Indigenous Awards

No application required – nominated by the university's athletics director.

• Status card issued by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC). Older status cards may still be used, but if Renew Before date has passed, individuals are encouraged to order a new card.
• Letter from a government-registered First Nations community verifying the individual isa member of that First Nation. 

• Non-status individuals who are not entitled to registration under the Indian Act due to the limits imposed by section 6.2 of that Act (the “second generation cut off”) may present supporting documentation (including long form birth certificates) that reflect a connection to:   

1. An ancestor (parent, grandparent or great grandparent) who had a status card
2. An ancestor (parent, grandparent or great grandparent) whose name appears in the Indian Register according to the Indian Act; or
3. An ancestor (parent, grandparent or great grandparent) named in a letter from a government-registered First Nation confirming the ancestor’s name is on a First Nation band membership list.

• Documentation will be reviewed by the University of Calgary Committee on Indigenous Citizenship and Membership
• Letter from a government-registered First Nations community verifying the individual is a member of that First Nation. 

• A Métis card issued by one of the following federally recognized Métis governments that is current, valid or both:
  • Métis Nation British Columbia
  • Otipemisiwak Métis Government,(formerly Métis Nation of Alberta)
  • Métis Nation Saskatchewan
  • Manitoba Métis Federation
  • Métis Nation of Ontario
  • The Northwest Territory Métis Nation
• A Membership card or letter from one of the member Nations of the Métis Settlements General Council, including Buffalo Lake, East Prairie, Elizabeth Lake, Fishing Lake, Gift Lake, Kikino, Paddle Prairie, and Peavine that is current, valid or both. 

• A Inuit enrolment card or letter that is current, valid or both from:
  • The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (Inuvialuit Final Agreement)
  • Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (Nunavut Agreement)
  • Makivik Corporation (James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement)
  • The Nunatsiavut Government (Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement)
• A Inuit enrolment card that is current, valid or both that is issued through Nunavut Trust