National Aboriginal Achievement Awards

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The National Aboriginal Achievement Awards (NAAA) are annual awards presented by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation in Canada.

The awards were first established in 1993 in conjunction with the United Nations declared International Decade of the World's Indigenous peoples. The awards are intended to celebrate and encourage excellence in the Aboriginal community. Awards may be presented in a variety of categories, depending on the particular achievements of aboriginal people in the nominating period — between 10 and 15 awards are presented each year, but not all individual categories are necessarily presented annually.

To be eligible an individual must be of either First Nations, Inuit, or Métis heritage. Additionally they must demonstrate outstanding career achievement, and be a permanent Canadian resident or be Canadian born.

The awards are broadcast annually on the CBC Television network.

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[edit] 1994

[edit] 1995

  • Lifetime Achievement: Kenojuak Ashevak
  • Architecture: Douglas Cardinal
  • Community Development: Louis Stevenson
  • Public Service: Matthew Coon Come
  • Health Services: Maggie Hodgson
  • Youth: Sharla Howard
  • Education: Ernest Benedict, Marie Smallface Marule, Ahab Spence
  • Medicine: Noah Carpenter
  • Sports: Angela Chalmers
  • Arts and Culture: Robert Davidson
  • Business and Commerce: Frank Hansen
  • Law and Justice: Alfred Scow

[edit] 1996

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