b'Message from the President & CEODear Friends,When we look at our achievements, it can sometimes be a herculean task to extract meaningful lessons, but self-reflection is key on the path towards improvement. At Indspire, we reflect on and celebrate the meaningful accomplishments of outstanding people across Turtle Island with our Indspire Awards. Some of these achievements are individual accomplishments, others are achieve-ments in the greater community, while many Laureates have created a HEAD OFFICEcombination of both. I invite you to meet the 2022 Laureates, whom weveBox 5, Suite 100 profiled in this issue, and to get a more fulsome picture of their accomplish- 50 Generations Drive Six Nations of the Grand River ments by tuning in to the 2022 Indspire Awards on CBC Gem and APTN. Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1M0 Fax: 866.433.3159From Indigenous youth leaders to community and lifetime achievers, theTORONTO OFFICE Indspire Awards celebrate Indigenous peoples ongoing efforts to strike a555 Richmond Street West, Suite 1002 Toronto, Ontario M5V 3B1 balance between the needs of the individual vs. the community. They shape aFax: 416.926.7554 new sense of Indigenous Excellence, successfully pairing the responsibilitiesindspire.caof tradition with the imperatives of the future. Published by:This issue of Indspiration reflects on this balance, looking into the meaning behind what Indigenous achievers do and why they do it. Two of Indspiresmediaedgepublishing.comvery own achievers, Cliff Fregin, our COO, and Yancy Craig, our VP of33 South Station Street Toronto, OntarioM9N 2B2 Indigenous & Government Relations, share their respective visions for theToll Free: 1-866-480-4717 role that Indigenous education plays in Indigenous achievement. robertt@mediaedge.caNATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING Youll also meet 2021 Indspire Youth Laureate Lesley Hampton and learnMaurice Labordeabout how she used her artistic talents to pursue a successful career in theEDITOR fashion and design industry. Josh Butcher, one of the 2016 Youth Laureates,Roma IhnatowyczNATIONAL SALES EXECUTIVES shares how receiving support from Indspires Building Brighter FuturesKristine Dudar, Derek de Weerdt,program changed the course of his education, while Dr. Evan Adams, theBrenda Ezinicki,David Tetlock, Bill Biber2014 Indspire Health Laureate, describes how his own career path has drawnDESIGN SPECIALIST on both Indigenous and non-Indigenous paradigms.Marisa GiesbrechtJUNIOR DESIGN SPECIALIST And Ian and Judy Sutherland, longtime friends of Indspire, reveal why theyBethany Giesbrechtcontinue to support Indspire, and why they believe that education is at thePRESIDENT Kevin Brownroot of tangible, systemic change in this country. SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT Robert ThompsonThere are thousands of stories just like these playing out across Turtle IslandBRANCH MANAGER every day of every year. From struggles to success and beyond, achievementNancie Privcan be measured in various ways. Wherever you are on your own personalPublished August 2022achievement journey, I encourage you to continue it with the passion and thePublication MailAgreement #40787580drive of these outstanding individualsand to walk with us in partnership onAll rights reserved. The contents of this this shared path. publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior Chi miigwech, written consent of the association.Printed on 10% post-consumerMike DeGagn FSC certified paper using soya based inks. When necessary to mail an issue in an President & CEO, Indspire enclosure, we use an environmentally-friendly, 100% oxo-degradable poly-wrap.10indspiration2022'