Awards

Aboriginal Athlete/Coach/Volunteer of the Year Awards

Each year, the MASRC awards Coach and Athlete honours to deserving Aboriginal coaches and athletes in Manitoba. These awards recognize the skills and abilities of our exceptional male and female coaches and athletes from all across our Province.

New in 2012 were the Manitoba Aboriginal Volunteer Awards.

The Award recipients are chosen by following a strict set of guidelines and are selected through the Award/Scholarship Selection Committee in conjunction with Sport Manitoba.

Manitoba's male and female "Aboriginal Athlete of the Year" Award winners are recognized at the "Sport for Life" Gala, the annual awards ceremony held by Sport Manitoba each year in April.

Manitoba's Aboriginal Coaching Award winners are recognized at the Annual "Excellence Awards" Brunch held in April of each year hosted by Coaching Manitoba.

At these events, in front of their peers, family and friends, Manitoba's best officially receive recognition to honour their achievements.

Nominate an athlete, coach or volunteer that you see deserving of such a prestigious honour.

Aboriginal Athlete Award Nomination Form

Aboriginal Coach Award Nomination Form

Aboriginal Volunteer Award Nomination Form

For more information about our awards, please contact us at masrcoperations@sportmanitoba.ca

Aboriginal Athlete of the Month Award

The MASRC wants to recognize Indigenous athletes and their outstanding achievements in sport throughout the province. This recognition will be highlighted monthly on all our social media portals. It will go to an individual who has excelled in their respective sport over the past month.

Nomination Criteria

• The Athlete of the Month Award is open to Indigenous (First Nation, Inuit, or Métis) athletes who perform solo or as part of a team.
• A "team" is defined as a number of persons associated together in an activity. This includes all-star teams and contingents competing in individual disciplines in which there is a recognized team award.
• To be eligible, athletes must:
  • Participate in a sport which is a recognized by an affiliate of MASRC.
  • Be amateur in status as defined by their provincial sport organizations.
  • Make their primary residence in Manitoba. Athletes who live temporarily in other locations for educational or training purposes and are products of our organization are also eligible as are athletes who are originally from other provinces provided their primary residence is declared as being from Manitoba.
• Nominations are made by coaches, teachers, community members and affiliate members of MASRC.
• Nominator is only allowed to nominate one athlete per month.
• An athlete may only win this award once per calendar year.
• The nomination deadline is the 15 th of every month (January winner will be announced in February, February's winner in March and so on.)
• The Awards and Recognition Committee will review all nominations and determine the award recipient. The decisions of the Awards and Recognition Committee are final.

Athlete of the Month Nomination/Application Form

Aboriginal Community Champion of the Month Award

The MASRC wants to recognize Indigenous community members throughout the province. This recognition will be highlighted monthly on all our social media portals. It will go to an individual who has excelled in their respective sport over the past month.

Nomination Criteria

• The Community Champion of the Month Award is open to Indigenous (First Nation, Inuit, or Métis) peoples who recognizably go above and beyond for their those who are in their community.
• A "community" is a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals. A community champion could be someone who helps out at community events, offers rides, volunteers, and the list goes on.
• To be eligible, must:
  • Make their primary residence in Manitoba.
• Nominations are made by coaches, teachers, community members and affiliate members of MASRC.
• Nominator is only allowed to nominate one person per month.
• A community member may only win this award once per calendar year.
• The nomination deadline is the 28th of every month (January winner will be announced in February, February's winner in March and so on.)
• The Awards and Recognition Committee will review all nominations and determine the award recipient. The decisions of the Awards and Recognition Committee are final.

Community Champion Application

Award

• The award recipient will receive a certificate of achievement, a bag of Pânsâwân Dry Meat, and a piece of MASRC swag (Shirt)
• The recipient will be announced through a media release containing a photo of the athlete and a brief bio of the athlete and their achievements.

Past Award Recipients

Manitoba Aboriginal Athlete of the Year Award Recipients
1999	Pipon Moose	Multi-sport
2000	Jason Breland Lauren Melnyk	Baseball Multi-sport
2001	Jason Loutitt	Distance Running
2002	Wallace Ahmo Jr Donna Mathieson	Baseball Golf
2003	Jared Fletcher Tawny Dillabough	Track & Field Multi-sport
2004	Garnet Desjarlais Shelly Hruska	Ball Hockey Ringette
2005	Justin Sinclair-Paul Lori Letandre	Basketball Boxing
2006	Emory Wells Doris Jones*	Volleyball Archery
2007	Joey Sutherland Gazheek Morrisseau-Sinclair	Multi-sport (Hockey, Lacrosse, Fastball) Softball
2008	Scott Cameron Alyssa Johnson*	Ball Hockey Athletics
2009	Josh Ahmo Brigette Lacquette*	Football Hockey
2010	Theoren (TJ) Constant Alyssa Bertholet	Hockey Multi-sport (Hockey/Athletics)
2011	Kiinnan Stevenson-French Julie Desrochers	Multi-sport Hockey
2012	Logan Thacker Skylar Boulanger	Football Basketball
2013	Braedan Boschman Christie Lavallee	Volleyball/Hockey Archery
2014	Justin Krantz (Co-Winner) Zach Whitecloud (Co-Winner) Robyn Boulanger	Athletics Hockey Basketball
2015	Malachi Leclerc Sierra Halldorson	Water Polo Soccer
2016	Linden McCorrister Aiyana Hart	Hockey Multi-Sport
2017	Adam Thompson Dennita Cameron	Multi-Sport Multi-Sport
2018	Trey Friesen Kennesha Miswaggon	Multi-Sport Hockey

2008 Tom Longboat Award winners Scott Cameron and Alyssa Johnson

*These Athletes also received the prestigious National Aboriginal Athlete Award presented by the Aboriginal Sport Circle.

Manitoba Aboriginal Coach of the Year Award Recipients
1999	Ron Chartrand Rosalina Haines*	Softball Multi-sport
2000	Randy LeBleu*	Baseball
2001	Jill Mathez*	Hockey
2002	Roddy Batson* Maria Moore	Boxing Canoe
2003	Charlotte Campbell	Special Olympics
2004	Faron Asham*	Baseball
2005	Paul Lagimodiere	Baseball
2006	Omar Constant	Archery
2007	Leonard Woitowicz	Multi-sport (Volleyball, Badminton)
2008	Jim Partaker Kristy Fewchuk	Athletics Volleyball
2009	Anthony Mason Dana Riccio	Volleyball Basketball
2010	David Ross Lezley Sutherland	Badminton Multi-sport (Basketball/Volleyball)
2011	William Hudson Kali Leary	Hockey Hockey
2012	Gavin Young Kelly Chinchilla	Football Basketball
2013	Farron Cochrane Trisha Wilson	Hockey Wrestling
2014	Malcolm Blacksmith Christina (Tina) Keeper	Lacrosse Hockey
2015	Kevin Monkman Nicola Little	Hockey Softball
2016	David Muswaggon Jayme Menzies	Softball Volleyball
2017	Mike Spence Shawna Spence	Hockey Softball
2018	Keith Mason Lezley Sutherland	Basketball Volleyball

*These Coaches also received the prestigious National Aboriginal Coaching Award presented by the Aboriginal Sport Circle.

Manitoba Aboriginal Volunteer Award Recipients
2011	Doug Daniels Lois Mercredie	Peguis Peguis
2012	Dennis Park Jackie Anderson	Hockey Basketball
2013	Dale Bear	Hockey
2014	Brian Campbell Jr. Lezley Sutherland	Multi-Sport
2015	Maurice Meeches Chelsea McKay
2016	Jamie Lee Mousseau Celicia Amos
2017	Mike Taylor Winona Morrison	Multi-Sport Wrestling
2018	Tristan Dreilich Marilyn Murdock	Volleyball Multi-Sport