2016 Upinnaqtuq Award Recipients
Press Release
This year the Foundation awarded 4 deserving youth residing in Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet and Pond Inlet. Learn more about the additional recipients in early January 2017.
On December 19, Foundation Director Marie Belleau welcomed Colby Hickey from Iqaluit to hand over his Upinnaqtuq Award. Colby’s nomination letter from John Maurice stated ” you are a great ambassador for Nunavut with a very promising future ahead of you. Not only have you demonstrated exceptional achievements both in sport and at school, you have made important contributions as a Junior Assistant Coach for which you should be proud of. You are a role model and an inspiration for future generations to come”.
The Foundation wishes you the best of luck in your future. Congratulations!
August 2016 – 2016 Summer and Fall Lucien Ukaliannuak Award Recipients
- Jennifer Hunt-Poitras, law student attending the University of Victoria
- Alyssa Spence-Flaherty, articling student
- Sarah White, articling student
July 2016 – Lucien Ukaliannuak 2015 Recipient completes her Masters of Law
We are delighted to announce that Gloria Song, a Lucien Ukaliannuk Recipient, has successfully completed her Master of Laws. Gloria (middle) with her mother and husband at the graduation ceremony this past June. Congratulations Gloria!
Gloria’s main research focused on access to justice issues in Nunavut’s employment law system and she also studied the recent settlement of NTI’s lawsuit over the implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. We look forward to providing further updates once Gloria’s papers been published.
Finally Gloria writes: My graduate experience has allowed me to gain a deeper understanding of the infrastructural challenges facing the territory, and it has fostered my passion for improving access to justice in Nunavut. I hope to continue to work in this area, and as such am very thankful for the Nunavut Law Foundation’s support.
CLOSED – January 2016 – UPINNAQTUQ AWARD for Students & Youths.
Stay tuned for the announcement of recipients in September 2016.
The Foundation for its 5th consecutive year will be awarding scholarships to students and youths in each region across Nunavut in honour of Justice Beverly Browne, who was the first senior judge in the Nunavut Court of Justice. She demonstrated great leadership in the community and had a strong commitment and passion for working with youth.
Nominations are open for Students enrolled in grade 6 to 12 or Youths between the ages of 10 to 20 years old.
Read More: http://lawsociety.nu.ca/updates-annoucements/
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