Calgary hosts awards (1997 National Aboriginal Awards).CALGARY The National Aboriginal Achievement Awards The National Aboriginal Achievement Awards (NAAA) are annual awards presented by the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation in Canada. The awards were first established in 1993 in conjunction with the United Nations declared International Decade of the World's Indigenous were created to present a positive image of Aboriginal people to themselves and to the rest of Canada. This year, the fourth annual awards will be presented at Calgary's Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium The Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium is a 4 million cubic foot (113,000 m3) performing arts, culture and community facility located in Calgary. The auditorium was built in 1955 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Alberta. on Feb. 7. The gala ceremony will be taped by the CBC (1) (Cell Broadcast Center) See cell broadcast. (2) (Cipher Block Chaining) In cryptography, a mode of operation that combines the ciphertext of one block with the plaintext of the next block. and broadcast on Feb. 13. The awards are presented to people of Indian, Inuit or Metis heritage who have made outstanding contributions in a variety of fields. "The NAAA NAAA National Association of Arab Americans NAAA National Aircraft Appraisers Association NAAA National Agricultural Aviation Association NAAA National Auto Auction Association NAAA National Aboriginal Achievement Awards NAAA National Alarm Association of America have quickly become an empowering and positive symbol for all of Canada's Aboriginal peoples," said John Kim Bell, founder and chair of the awards and the Canadian Native Arts Foundation. The awards "have helped build a bridge of understanding between Aboriginal peoples and other Canadians by showcasing the best of who we are in the Aboriginal world." The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce TSX: CM NYSE: CM, better known to most customers as CIBC, is one of Canada's major banks. CIBC is classified as a Domestic Chartered Bank (Schedule I). is the leading corporate sponsor of the event. "It's going to be a very special event and we're all looking forward to it. We understand that John Kim puts on quite a production," said the bank spokesman Tyra Henschel. The awards were established by Bell to pay tribute to the United Nations' International Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples in 1993. The awards were first presented in Ottawa in 1994, then Vancouver in 1995 and in Winnipeg last year. There are 14 recipients chosen by an all-Aboriginal jury in 12 occupational achievement categories, plus a lifetime achievement and a youth achievement category. "Whether in politics, the law, medicine, academia, the arts or other fields, each member of this group has attained astounding a·stound tr.v. a·stound·ed, a·stound·ing, a·stounds To astonish and bewilder. See Synonyms at surprise. [From Middle English astoned, past participle of astonen, levels of accomplishment," said Bell. "As an Aboriginal person, they make me feel proud and confident about our future. But these winners are also a credit to the larger Canadian community. They are truly achievers of which all Canadians can feel pride." The awards gala will be hosted by award-recipient Graham Greene and will include such performers as Tantoo Cardinal, Rebecca Miller, Susan Aglukark, Gordon Tootoosis and Fara Palmer. There have been 55 award recipients since 1993, including Elijah Harper, provincial court judges Murray Sinclair and Alfred Scow, NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there coach Ted Nolan, and Mary Two-Axe Earley, the late women's rights activist. |
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