Indigenous Achievement Awards

Lac La Biche Canadian Native Friendship Centre hosts a annual banquet recognizing the positive contributions of all Indigenous people within our community.

The banquet recognizes and acknowledges the positive contributions of all Indigenous people within the communities of Lac La Biche County, Beaver and Heart Lake First Nations, Buffalo Lake and Kikino Metis Settlements, and numerous Metis Locals within the Metis Nation of Alberta Region One, including Conklin.

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The Lac La Biche Canadian Native Friendship Centre Association highlights the exceptional qualities these individuals by providing public recognition, ongoing encouragement and support. 

In addition, the event provides an opportunity to present strong role models for the mentoring of youth in the community.

Awards are presented to recipients in the following categories:

  1. Arts and Culture
    1. Performing Arts
      i)  Theatre
      ii)  Dance
      iii) Music
    2. Visual Arts
    3. Traditional Practices
  2. All My Relations
  3. Education
  4. Entrepreneur
  5. Hazel Yackimec Memorial for Volunteerism
  6. Health
  7. Kookum & Mooshum
  8. Life Time Achievement
  9. Service Industry
  10. Social and Community
  11. Sports and Recreation
  12. Youth Role Models

Deadline for Nominations is September 1st.

Nomination form can be completed online below or by downloading the application here.