Achievements and Special Awards Program
As a National organization, it is important to recognize the successful work of Lands Managers and their dedication and commitment in the field of First Nation Lands Management across Canada.
NALMA acknowledges these accomplishments by honouring Graduates of the Professional Lands Management Certification Program (PLMCP) and through other awards of excellence.
NATIONAL ABORIGINAL LANDS MANAGERS ASSOCIATION LAND MANAGEMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The purpose of these awards is to recognize a Lands Manager/Officer deemed to have excelled in an area of First Nation Land Management.
Categories and Entry Criteria:
A Lands Manager/Officer who has excelled overall in land management within their community.
A Lands Manager/Officer dedicated to the preservation of Aboriginal culture in land management.
A Lands Manager/Officer who has given a lifetime contribution to land management of ten (10) years or more to his/her community.
A Lands Manager who has excelled in lands management, and has contributed and influenced the field of land management beyond their community.
2018 Land Management Award Winners
Michel Durand
Conseil des Abénakis Odanak, Québec
A Lands Manager dedicated to the preservation of Aboriginal culture in land management
Guylaine Simard
Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan, Québec
A Lands Manager who has given a lifetime contribution to land management of ten (10) years or more to his/her community
Loretta Delorme
Cowessess First Nation, Saskatchewan
A Lands Manager who has excelled in lands management, and has contributed and influenced the field of land management beyond their community
Elvis Thomas
Woodland Cree First Nation, Alberta
A Lands Manager who has excelled overall in land management within their community
Noreen Plain Eagle
Piikani Nation, Alberta
A Lands Manager who has excelled overall in land management within their community
2018 Regional Youth Representatives
Dennis Pictou
Paqtnkek Mikmaw Nation, Nova Scotia
Representing ARALA
Rebecca Broadbent
Nadleh Whut’en First Nation, British Columbia
Representing BCALM
Kendra Sampson
Nanoose First Nation, British Columbia
Representing BCALM
Robert (Robear) Assinewe-Beaupre
Sagamok Anishnawbek, Ontario
Representing OALA
Tracey Desjarlais
Whitecap Dakota First Nation, Saskatchewan
Representing SALT
Diandra Bruised Head
Blood Tribe – Kainai First Nation
Representing TALSAA
Glenda Arnaquag
Hall Beach, Nunavut
Representing PLAN
(L-R) Tracey Desjarlais, Kendra Sampson, Dennis Pictou, Robear Assinewe, Diandra Bruised Head, Rebecca Broadbent. (Missing from photo, Glenda Arnaquag)