OUTSTANING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Annually, NAHA/ANHA recognizes the contribution made by an
individual and a housing provider to non-reserve Aboriginal housing
in Canada.
2004 Recipients
Outstanding Achievement by
An Individual
June Laitar
Surrey, British Columbia
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June is Ojibway, born in Kenora, Ontario. Her
traditional name is Papa’Moosay-Ma’Qwa-Eqway. June was a
founding member of Kekinow Native Housing in Surrey in
1986 and has served on the Board as both President and
Vice-President. She is also a founding member and
current President of Kla-How-Eya Aboriginal Centre,
providing a range of services to the Surrey/Delta
Aboriginal community. She is also a member of the Fraser
Region Aboriginal Planning Committee for Children and
Families; Member of the Human Resources Canada’ Sto’lo
Nation Advisory Committee; member of School District #36
Aboriginal Advisory Committee; and Member of the
Kwantlen University Aboriginal Advisory Board and also
served as a member of the Board of Governors for six
years. She is currently the Secretary, Board of
Directors, NAHA/ANHA. |
June received Canada’s Commemorative Medal for the 125th
Anniversary of Confederation, in recognition of
significant contribution to Compatriots, the Community
and Canada.
June was instrumental in the establishment of NAHA/ANHA.
An original signer of the LaBreton Flats Protocol in 1993; a member
of the ad hoc National Aboriginal Housing Committee
1993-1994; and a founding Director of NAHA/ANHA in 1994.
June is devoted to her husband of forty-seven year, Joe.
A proud mother of four children and four grandchildren.
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Outstanding Achievement by
a Housing Provider
Corporation Waskahegen
Québec
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Corporation
Waskahegen was the 2004 recipient of NAHA/ANHA's
Outstanding Achievement by a Housing Provider Award, for
its exceptional contribution to Aboriginal housing
throughout the Province of Quebec.
Corporation Waskahegen is an extremely active
organisation and works on a provincial scale, providing
affordable housing to Aboriginal households. The Award
acknowledges that Waskahegen is in the forefront in the
field of Aboriginal housing and demonstrates its large
operational capacities.
Managing over
2,000 apartments across the Province, the Corporation
was proud, as its CEO and President Gilles Berube
stated: "to accept this award" that "radiates on a
national scale and also on the municipality of
Dolbeau-Mistassini, place of the head office". |
Mr. Bérubé also noted that the results obtained "are
without any doubt related to the work and the
involvement of all of the Corporation Waskahegen’s
personnel". Jean Jolicoeur, Corporation Waskahegen's
long time director and current Secretary-Treasurer was a
signatory of the Labreton Flats Protocol; and founding
member of NAHA/ANHA and current Vice-President of the
Board. Corporation Waskahegan and the Native Alliance of
Quebec was a partner in NAHA/ANHA's 1997-98 "Halt the
Transfer Campaign" in response to the federal government
decision to transfer the urban Aboriginal housing
programs to the provinces and territories.
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