical incident
in a way that risks life.
The award seeks to recognize the bravery needed to make
the community and policing better for everyone. For example
it may include resolving conflict or situations that require
challenging policing itself and protecting others who
are also negatively affected by unlawful, dangerous, discriminatory
or unethical practices or events.
SASKATCHEWAN FIRST NATIONS WOMEN'S COUNCIL
These individuals contribute through their outstanding
leadership in a school, workplace or community setting.
33. Youth Leadership - 14 to 21
34. Woman's Leadership - 22 -59
For the Youth Leadership Award and the Woman's Leadership
Award, in terms of life experience, these women may be
lacking in the area of longevity, but more than makes
up for it with intensity. This award will be given to
two individuals that demonstrate leadership and continued
commitment to the advancement of a program or other legacy
affecting First Nations women in Saskatchewan.
35. Honouring Our Mothers - 60 &Over
The Honouring Our Mothers Award is an exceptional honour
for an individual who through a lifetime of commitment
to her family or community has made a positive difference
for generation(s) of First Nations people. This individual
has continuously given her time and energy to share her
gifts to other people. She participates in, or maybe has
even organized, a group that shares information, material
goods, education, entertainment or inspiration with the
community.
COMMUNICATIONS
36. Media Award
This award is given to individual, news station, or organization
who has made an invaluable contribution through the news
media, arts, publication, writing, PSA's or other form
of communication to raise public awareness of First Nations
treaty rights issues.
