Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Award Recipients
Memorial Award Recipients
Thank you to everyone who applied to the Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Fund Award.
2023 Recipients
| Mikayla Barbosa | Hayden Gilmour | Erin Nimchuk |
| Aleyah Bighetty | Rachel Gore | Drake Perry |
| Olivia Bishop | Jasmine Greene | Kierra Playford |
| Samara Bittern | Juscenta Halifowski | Mya Robb |
| Chantelle Bjork | Hannah Karpan | Alexis Ross |
| Lindsay Bristow | Nicky Keeper | Cheynielle Ross |
| Brandy Burzuik | Shynnia Kipling-Appleyard | Julian Roulette |
| Ishkode Catcheway | Daniel Lavallee | Jayda Scott |
| Richard Chisel | Sherry Lukianchuk | Kiana Tait |
| Halle Cochrane | Destiny Magula | Joshua Thompson |
| Krista Dumas | Animikii Malcolm-Wilson | Aiden Tully |
| Rachelle Fehr | Leslie McKay | Geordie Valentino |
| Amber Fontaine | Haley Morrisseau | |
| Joshua Thompson Jasmine Gabriel | Raven Morrisseau |
2022 Recipients
| Amber Balan | Sierra Ettawacappo | Phoebi Moneyas |
| Kimberly Ballantyne | Judith Grant | Davilene Monias |
| Sharon-Rose Bear | Dakota Harper | Deserri Murdock |
| Karyss-Leigh Beaulieu | Sage Handel | April Quill |
| Joseph Bignell | Sienna Henderson-Seenie | Maria Sandy |
| Lindsay Bristow | James Hunter Campbell Leary | LaRaine Seivewright |
| Tianna Clark | Trinity Lathlin-Flett | Bronson Spence |
| Jocelyn Cook | Tegan Ledoux | Kendra Stewart |
| Aurora Copland | Chelsey Meade | Kiana Tait |
| Irene Crosthwaite-Fidler | Tryniti Mercier | Ivana Yellowback |
2021 Recipients
176 applications were received and reviewed by a selection committee that included representatives from the Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR). The awards were available to Indigenous persons who reside in and are enrolled in post-secondary studies in Manitoba.
Thirty, $2,500 awards were disbursed from the Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Fund to Indigenous students.
Many of the selected applicants highlighted wanting to return to their home communities upon completion of their education as a way to give back. Other educational paths included health care, social work, education, law, and addressing the legacy of missing and murdered women and girls. Recipients for the award also included single parents and LGBTQ2S+ individuals.
Applicants shared their enrollment in post-secondary, a resume and essay outlining educational and career goals, community involvement and what Helen Betty Osborne’s life and legacy means to them.
| Marilyn Butler | Sandra Hart | Janelle Poirion |
| Brandi Cable | Chelsey Hill | Shayleen Ponace |
| Charisma Castel | Darlene Keeper | Ashley Prince |
| Sarah DeLaronde | Justin Langan | Raven Richards |
| Brighton Desjarlais | Brittany Laplante | Kylee Sinclair |
| Danielle Desjarlais | Jenna McKay | Mallory Sinclair |
| Floyd Duclos | Marsha Moneyas | Patti Lynne Sinclair |
| Nicole Fontaine | Davilene Monias | Rayel Smoke |
| Jayelle Friesen-Enns | Virginia Nataweyous | John St. Pierre |
| Dakota Harper | Natalie Ogryzlo | Kiana Tait |
NCTR’s spirit name – bezhig miigwan, meaning “one feather”.
Bezhig miigwan calls upon us to see each Survivor coming to the NCTR as a single eagle feather and to show those Survivors the same respect and attention an eagle feather deserves. It also teaches we are all in this together — we are all one, connected, and it is vital to work together to achieve reconciliation.