A couple of Guelph residents are set to receive provincial awards named in honour of past lieutenant governors for their efforts to anti-racism and mental health research.
The James Bartleman Indigenous Youth Creative Writing Award goes to Noah Faucher for their poem ‘Blossom in the City,’ which a Ministry of Citizenship and Multiculturalism news release describes as sharing the writer’s journey to reconnecting with the customs and traditions of his ancestors.
That award is given out each year to an Indigenous junior (age 12 or younger) and senior (ages 13 to 18) in three geographic categories – fly-in communities, on-reserve and off-reserve.
Faucher’s award comes in the senior, off-reserve category and includes a $2,500 prize.
Robyn Mahood is a recipient of the Hilary M. Weston Scholarship, which is given out annually to two social work students enroled in a full-time, graduate-level program at a publicly funded Ontario university.
Mahood is a student at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo and a survivor of intimate partner violence, the news release explains, noting her master’s thesis focuses on finding new ways to promote healing.
The award comes with a $7,500 prize.
