As part of the annual Lieutenant Governors’ Legacy Awards Ceremony, 14 recipients including a youth from Manitoulin Island, are being recognized.
The Bartleman award is given annually to Indigenous junior (12 years old and younger) and senior (13 to 18 years old) students for their creative writing talent in three geographic categories: Fly-In Community, On-Reserve and Off-Reserve.
Michael Taukei of M’Chigeeng has won recognition in the Junior On-Reserve for his short story, The Turtle and the Warrior, a story teaching the lesson of take only what you need.
Taukei and the other recipients were chosen by an independent selection committee of members from Indigenous communities, and he has received a personalized certificate and a one-time award of $2,500 for his efforts.
The Lincoln M. Alexander Award, the James Bartleman Indigenous Youth Creative Writing Award, the David C. Onley Award for Leadership in Accessibility and the Hilary M. Weston Scholarship honours the legacies of the four Lieutenant Governors focusing on anti-racism, the arts, accessibility and mental health research.
