Monday, July 26, 2010

NARMP Role Model wins Silver Medal in Archery

Congratulations goes out to Christie Lavallee for your great accomplishment.


Yesterday, Christie who is a 2010-11 Role Model won a silver medal in the Manitoba Provincial Outdoor 3D Target Championships in the Female Cadet Compound category.

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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Native youth leader honoured

EMC News - Heidi Langille doesn't see herself as a role model. She said doesn't think that the work she does with Inuit, First Nations and Aboriginal youth deserved being recognized nationally as a National Aboriginal Role Model by the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO). But it was.

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Eskasoni man named national aboriginal role model

ESKASONI — Michael Denny has been named one of 12 national aboriginal role models by National Aboriginal Health Organization.

He was named one of the new national aboriginal role models Saturday at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Pitcher leads by example

Danielle Jones-Migwans wants to help native youth in First Nation communities achieve their dreams, especially if it requires leaving the home territory for a while.

One of 12 new National Aboriginal Role Models across Canada, she's playing on three teams this summer, two rep squads and the Wendy's house league team. She hopes to make an Ontario team as a pitcher for the North American Indigenous Games.

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Monday, July 12, 2010

Nunatsiavut President congratulates Labrador Inuit role models

Nunatsiavut President Jim Lyall today extended his congratulations to two Labrador Inuit youth on being selected as Aboriginal Role Models for 2010 by the National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAH0).

Heidi Langille and Martin Lougheed, who have family ties to Nain and Hopedale respectively, were among 12 youths in the country selected for the prestigious award.

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Local Nisga’a woman chosen as National Aboriginal Role Model

The National Aboriginal Health Organization made an announcement of 12 new national Aboriginal Role Models for the 2010-2011 year, and among those chosen was Prince Rupert’s own Marlena Joseph.

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Saturday, July 3, 2010

Youth garners award

Joining the ranks of accomplished youth like Jordin Tootoo, St. Ambroise's Christie Lavallee, along with 11 peers, were named Aboriginal Role Models at an awards ceremony held at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa in June.

To be selected as a National Aboriginal Role Model, Christie had to be nominated by her peers and have the support of her family.

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