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Canada Post announces recipients of the 2023 Awards for Indigenous Students
OTTAWA – Canada Post is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Awards for Indigenous Students. The awards were created in 2004 to celebrate the hard work and determination of individuals of Indigenous heritage who have embraced a renewed pursuit of learning. They are granted annually to selected applicants from across the country, and recipients are awarded $2,000 in recognition of their efforts.
Read moreNew stamp honours Métis leader Thelma Chalifoux, the first Indigenous woman appointed to the Senate of Canada
ST. ALBERT, Alberta – At an event today, Canada Post unveiled a new commemorative stamp honouring Métis activist and trailblazer, Thelma Chalifoux.
Read moreNew stamp pays tribute to First Nations political leader, author and champion of his people, George Manuel
NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Today at an event in North Vancouver, Canada Post unveiled a commemorative stamp honouring the life and legacy of George Manuel.
Read moreNew stamp honours Nellie Cournoyea, the first Indigenous woman to lead a provincial or territorial government in Canada
ULUKHAKTOK, Northwest Territories – Today, Canada Post unveiled a stamp honouring the life and work of Nellie Cournoyea, at a community event in Ulukhaktok.
Read moreCanada Post to pay tribute to Indigenous leaders with second stamp set in multi-year series
OTTAWA – Canada Post will once again mark National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 by issuing a set of stamps honouring three Indigenous leaders.
Read moreHonouring National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people
OTTAWA – May 5 is a nationally recognized day to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people in Canada. Also called Red Dress Day, this is a time to raise awareness about the disproportionate violence these groups experience.
Read moreCanada Post announces 25 winners of the 2022 Awards for Indigenous Students
Canada Post is honoured to announce the winners of the 2022 Awards for Indigenous Students. Twenty-five First Nations, Métis and Inuit students from across the country have been recognized for their dedication to learning and will receive $2,000 to help support their education.
Read moreNew stamp commemorates extraordinary leadership of Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier
FORT QU’APPELLE, SASKATCHEWAN – Today, at an event in Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask., Canada Post unveiled its commemorative stamp recognizing the incredible 39-year leadership of Chief Marie-Anne Day Walker-Pelletier. As leader of the Okanese First Nation in Saskatchewan, she served the most consecutive terms ever by an elected First Nations chief in Canada.
Read moreCanada Post unveils new stamp honouring Inuit leader Jose Kusugak
RANKIN INLET, NUNAVUT – At an event today in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada Post unveiled a new commemorative stamp recognizing the accomplishments of Jose Kusugak. An Inuit activist, linguist and award-winning broadcaster, Kusugak played a critical role in efforts that led to the creation of Nunavut in 1999, for which many consider him a Father of Confederation.
Read moreCanada Post issues commemorative stamp recognizing Métis leader Harry Daniels
REGINA – At an event today in Regina, Canada Post unveiled a new commemorative stamp recognizing the accomplishments of Métis leader Harry Daniels. A politician, activist, writer and actor, Daniels dedicated his life to the rights and well-being of Métis and non-status Indians in Canada.
Read moreCanada Post to issue stamps honouring Indigenous leaders
OTTAWA – On June 21 – National Indigenous Peoples Day – Canada Post will issue a new set of stamps to pay tribute to the lives and legacies of three Indigenous leaders.
Read moreCanada Post announces 25 recipients of the 2021 Awards for Indigenous Students
OTTAWA – Canada Post is proud to announce the 25 winners of the 2021 Awards for Indigenous Students.
Read moreCanada Post to issue new Truth and Reconciliation stamp in 2022
OTTAWA – In keeping with its commitment to the principles of truth and reconciliation, Canada Post is working with Indigenous experts to issue a Truth and Reconciliation stamp in 2022 – the first in what will be an annual series.
Read moreCanada Post announces recipients of the 2020 Awards for Indigenous Students
OTTAWA – Canada Post is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Awards for Indigenous Students. The Canada Post Awards for Indigenous Students were created in 2004 to celebrate the hard work and determination of individuals of Indigenous heritage who’ve embraced a renewed pursuit of learning. The awards are granted annually to select applicants from across the country, and recipients are awarded $2,000 in recognition of their efforts.
Read moreCanada Post introduces Indigenous and Northern Reconciliation Strategy
Canada Post today announced a strategy to renew its long-standing relationship with First Nations, Métis and Inuit people and Northern communities.
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