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PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />
<strong>NWAC</strong> <strong>Recognizes</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Queen</strong> <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>II</strong> <strong>Diamond</strong> <strong>Jubilee</strong> Medal Winners<br />
Ottawa, ON (December18, 2012) - The Native Women’s Association of Canada is proud to<br />
recognize <strong>the</strong> achievement of thirty-three Aboriginal women who have made a life-time practice<br />
out of service.<br />
This year, 2012, marks <strong>the</strong> 60 th anniversary of <strong>Queen</strong> <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>II</strong>’s accession to <strong>the</strong> Throne. It is<br />
a title that designates both a position and a commitment, a commitment to serve. To<br />
commemorate this event, <strong>the</strong> <strong>Queen</strong> <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>II</strong> <strong>Diamond</strong> <strong>Jubilee</strong> Medal is being awarded to<br />
outstanding men and women from Canada.<br />
The women nominated through <strong>the</strong> Native Women’s Association of Canada have chosen a path<br />
in life that is under-represented, but greatly needed. The recipients of this award have been<br />
nominated by <strong>the</strong>ir peers for service to improve <strong>the</strong> lives of Aboriginal people. These women<br />
have served <strong>the</strong>ir families, <strong>the</strong>ir communities, and <strong>the</strong>ir nations. Their contributions range from<br />
bringing national attention to issues affecting Aboriginal women and girls to contributing<br />
valuable time and effort to enhance <strong>the</strong>ir community’s life on a day-to-day basis.<br />
The Native Women’s Association of Canada adds <strong>the</strong>ir thanks to <strong>the</strong>ir recognition. Please join<br />
with us in recognizing <strong>the</strong> following thirty-three women for <strong>the</strong>ir many contributions.<br />
Ellen Gabriel<br />
Oka, QC<br />
Cathy Halbot<br />
Corner Brook, NL<br />
Agnes Potter<br />
Bear River, NS<br />
Agnes Bachmann<br />
Dryden, ON<br />
Judith Clark<br />
Lennox Island, PEI<br />
Josephine Augustine<br />
Elsipogtog First Nation,<br />
NB<br />
Ruth Kidder<br />
Peace River, AB<br />
Brenda Hynes White<br />
Benoits Cove, NL<br />
Dorothy Wynne<br />
Toronto, ON<br />
Elize Hartley<br />
Hamilton, ON<br />
Julie Pellissier Lush<br />
South Winsloe, PE<br />
Josephine Mandamin<br />
Thunder Bay, ON<br />
Noreen Grace McAteer<br />
Fort Vermillion, AB<br />
Doreen Swyers<br />
Stephenville, NL<br />
Corrine Nabigon<br />
Thunder Bay, ON<br />
Dawn Memee Lavell-<br />
Harvard<br />
Baltimore, ON<br />
Thirly Levi<br />
Mount Stewart, PE<br />
Judy Hughes<br />
Yorkton, SK
Karon Shmon<br />
Saskatoon, SK<br />
Ingrid Johnson<br />
Whitehorse, YT<br />
Cherish Lepine<br />
Whitehorse, YT<br />
Janice Dick Billy, PhD<br />
Chase, BC<br />
Sylvia Popowich<br />
Yorkton, SK<br />
Julie Pitzel<br />
Prince Albert, SK<br />
Amanda Mudry<br />
Whitehorse, YT<br />
Greta Baetz<br />
Yellowknife, NT<br />
The Honourable Marion Buller<br />
Bennett<br />
Port Coquitlam, BC<br />
Darlene Shackelly<br />
North Vancouver, BC<br />
Maurina Beadle<br />
Trenton, NS<br />
Shirley Adamson<br />
Whitehorse, YT<br />
Laura Whiteman<br />
Killaly, SK<br />
Linda Head<br />
Leask, SK<br />
Erica Samms Hurley<br />
Mount Mariah, NL<br />
In addition to <strong>the</strong> thirty-three women nominated by <strong>the</strong> Native Women’s Association of Canada,<br />
<strong>the</strong> former president, Jeannette Corbiere Lavell, and <strong>the</strong> current president, Michèle Audette, were<br />
also awarded <strong>the</strong> <strong>Queen</strong> <strong>Elizabeth</strong> <strong>II</strong> <strong>Diamond</strong> <strong>Jubilee</strong> Medal.<br />
Congratulations to all recipients!<br />
For more information, contact:<br />
Claudette Dumont-Smith<br />
Executive Director<br />
Toll Free: 1 800 461-4043<br />
Tel. : 613 722-3033, extension 223<br />
Email : cdumontsmith@nwac.ca<br />
www.nwac.ca<br />
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