The City of Lethbridge is accepting nominations for the inaugural Lethbridge Reconciliation Awards. (Photo: City of Lethbridge)

By Christian Oldale

City of Lethbridge accepting nominations for Reconciliation Awards

Jul 18, 2023 | 12:41 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The City of Lethbridge is accepting nominations for the inaugural Lethbridge Reconciliation Awards.

The City and the Reconciliation Lethbridge Advisory Committee (RLAC) are looking for individuals or organizations who, “demonstrate outstanding dedication to building stronger relationships anchored in trust, respect, and equality.”

The honours will be presented during Reconciliation Week in September at an awards show hosted at Lethbridge City Hall.

Nominations are open for seven categories:

1. Youth (5 – 17) This award is to recognize youths for their leadership and taking initiative in role modelling values that support Reconciliation.
2. Young Adult (18 – 25) This award is to recognize young adults for their leadership and taking initiative in role modelling values that support reconciliation.
3. Community Leader – This award is to recognize an individual who shows outstanding commitment to role modeling and advancing the goal of Reconciliation here in the City of Lethbridge.
4. Education (Individual or group) – This award is to recognize an individual or group who has played a fundamental role in sharing education, awareness and creating opportunities for others to participate in Reconciliation and the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action (TRC).
5. Indigenous Leadership (Individual or group) – This award is to recognize a group or individual who has played a fundamental role in sharing education, awareness and creating opportunities for urban Indigenous people and families to connect with Indigenous ways of knowing an supporting connections to culture, in the City of Lethbridge.
6. Corporation or Private Sector (Group) – This award is to recognize group leadership by a corporation and/or private sector organization that shows outstanding action and commitment to Reconciliation here in the City of Lethbridge.
7. Not-for-Profit Organization (Group) – This award is to recognize group leadership by a not-for-profit organization that show outstanding action and commitment to Reconciliation here in the City of Lethbridge.

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RLAC co-chair Cyndi Bester said, “We want to inspire and encourage Reconciliation action today for a better tomorrow. The Reconciliation Awards aim to celebrate Indigenous and non-Indigenous partnerships that are working towards a more equitable, inclusive society.”

In conjunction with the awards ceremony, a pop-up gallery called ‘Reconciliation through the Arts’ will be shown at the event. Local artists can apply to have their work in the gallery here.

Applications for the awards close on Friday, September 8, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. A full list of award criteria and the form to nominate a Reconciliation champion can be found at the City of Lethbridge website.

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