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The Authors Behind the Winning Stories – 2005
In the inaugural year of the Aboriginal Writing Challenge, we received submissions from creative young Aboriginal Canadians from across the country. We were delighted by the diversity and sensitivity of the submissions.
The Dominion Institute and the project partners are pleased to showcase the top ten authors of the 2005 contest. Please click on one of the links below to find out more about these budding writers and read their winning submissions.
- Read the 2009 Submissions
- Read the 2008 Submissions
- Read the 2007 Submissions
- Read the 2006 Submissions
Top Ten Submissions: (listed alphabetically)
Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation
Age 17 Grade 12, Greenall School, Edenwold, Saskatchewan
Election Day
Keeseekoose First Nation
Colonsay High School, Colonsay, Saskatchewan
Where Did They Go?
Dene First Nation (Dene Dogrib)
Age 16 Grade 10, Thompson Simpson School, Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories
Good Child
Sandy Bay First Nation
Age 16 Grade 10, Hector Thiboutot School, Sandy Bay, Saskatchewan
A Lost Generation
Siksika First Nation
Age 16 Grade 11, Bassano School, Bassano, Alberta
Remember, My Grandson, Remember Us
Mohawks of Kanesatake
Age 15 Grade 10, Ratihente High School, Kanehsatake, Quebec
The Free Spirit of Spring, and the Eagle
Haida
Age 16 Grade 11, Spectrum Community School, Victoria, British Columbia
Untitled/First Contact
Age 18 Grade 12, Lakeshore High School, Ridgeway, Ontario
A Day of Healing
Age 17 Grade 12, Pleasant Valley Secondary School, Enderby, British Columbia
The Spirit That Appeared
Age 15 Grade 9, Ashmont Secondary School, Ashmont, Alberta
The Death of a Brother
