“The Kw’umut Lelum Indspire Award has allowed me to pour my heart and soul into my last year of internship and take massive stress off by easing the financial burden of unpaid internships. The gratitude that I have for this Award is not something I can sufficiently express through words, but I hope to convey it by giving back to my community in the near future.”

After graduating from college, I discovered writing, and it changed me. I found something that felt worth dedicating myself to for the first time. I realized I was, and always had been, in the wrong stream of schooling.

National Indigenous History Month is a great time to announce our first award, the Kw’umut Lelum Foundation Award. The award was created to support students pursuing post-secondary education.