✨️Rise and Recognize! Celebrating the 2025 Okimaw Awards Recipients✨️
Their strength is quiet, their impact is loud. Their dedication is rooted in the past, and their vision is building the future.
Today, with immense pride and gratitude, we announce the recipients of the 2025 Okimaw Awards! 🌟
These are the men who don’t just walk in their communities—they kneel down to lift others up. They are the culture-keepers, the youth mentors, the quiet volunteers, and the visionary leaders. They embody the Seven Sacred Teachings in action, showing us what it means to lead with courage, wisdom, and a humble heart.
Join us in sending a thunderous round of applause to these incredible changemakers! 👏
Let’s celebrate their stories. Let’s honor their journeys. Let’s be inspired by their light.
Our 2025 Okimaw Awards Recipients:
Service and Public Safety – Lambert Fox
Cultural Revitalization – Ryan Arcand
Jimmy Herman Creative Arts – Conway Kootenay
Shane Yellowbird Music – Armond Duck Chief
Business Leader – Justin Gladue
Human Rights and Advocacy – Tom Hunter
Youth Leadership – Talon Giroux
Father Figure – Sonny Lightning
Mike Gladue – Wounded Warrior – Pablo Vasconez
Lifetime Journey Award – Marvin C. Littlechild
7 Teachings:
Humility – Neil Makokis
Honesty – Aaron Paquette
Respect – Marcus Cruz
Courage – Kurt Lightning
Wisdom – Russell Auger
Truth – Daniel Poitras
Love – Blair Gladue
Honorary Love – Chase Goulet-Pantherbone
-Okimaw Awards
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Photos by: Tara Cutarm
Ermineskin Communications
