Some of Canada's finest Aboriginal writers were honoured at a Gala Dinner and Awards Presentation on Friday, October 19 at the Radisson Hotel in Saskatoon. The wrap up for the Fourth Annual Anskohk Aboriginal Literature Festival featured food, entertainment, and a chance for some of Canada's Aboriginal literati to celebrate together.
, author of 20 books and best known for Indian School Days, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Donna Heinbecker of the Saskatchewan Native Theatre Company, the group that coordinated the festival, presented the four awards of the festival. The winners were as follows:
Congratulations to all the winners, and to the SNTC for another great festival!
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