Ontario Honours Six Youth From Across The Province
November 25, 2010
Bartleman Awards Celebrate Young Aboriginal Writers
Six young aboriginal writers are receiving the James Bartleman Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Awards.
This year’s recipients include a 13-year-old Toronto boy’s writings about his younger sister’s struggles with a learning disability, a poem about isolation in a small community, a collection of poems about family members and a poem about Aboriginal youth transitioning from northern communities to urban centres.
This year’s recipients include a 13-year-old Toronto boy’s writings about his younger sister’s struggles with a learning disability, a poem about isolation in a small community, a collection of poems about family members and a poem about Aboriginal youth transitioning from northern communities to urban centres.
These awards give Aboriginal youth an opportunity to showcase their creative writing abilities.
This year’s award recipients are:
- Damian Giovanni Inglese, age 13 from Toronto
- Forest Rain Maracle, age 13 from Deseronto
- Vanessa Trimble, age 11 from Bearskin Lake
- Erik Fiddler, age 18 from Sandy Lake
- Nakita Guillet, age 14 from Thunder Bay
- Mshquazeed Jewell, Age 14 from Oneida
QUICK FACTS
- The Honourable James K. Bartleman was Ontario’s first Aboriginal Lieutenant Governor. From 2002-2007, he implemented four literacy initiatives for Aboriginal youth across Ontario.
- Since its creation in 2008, the James Bartleman Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Awards have been given to 18 aboriginal youth.
