2009 Walk Tall Aboriginal Youth Achievement Awards

Walk Tall Aboriginal Youth Acheivement Award

This brochure was started by the talented Colton Friesen a student from Future Sense, he developed the design layout, inserted pictures and the basic information was inserted. Now cmplate is the biographs of the recipients, guest speakers, enteratinment and other information related to the Walk Tall Aboriginal Youth Achievement Awards celebration.

                For those wishing to purchase pictures of the recipients please contact Charlene Tom  at kuzcheriverstudio@gmail.com  


Aboriginal Youth Acheivement Award Agenda

Doors open 1pm Vanier Hall 2901 Griffith Road (Prince Senior Secondary School)

2pm Grand Entry Louie Singers

2:15         Open Prayer Frankie Fredrick Sr. -Lheidli Tenneh Elder

                  Opening remarks & welcome Cheif Domonic Fredrick- Lheidli Tenneh

                  Cathrine Lessard-Vice Tribal Cheif, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council

                   Introduce MC Jasmine Thomas

2:30pm     Award distribution

3:00 pm     Break

3:10pm     Award distribution continuation

                    Harry,Pierre Leadership Memorial Awrd

                    Key note speaker: Terri Aldred

                     Mary John Sr. Academic memorial Award 

                    Sophie Thomas Traditional Knoweldge & Culture Leagacy Award

                    Guest speaker: Tom Spence-President

                    Carol Twonsend Metis Award

                    Grandchidlren of the North (Jiggers)

4:00pm        Crazy Cutz -Hip Hop Group

5:00pm        Clsong remarks

Banquet at Ramada Hotel

Doors open @ 5pm

                        Buffet style dinner 5:30- memorial video

6:30pm         MC Harold Prince

                            Enteratinment  Harold Prince

                                                        Jasmine Thomas

                                                        Kym Gouchie

                                                        Louie singers

                                                        Crazy Cutz

Silent Auctions item: drum, paintings, spa pkgs

Door Prizes to be won throughout both events

Vender table will display theri products for purchase

Wrap the evening up around 9pm

Agenda may slighty changes

        


Date:  March 28, 2009

@ Awards Celebration:  2:00pm - 4:00pm

Location of the Ceremonies:  Vanier Hall (Prince George Secondary School)  2901 Griffith Road

@ Awards Banquet:  6:00pm - 10:00pm 

  • Location of Banquet:  Ramada Hotel, 444 George Street, Prince George, B.C. 

For furhter information, please contact Mrs. Cheryl Webster at (250) 562-6279 ext. 254 and/or email at cwebster@cstc.bc.ca


UPDATE: 

Banquet Tickets can be purchased at $20.00 per person.  Please contact the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council at 1(800) 280-8722 and/or (250) 562-6279 and ask to speak to Cheryl Webster or Jacqualine Rysz.  Banquet tickets are limited to 350 people capacity - seating is limited


2009 Walk Tall Aboriginal Youth Achievement Awards 

Call for Nominations

Deadline is February 27, 2009

We are currently accepting nominations for the following awards: leadership, academic, traditional knowledge, athleticism, artiistic, entreprenuership, community volunteerism, perosnal acheivement, Carol Townsend metis Award, Lheidli Tenneh Lifetime Acheivement awards.

For more information please refer to the application criteria or if you have any question please direct them to Cheryl Webster or Jacqualine Ryzs for clarification.

Nomination package includes the following:

1.    Awards Criteria

2.  PGNAETA Trades Scholarship

3.  Industry Training Authority & Skills BC Trades Bursaries

4.  Nomination Brochure

5.  Photo Consent Form



Accommodations

Please find enclosed the detailed listing of the hotel accommodations that have blocked off rooms for our 2009 Walk Tall Aboriginal Youth Achievement Awards, and have also contributed through their corporate sponsorship towards our event: 

a.    Ramada - Prince George

Room Rate:  $91.00/night
Phone: (800) 830 - 8833 and/or (250) 563-0055
Fax: (250) 563-6042

444 George St, Prince George, BC, V2L1R6

b,    Days Inn

Room Rate:  $89.00/person - $99.00 Double Occupancy
Phone: (800) 292 - 8333 and/or (250) 562-7072

Fax: (250) 562-1768

600 Quebec St, Prince George, BC, V2L1W7

c.    Coast Inn of the North

Room Rate:  $103.00 Two Double Beds - $118.00 Superior with one King and Queen
Phone: (800) 663-1144 and/or (250) 563-0121

770 Brunswick St, Prince George, BC, V2L2C2