Mr. Speaker, in 1992 the Status of Women Council began presenting the annual Wise Women Awards. This award honours the outstanding women throughout the five regions of the Northwest Territories. Recipients of this prestigious award are described by the Status of Women Council as community role models who demonstrate wisdom, perseverance and deification while standing up for women, children and families in the communities. They strive to make the North a better place to live, to work and to raise families.
Mr. Speaker, this year I’m very pleased to announce that Ms. Sylvia Nadli has been presented with the Wise Women Award for the Deh Cho. This award was presented today at the Status of Women’s annual Bread and Roses Luncheon.
Ms. Nadli is a resident of Fort Providence and is my constituent. She was nominated by Ms. Edith Squirrel and Mrs. Ruby Minoza of the Zhahti Koe Friendship Centre. Sylvia is described as very kind and always ready to help when needed. She provides women with a safe place to go when it is required. She provides guidance and assistance to young girls wanting to learn the traditional arts of beading and sewing. She is a self-taught teacher. She also devotes her time to the community as a whole by volunteering and working tirelessly.
Ms. Nadli is a mother with strong traditional values which are being passed on to her children, and it is very evident that making the North a better place to live and raise families cannot be done without commitment of people such as Sylvia. She is a great asset to the community of Fort Providence, Mr. Speaker, and very deserving of this Wise Women Award. We wish her and other recipients of the Wise Women Awards health, prosperity and continued success throughout their future endeavours. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mahsi cho.
