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Indigenous Achievement Week (IAW) is an annual University of Saskatchewan event that celebrates Métis, First Nations and Inuit students, staff, faculty and alumni’s successes. This year’s IAW will be held March 9 to 13, 2026.

Throughout the week, various events will be hosted by USask units and colleges are held, including:

  • A grounding circle to start the week off in a good way. 

  • The Indigenous Student Achievement Awards Ceremony that celebrates Indigenous student success. Students are honoured for their academic achievement, community engagement, leadership, research and resiliency. Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

The 2026 Indigenous Student Achievement Award Winners

2025 Indigenous Student Achievement Award recipients (clockwise left to right): Shay Quinn, Dominga Robinson, Dylan Bauman, Jennifer Amarualik Yaremko, Adam McInnes, Aubrey-Anne Laliberte Pewapisconias, Raymond Fox, Zoey Bourgeois
Bottom Row: Dallas Pelly, Norman Fleury, Evelyn Linklater, Kathleen J. McMullin, Linda Young, Roland Duquette, Julie Pitzel, Florence Highway, Joseph Naytowhow, Dr. Angela Jaime. Second Row: Shanelle Sewap-Custer, Presh Harvey, Jo-Rain Ross, Emry Price, Meghan Nicole-Morin, Dezaray Wapass, Nita McAdam, Chelsea Ochoa, Sara Arial, Olivia Maurice, Roberta Nippi, Brianne Tolley-Procyk, Loressa Sewap. Third Row: Samantha Leech, Sky Clarke, Camiryn Kardal, Aurora Bedard, Payton Smith, Tammy McLeod, Gunner Bressette, Tyrell Hardlotte, Cornell Tootoosis, Malcolm McKay, Caleb White, Sawyer Kopec, Mackenzie Naytowhow, Paris Oleksyn, Lukas Cardinal, Michelle Davyduke, Viviane Lemire, Trent Young, Emily Sebastian, Karlee Puckey, Jaylynn Stonechild. Not Pictured: Joshua Bowes, Jordyn Burnouf, Connor Clarke, Brendon Demerais, Michelle Desjarlais, Erica Diehl, Gabrielle Doreen, Tim Eashappie, Dessa Gottfriedson, Louise Halfe, Raenna Hesje, Daemon Hunter, Maria Linklater, Wyatt Roach, Kyla Sylvestre, Syndel Thomas Kozar, Kadence Vickers, Zenon Walsh, Taylor Whitehead, Dr. Karla Jessen Williamson.

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Indigenous Stories

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Past Indigenous Achievement Weeks