Published: 18 Jul 2024 238 views
This award is named in honour of Mrs. Mary Guilbault. She was a respected Elder in the Métis community and a pivotal player in the creation of the Manitoba Métis Federation. Mary was born on June 19, 1930 in Fisher River, Manitoba to Elijah and Priscilla Bowers. She grew up on the Fisher River First Nation where she spent much of her early childhood years on the land with her parents and grandparents, trapping, hunting and fishing. Through the Louis Riel Institute and Manitoba Métis Federation the Louis Riel Institute is proud to offer the Mary Guilbault Métis Award. This Award is named for the respected past LRI Board Member, Mrs. Mary Guilbault. The Mary Guilbault Métis Award is for Red River Métis post-secondary students who excel in academics as well as in the community.
The Louis Riel Institute was created as an institution of self-governance by the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF). In December of 1985, the Manitoba Métis Federation Inc. appointed a working group to study the feasibility of establishing an institute which would serve as a vehicle to deal with the educational concerns and aspirations of the Métis people of Manitoba. The Institute would be known as the "Louis Riel Institute." The Louis Riel Institute became an Act of the Manitoba Legislature, which received royal assent on November 3rd, 1995. As a charitable non... continue reading
$2,000 will be awarded to recipient of Mary Guilbault Métis Award 2024/2025
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